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Who was it?
Why?
What?
Quotes/Speeches
Misc.
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Who was the main conspirator?
Cassius
100
Why is Portia worried about Brutus?
He hasn't been sleeping and says he is ill.
100
What event took place in one of the two stories Cassius told Brutus?
Sick Caesar OR Caesar nearly drowning
100
What were Caesar's last words?
"Et tu, Brute?" (You too, Brutus?)
100
Where is the play set?
In ancient Rome
200
Who was the first to stab Caesar?
Casca
200
Why does Mark Antony shake hands with the conspirators?
To make it seem like he is on their side
200
What did Cassius plan to do to get Brutus to join his cause?
He sends letters "from the citizens" to Brutus' house to convince him
200
"I love the name of honor more than I fear death." Why is this quote from Brutus important?
The fact that Brutus cares so much about honor is what eventually leads to him joining the conspiracy against Caesar.
200
What was Caesar supposed to fear, according to the Soothsayer?
The Ides of March
300
Who is the play's protagonist?
Brutus
300
Why do the conspirators was their hands in Caesar's blood?
They are remembering Calpurnia's dream/They are accepting responsibility for what they have done
300
What illness does Caesar have?
"the falling sickness" OR Epilepsy
300
"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him..." What is ironic about this statement?
Mark Antony does, in his own way, praise Caesar and turn the crowds against the conspirators
300
Out of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos, which one does Antony use the most in his funeral speech?
Pathos (emotional)
400
Name two of the six conspirators (not including Brutus).
Cassius, Casca, Cinna, Trebinius, Decius Brutus, Metelus Cimber
400
Why does Caesar ignore Artemidorus' letter?
he says he will save it for last since it regards himself and not the citizens
400
What does Brutus metaphorically compare Caesar to at the beginning of Act II?
A snake ("adder")
400
What is the significance of Mark Antony mentioning Caesar's will?
Before he has even begun to read it, the crowd is already enraged by the fact that Caesar was so kind to them and was killed so cruelly.
400
Why does Brutus kill himself?
he does not want to be captured
500
What was the name of the man who tried to warn Caesar using a letter?
Artemidorus
500
Why does Caesar go to the Senate, despite his wife's warning?
Decius convinces him that not going would seem cowardly
500
Give five examples of persuasive techniques used in Antony's speech.
parallelism, anaphora, loaded words, rhetorical question, pathos, logos, ethos, antithesis, climax, repetition, euphemism
500
What is Brutus' main reason for killing Ceasar?
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
500
Why does Cassius kill himself?
he thinks they are loosing the battle