Julius Caesar
What does the Soothsayer say to Caesar?
“Beware the Ides of March”
What does Cassius do during the Lupercal celebration?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy
Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Because Romans don't need to make pacts to one another. Their word is enough.
Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" and what happens after it is said?
Caesar says it and he dies.
Who shows up to Brutus?
The Ghost of Caesar
What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?
A crown
Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What is it about?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing from his blood. She was getting a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
Who is the first person to stab Caesar? Who is the last?
Casca: Brutus
What important information do we receive about Portia in Act IV?
She killed herself by swallowing hot coals
Who does Caesar defeat and at the beginning of the play?
Pompey
What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus apart of the conspiracy?)
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
“This was the most noblest Roman of them all./All the conspirators, save only he, /Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;/He, only in a general honest thought/ And common good to all, made one of them.”
Antony
Who is the first to stab Caesar? Who is the last to stab him?
Casca and then Brutus
How does Brutus die?
He asks Strato help him kill himself. He committed suicide.
Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go tot the capitol?
Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly
What is Brutus' inner conflict? What does he think of Caesar?
He loves Caesar but fears that Caesar is too ambitious.
Who said...
“Lets be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius”
Brutus
What happens to Cinna as he travels to Caesar's funeral?
He is killed by the rioting citizens because they initially thought he was Cinna the conspirator and even after they realize who he is, they still kill him out of anger.
What are the names of the men that make up the new triumvirate--leaders of Roman (3)?
-Octavius -Antony -Lepidus
What does Antony do when he meets with the conspirators and sees Caesar’s body?
He swears allegiance to Brutus and shakes hands with the conspirators. He also asks to speak at Caesar's funeral.
What illness does Caesar have?
Caesar is deaf in one ear. -Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).
True or False: If False: correct it.
Lucius is a conspirator.
False: He is Brutus' servant.
What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?
75 drachmas and land
Who gains power of Rome at the end of the play?
Octavius