Characters
This character is worried that Caesar's ambition will end the Roman Republic.
Brutus
The Feast of Lupercal
"Beware the Ides of March."
Soothsayer
Brutus believes Caesar is too ambitious, enhancing this theme:
Power and Corruption.
He offers Caesar the crown 3 times.
Cassius tells Brutus Caesar once did this, showing he is not as godlike as people think:
Cried for help while drowning in the Tiber River.
Cassius
The term "ides" refers to this specific day of the month.
15th
The storm in Act 1 is a symbol of this:
Chaos/Unrest in Rome
This conspirator is the mastermind behind the plot to kill Caesar.
Cassius
This bad omen (future event) is seen by Casca in the streets of Rome.
Lion in the Capitol, or man on fire.
"Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look..."
Intense anger
The conspirators use this to justify the assassination of Caesar:
The idea of "honor" or "for the good of the Roman Republic."
This character has a dream warning of Caesar's death.
Calpurnia
This event convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy.
Forged letters from the "Roman people" (sent by Cassius).
"It must be by his death; and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him..."
Brutus
"Tribunes" are...
Caesar ignoring the Soothsayer shows this common tragic flaw:
Pride/Ego/Self-Confidence
He is loyal to Caesar and tries to warn Caesar one last time with a letter the day Caesar goes to the Senate House.
Artemidorus
Brutus compares Caesar to this in his soliloquy.
"It was Greek to me."
Casca
The word "ignoble" means this:
Low character, not honorable.
The repeated references to blood foreshadow this: