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Who said: "Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
Cassius
100

Why are the plebeians dressed in their best clothes at the beginning of the play?

Because they are celebrating Caesar's triumph. For the festival/parade. 

100
What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated?
A street in Rome. The Feast of Lupercal is being celebrated.
100
What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia and why?
He tells Antony to hit her with his whip during the Feast of Lupercal celebration because it was thought that this made a woman fertile.
100
According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow?
Crown him as king
200
Who said "Beware the Ides of March" and in what scene?
The soothsayer. Scene 2
200

What dramatic device (literary term) is being used when Cassius speaks alone at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

Soliloquy
200
Who are Murellus and Flavius?
They are public officials who are against celebrating Caesar’s victory.
200
What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar?
A soothsayer is one that predicts the future. He warns Caesar to “beware the ides of March”.
200
Name 3 characters that are definitely in on the conspiracy up to this point.
Cassius, Casca, Cinna
300
Who said: "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous".
Caesar
300

Cassius says Brutus’s reputation is like “richest alchemy” because it will do this for the conspirators’ assassination plot.

Make their actions seem honorable or justified. (The people think highly of Brutus and would trust his judgment.)

300
Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street?
They do not support Caesar’s victory so don’t want the commoners celebrating. Also, they think Caesar is power hungry already so they don’t want him to return home to all the celebrations in his honor.
300
Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power?
Brutus likes Caesar but would not like him to rise to power. “I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king” (Brutus:I,ii,84-85). “Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so” (Cassius:I,ii,86-87). “I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well” (Brutus: I,ii,88).
300

Name 3 unusual events that occur during the storm?

There is a slave with his hand on fire but he is unharmed. There is a lion that does not bother anyone. There is a group of women who claim to have seen men running up and down the street on fire. There is a “night bird” (screech owl=bad luck) during the day in the marketplace.

400

Who said: “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, knew you not Pompey?” Who is he talking to, and why is he so mad?

Murellus

400

In Act I, Scene II, this type of irony occurs when the audience knows Cassius is plotting against Caesar while Caesar confidently dismisses the danger around him.


What is dramatic irony?


400
What else do Murellus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar’s victory?
They disrobe all the images that have decorations in his honor.
400
What story does Cassius tell Brutus and what is the point of his story?
The point is that Caesar is not physically capable of being king. Also, that Cassius saved Caesar so why is Caesar a “god” and Cassius has to bend over backwards to do whatever Caesar wants.
400

What was Caesar’s reaction to the offering, according to Casca?

He denied the offering 3 times. Casca believes that Caesar wanted to take it, but he still refused it (I,ii,245).

500

“He is a dreamer; let us leave him. Pass.” 

“Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
And tell me truly what thou think’st of him.” 

What flaw of Caesar's may these quotes point out?

He only hears what he wants to hear. He doesn't listen to the potential dangers around him. 

500

Who is Pompey? Although he is not a character in the play, why is he important to the plot?

Pompey was part of the triumvirate that ruled Rome before Caesar. (Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar) He is important because when Crassus died there was a power struggle between Pompey and Caesar and Caesar defeated Pompey.

500
What happens to Flavius and Murellus in scene 2 and why?
They are “silenced” for disrobing Caesar’s images in scene 1.
500
What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel that way?
Caesar is suspicious of Cassius. He says he has a “lean and hungry look”. Caesar believes Cassius reads much, is a great observer, seldom smiles, and that men like him are never content when there is someone greater than themselves. He believes all of these things make Cassius dangerous.
500
What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar?
He is going to deliver letters to him at night pretending to be citizens saying how much they admire Brutus but that they are worried about Caesar.