Characters
Who warned Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March?"
Soothsayer
What were Caesar’s last words?
"Et tu Brute."
What does the crown represent?
It represents absolute power and rule.
Did Shakespeare go to a university?
No, he did not.
What language did Shakespeare use when writing his plays?
Early Modern English, Elizabethan English, Shakespearean English
Who was the first to stab Caesar?
Casca
How did Julius Caesar die?
He was stabbed multiple time by a group of conspirators
Why are omens so important to Shakespeare writings?
The omens foreshadow important events.
What play did Shakespeare name after his kid who passed?
Hamlet.
Why are Caesar's last words left in Latin?
Because more of his audience knew Latin than Greek.
Who killed Brutus?
Brutus
What was one of the things that Caesar did that showed his humanity?
He had a fever, He couldn’t swim, and he had a seizure
What did the statue in Calpurnia’s dream represent?
It represented Julius Caesar and his death.
What 3 things were Shakespeare known to be?
Actor, playwright, and poet
Shakespeare wrote his plays to be ___, not to be _____
Performed, read
Who are the Tribunes who break up the crowd waiting to honor Caesar’s Triumph?
Flavius and Marullus
How many times did Caesar refuse the crown?
3 times
What do you think the lion walking past Casca during the stormy night meant?
It symbolizes Caesar will not be able to reach his desired status of king.
What are Shakespeare's 3 categories/genres of plays?
Tragedies, histories, and comedies
Name three characters who took their life.
Portia, Brutus, and Cassius
Who plants the forged letter for Cassius?
Cinna the Conspirator
What is the Latin pronunciation of Caesar’s name?
Kai-zar
What animal did Cassius compare Caesar and the Romans to?
Caesar was compared to a wolf as the Romans were compared to sheep.
Out of 37 plays attributed to Shakespeare, how many did he author?
15 plays
What is “wott’st” in Layman’s terms?
Know