Sonnets
The meter of English and Italian sonnets
What is iambic pentameter?
What is a tribune?
Someone who can predict the future
What/Who is a soothsayer?
The name of Brutus's wife
Who is Portia?
In Antony's speech, he repeatedly calls Brutus...
What is honorable?
The kind of sonnet that has an octet and sestet
What is an Italian sonnet?
The chief of state who lead the Roman army
What is a consul?
The day Caesar is told to beware of
Calpurnia's nightmare
What is that the Romans would bathe in a fountain of Caesar's blood?
The purpose of Antony's speech
What is to persuade the Romans that Brutus and the conspirators unjustly killed Caesar?
OR
What is to persuade the Romans to resent or turn against Brutus?
The rhyme scheme of an English sonnet
What is ABABCDCDEFEFGG?
A system of government where citizens vote for elected representatives.
What is the Roman Republic?
The man who approaches Brutus about joining the conspiracy
Who is Cassius?
The results of the sacrifice performed by the priests
What is they did not find a heart in the animal?
Caesar's famous last words
What is, "Et tu, Brute?"
A turn in a sonnet when there is a shift in thought, argument, or emotion
What is a volta?
An extensive group of states or countries under a single authority
What is empire?
The purpose of the letters given to Brutus from "the Roman people"
What is Cassius trying to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?
OR
What is a manipulation strategy from Cassius?
The man who tried to give Caesar another warning letter
Who is Artemidorous?
The name of the poet killed by the Roman mob.
Who is Cinna?
The foundational rhythmic structure of a line in a poem
What is meter?
A form of government in which a king or queen is the head of state
Two omens that foretell of Ceasar's death
What is a slave's hand burning without pain, a lion ignoring him, men on fire, an owl hooting at noon, a bird without a heart, Calphurnia's dream, etc.?
The man who flatters Caesar into going to the Capitol
Who is Decius?
The amount of money Caesar left to each Roman in his will.
What is 75 drachmas?