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Punishment

What is chastisement?

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I chant Caesar's name repeatedly on the streets of Rome attempting to get him to read a letter I wrote to him where I warn him to beware of his "friends".

Who is Artemidorus?

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What is the reason that the conspirators give as a reason to get close to Caesar when they are at the Capitol?
Metellus asks Caesar to repeal the order that his brother be banished.
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Does Brutus convince the Romans that he and the other conspirators justly murdered Caesar?
Yes, not at first but he does bring the Romans to his side.
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Another name for the 15th of March.

What is the Ides of March?

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Easily angered


What is choleric?

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I take the final most lethal stab at Caesar.

Who is Brutus?

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Who takes the first stab at Caesar?
Casca.
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When Antony takes the pulpit to speak at Antony's funeral he is supposed to be watched by Brutus. Why and is Brutus there to watch him?
They want to be sure Antony does not twist the perception of the murder and no Brutus flees and does not watch Antony give his funeral speech.
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This person was killed on the Ides of March.

Who was Julius Caesar?

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Brave

What is gallant?

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I am murdered at the end of the Act because the citizens of Rome mistake me for one of the conspirators.

Who is Cinna the Poet?

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What are the words that Cinna screams as soon as Caesar dies?
Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!
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The citizens of Rome challenge Brutus about why he and the other conspirators killed Caesar. How does he justify this?
He says that he loves Caesar but he loves Rome more and that he did not feel Caesar would have been good for Rome. Caesar was too ambitious.
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This theme in the play addresses manipulate with language in many ways.

What is Power and Rhetoric?

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Enlisting

What is levying?

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I promise to befriend a group of Romans: however, as soon as I get the chance to speak to the citizens of Rome, I turn on this group of men.

Who is Antony?

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Why do the men smear Caesar's blood on their swords before walking the streets of Rome?
To show that their act is noble.
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What literary strategy is evident in these lines?

"I am no orator....For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth... nor the power of speech to stir men's blood."

Verbal irony
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What is a rhetorical question?

One that does not require an answer because it is already known.

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Torn apart

What is rived?

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I wish Cassius, "Good luck" with his "endeavor" and am misinterpreted. Cassius believes I know that he is planning to kill Caesar, but I do not.

Who is Popilius?

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Why is Octavius Caesar's servant told to tell Octavius Caesar not to come to Rome?
It is feared that if Octavius returns to Rome now, the conspirators will turn on him and murder him as well.
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How does Antony turn the citizens  against Brutus and the conspirators?
He says that there was no reason for Caesar to die. He states that Caesar's good deeds were forgotten and he was killed over minor bad deeds. He reads the will.
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This theme deals with someone close to you.

What is friendship?