Successful military leader who was assassinated by his "friends."
Who is Caesar?
100
This word means hidden; concealed.
What is covert?
100
Time and place. This play takes place in ancient Rome around 44 B.C., near the end of the Roman empire.
What is the setting?
100
This character is the wife of Caesar who dreamed of her husband's death.
Who is Calphurnia?
100
These three men gathered to decide what potential troublemakers to kill in Scene 1.
Who are Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius?
200
Caesar's friend who killed Caesar for the good of Rome.
Who is Brutus?
200
This word means bodily; physical.
What is corporal?
200
The problem that arises within the story. In Act IV, Brutus and Cassius are embroiled in a civil war with Antony and Octavius.
What is conflict?
200
This character's dying words: "Et tu, Brute?"
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
This man was compared to a horse to be trained and used.
Who is Lepidus?
300
The senator who plans Julius Caesar's murder.
Who is Cassius?
300
This word means insulting; false.
What is slanderous?
300
Hints an author provides that allude to future events in the plot. For example, "Beware the Ides of March."
What is foreshadowing.
300
These men flew Rome after Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral because their lives were in danger.
Who were Cassius and Brutus?
300
This apparition told Brutus he would see him at Philippi.
Who is Caesar's ghost?
400
Julius Caesar's great-nephew and heir. In some interpretations, Caesar's adopted son. He later becomes Augustus Caesar, Emperor of Rome.
Who is Octavius?
400
This word means low; dishonorable.
What is base?
400
When the audience knows something that the characters do not. For example, when Brutus agreed to kill Caesar and Caesar didn't know it.
What is situational or dramatic irony?
400
Lucius gives this forged item to Brutus in Act II, Scene I.
What is a letter?
400
This person brings a message to Brutus telling him that Portia is dead. He also tells Brutus and Cassius that Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus have killed 100 senators.
Who is Massala?
500
This word means ban; prohibition.
What is proscription?
500
"…but men, like horses hot at hand,
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle."
A literary device in which all consonants have the same sound. Example: "…horses hot at hand…"
What is alliteration?
500
This poet was murdered by the angry mob in Act III, Scene 3 for having the same name as one of the conspirators.
Who is Cinna the Poet?
500
Cassius is offended that Brutus did not seriously consider his letters on behalf of Lucius. Brutus accuses Cassius of accepting bribes. Brutus holds his position until Cassius calms down.