Act I
Why are Flavius and Marullus upset at the beginning of the play?
The common people are celebrating Caesar over the fallen leader Pompey, showing how they are fickle
Why do the men decide NOT to kill Marc Antony?
Their cause will appear to be too violent, which will hurt their chances of being supported by the public.
What is the place that Caesar dies?
Inside the Capitol
Who are the triumvirate that rule Rome after Caesar's death?
Antony, Octaivius, Lepidus
What is the setting of Act V?
Phillipi
What does the soothsayer tell Julius Caesar?
To beware the ides of March
Caesar speaks the following line, "Cowards die many times before their deaths"
True
What are Caesar's dying words?
Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar.
Brutus says that Cassius has this______
an itching palm
What does Brutus ask his friends to do for him?
He wants them to kill him, since he believes that suicide is a cowardly act
What was Caesar’s reaction to the crown offering, according to Casca?
He denied the offering 3 times and then fell to the ground speechless (he was having a seizure). Casca believes that Caesar wanted to take it but he still refused it.
Why do the conspirators want Cicero to join their cause?
He is old and a well-respected Roman.
Why does Antony refer to the wound Brutus gave Caesar as "the unkindest cut of all"?
Caesar loved Brutus and never thought that his noble friend would betray him.
What does Brutus see at night when he is in his tent?
Caesar's ghost
Why does Brutus think it's his time to die?
What observation does Caesar make of Cassius?
That knowledgeable men are not trustworthy. He thinks he too skinny and lean.
How does Portia show Brutus she is trustworthy?
She cuts herself in the thigh
After Caesar is dead and Antony is with the body, what does he do?
He swears revenge for Caesar in a soliloquy
Brutus accused Cassius of not...
sending money for his army.
What is the name of the servant of Cassius that kills Cassius on his command, after he misinterprets Titinius' capturing?
Pindarus
Why does Caesar want Antony to touch his wife as he runs past?
Because it is legend to cure barrenness
After a bad dream, Calphurnia convinces Caesar not to go to the capital that day. Who convinces him to go, and how?
Decius. He interprets the dream a certain way, and he also bothers him for giving in to his wife. He tells him that if he does not go, they may not give him the crown.
How did Antony win over the plebeians in his funeral speech for Caesar?
He spoke that Caesar was not an ambitious man, and he did many great things for the Roman people.
Why does Cassius think they should stay in Sardis to fight?
He says it will tire their army and make them weak against the opposing armies.
What do Antony and Octaivius talk about in their tent after the war is won?
That Brutus was "the noblest Roman of them all", and they will bury him honorably