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Scene 1
Vocabulary
Characters
Scene 2
Scene 3
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What is a cobbler?
What is someone who mends shoes.
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Not in action or at work
What is idle
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Great Roman General and senator who has recently defeated Pompey.
Who is Julius Caesar
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What are the senators planning to do tomorrow that upsets the conspirators?
What is give Caesar the crown.
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What are the people on the streets of Rome doing that angers Murellus and Flavius?
What is celebrating Caesar's victory
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Ask for or request earnestly
What is beseech
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A talented general. Convinces Brutus to join the conspirators in killing Caesar.
Who is Cassius
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Who offers Caesar the crown three times during Scene 2?
What is Mark Antony
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What is the weather like in Scene 3, why is this significant?
What is a bad storm- thunder and lightning. They see it as an omen that bad things are to come if Caesar is allowed to gain more power and rule as a dictator.
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Motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
What is conscience
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Politician who loves Rome and Caesar but does not want to see any one person rule. Honorable and noble, acts for the good of Rome.
Who is Brutus
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What does the soothsayer say to Caesar and how does Caesar respond?
What is "Beware the ides of March". Caesar dismisses him.
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What does Cassius give Cinna to deliver?
What are fake letters from the Roman people to Brutus flattering Brutus and expressing concern about Caesar.
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What does Flavius tell Murellus to do to the status if they're decorated?
What is to take the decorations down.
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To transmit, as knowledge, or a skill
What is impart
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Caesar's friend. Clever and cunning. Offers Caesar the crown three time.
Who is Mark Antony
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Is Brutus full convinced to join the conspirators after Cassius talks to him in Scene 2? Why or why not?
What is no. He is only about 3/4 convinced.
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Why do the conspirators need Brutus on their side?
Because Brutus is a favorite of the people. He is honorable and the people trust him. If the people see that Brutus supported the conspiracy, then the people will think that the conspirators were acting in the best interest of Rome.
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What are the Roman people celebrating besides Caesar's victory?
What is The Feast of the Lupercal
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a violent wind
What is tempest
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Public figure opposed to Caesar's rise in power. Explain to Cassius and Brutus that Caesar declined the crown three times.
Who is Casca
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In his argument against Caesar, Cassius uses two examples to demonstrate that Caesar is no more than a mere man. What are they?
What is that Caesar needed help swimming across the Tiber during a friendly competition, and that Caesar fell in Spain, foamed at the mouth, and needed water.
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Name 3 of the 4 unnatural events (bad omens) which are discussed the night the conspirators meet?
What is Thunder and lightning, lion at the capitol, owl at the marketplace during daytime, and men on fire