Miscellaneous
Who said this, "this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"
Brutus
Et tu, Brute?
Julius Caesar
Why doesn't Cassius want Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral?
Cassius does not want Antony to say anything that will turn the citizens against the conspirators.
After Antony's funeral speech, how do the Roman people view the conspirators?
Traitorous. They no longer agree with their decision.
How does the crowd respond to Brutus' speech?
The crowd believes Brutus. They see Caesar as a tyrant. They go as far as wanting Brutus to replace Caesar.
Who pleads with Caesar to free his banished brother.
Metellus Cimber
For Brutus is an honorable men. So they all, all honorable men.
Antony
What excuse do the conspirators use to approach Caesar at the Capitol in Act III, Scene i?
They ask that the banished brother of Metellus Cimber be brought back to Rome.
What are 3 ways in which Antony turns the crowd on the conspirators?
1. He says Caesar was a faithful friend 2. He says that Caesar denied the crown three times which shows that he is not ambitious as Brutus said he was 3. He shows them Caesar's body and all the wounds made by the conspirators 4. He reads them Caesar's will 5. Talks about how good Caesar was (when the poor cried, Caesar cried too).
What rhetorical appeal (pathos, logos, ethos) is used in this excerpt:
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. … O, what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down, Whilst bloody treason flourished over us. Oh, now you weep, and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity. These are gracious drops. Kind souls, what, weep you when you but behold Our Caesar’s vesture wounded? Look you here, Here is himself, marred, as you see, with traitors.
Pathos
Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let not a traitor live!
Plebians
What does Brutus tell the conspirators to do after killing Caesar?
*This confirms one of the prophecies from the previous act.
Brutus tells the conspirators to wash their hands in Caesar's blood.
What does Brutus say is the reason he killed Caesar?
*Antony uses this word against the conspirators in his speech.
Ambition
Which rhetorical appeal (logos, ethos, pathos) does Brutus MOSTLY use in his speech to justify Caesar's murder?
Logos
Who is coming to Rome to meet with Antony?
Octavius Caesar who is Caesar's great-nephew
I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar and things unluckily change my fantasy.
Cinna
When Caesar responds to the request for Publius Cimber's freedom, what does he compare himself to? By choosing to describe himself in this way, how can we assume Caesar views himself?
He compares himself to the North star which does not move. This shows that he is confident in his decisions and conceited in that he thinks he is truly one of a kind (since there is only one North star).
Why does Antony refer to the wound Brutus gave Caesar as "the most unkindest cut of all"?
Caesar loved Brutus and never thought that his noble friend would betray him.
O Caesar, read mine first; for mine's a suit that touches Caesar nearer.
Artemidorus
Who stabs Caesar first?
Casca
Scene 2: What does Brutus offer at the end of his speech?
Brutus says that just as he had to kill his friend, he would also kill himself someday if it would be best for Rome.