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Who were the Conspirators planning to kill in Act II?
Caesar
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Who is Brutus' Servant?
Lucius
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Who is Portia?
Brutus's wife.
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Who is Calpurnia?
Caesar's wife.
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Who does Portia beg to run to the Capitol?
Lucius
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Why did Brutus not want to swear an oath?
Because they are honest Romans
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"And for Mark Antony, think not of him; For he can do no more than Caesar's arm when Caesar's head is off." What does this mean?
Mark Antony has no power without Caesar.
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Who is Brutus' brother in law?
Caius Cassius
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Why does Portia stab herself?
To show how strong she is.
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Where does Act II scene I take place?
Brutus' Orchard
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Why is Brutus conflicted about killing Caesar?
Because they are friends, but he wants to do what is best for Rome.
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Why did Brutus exclude Cicero?
Because Cicero won't follow what other men started.
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Who wrote the warning letter to Caesar? What was he?
Artemidorus. He was a Soothsayer.
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Who believes that death will come when it wants to?
Caesar
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What is a soliloquy?
A speech in a dramatic work in which the character speaks his or her private thoughts aloud to the audience.
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"And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow michievous, And kill him in the shell." What is the modern day translation of this (find it in your packets and read it), and who is being compared?
Caesar is being compared to a serpent's egg.
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What is an omen?
A sign or warning
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What is the omen that happens more than onces in Act II?
Thunder.
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Who twists Calpurnia's dream as a part of his manipulative technique?
Decius
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What is an aside?
A short speech delivered directly to the audience.
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"And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow michievous, And kill him in the shell." What does this mean?
When Caesar becomes king, he will become a bad person, so they need to kill him now to save him from himself.
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Why does the author use thunder as the recurring omen?
To build suspence and mood.
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Describe Calpurnia's dream.
She dreamed the Romans were bathing in Caesar's blood.
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows more about something than one of the characters.
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What is the purpose of an aside or a soliloquy?
To tell the audience what the character is thinking.