Drama Info
Julius Caesar
Act 1
Act 2
Vocab
100

What is a drama?

A play

100

Historically, what led to his death?

What is assassination?

100

Someone who can predict the future

What is a soothsayer?

100

What is wrong with Calpurnia?

She is having nightmares about her husbands death

100

Unable to bear fruit; unable to bear children

Infertile

200

What do actors read off of?

A script

200

Which social class was the most unreliable? (changed their opinions based on what others think?)

the plebians

200

The day Caesar is told to beware of

What are the Ides of March?
200

How does Brutus describe his feelings toward killing Ceasar? (GIVE ME EXACT QUOTE)

And the first motion, all the interim is

Like a phantasma or a hideous dream.



200

easygoing; likeable

affable
300

What is the term for the words that are in parathesis that actors use to know how to say their lines?

Stage directions
300

What type of drama is this?

What is a tragedy?

300

The man who approaches Brutus about joining the conspiracy

Who is Cassius?

300

The results of the sacrifice performed by the priests

What is they did not find a heart in the animal?

300

To follow or tolerate

Abide

400

Where can the audience find out who will be in a play?

In the cast of characters

400
What allusion does Cassius make towards Caesar? (describes him like a ....)

He describes him as a Colossus

400

The purpose of the letters given to Brutus from "the Roman people"

What is Cassius trying to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?

400

Cassius doesn't just want to kill Caesar -- he wants to kill who too?

Antony

400

The modern version of "effect of humor" is...

strange mood

500
How are plays divided? (If books have chapters, and then page numbers, plays have ....)
Acts, and then scenes.
500

His assassination was termed a what?

 Tyrannicide

500

Caesar's feelings towards Cassius

What is, he is dangerous, cannot be trusted.... 

500

Which important woman has Brutus been lying to?

Portia

500
Original meaning of "experience" 
Taste