The reason Brutus gives Portia for his odd behavior
What is illness
100
How does Antony feel about Lepidus
What is he dislikes him, calls him "a slight, unmeritable man," and is going to us him to do the bulk of work in ruling Rome?
100
Where does Act V take place?
What is Philippi?
100
"The noblest Roman of them all"
Who is Brutus?
200
Two tribunes who are upset with commoners for their shifting loyalties at the beginning of the play
Who are Flavius and Marullus?
200
Who is the member of the conspiracy who is supposed to convince Caesar to go the Senate if he doesn't want to? And, how is he going to do it?
What is Decius Brutus and flattery?
200
Why do Varro and Claudius sleep in Brutus' tent?
What is in case Brutus wants a message delivered?
200
It is this character's birthday in Act V.
Who is Cassius?
200
Killed herself with burning coals
Who is Portia?
300
The celebration as the play opens
What is Lupercal?
300
The first person to stab Caesar
Who is Casca?
300
Why does Brutus want to march to Philippi?
What is that their army is at its strongest point and that the other army will gather numbers and strength as it travels?
300
The terms that Brutus and Cassius part on the last time they see each other.
What is friendly, amiable?
300
Offered the crown to Caesar three times
Who is Antony?
400
Name two of Caesar's physical "disabilities"
What is his inability to swim and his epilepsy?
400
Name two omens of the events to come
What are lion roaming the streets, a lioness giving birth in the streets, blood rain, graves opened, bad storm, meteors bright enough to read by?
400
What is the purpose of the scene with Cinna, the poet?
What is for comedic relief and to illustrate the power of the mob thinking in Rome?
400
How does Brutus feel about suicide?
What is opposed to it because no one knows how life will turn out, but he also says that he will not allow himself to be captured and paraded through the streets of Rome
400
The three members of the new triumvirate
Who are Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus?
500
What happens to Flavius and Marullus?
What is they are "silenced"? (Flavius shows back up in the final battle in Act V, scene iii on page 1283.)
500
Does Brutus tell Portia of his plans?
What is no?
500
What two words does Antony emphasize to convey his point in his funeral speech?
What are "honorable" and "ambitious."
500
Explain Cassius' death
What is Cassius sends Titinius to find out if the troops in his tents are friends or foe. Cassius has Pindarus climb a hill to watch Titinius' progress. Pindarus misinterprets what happens to Titinius (he is actually surrounded by Brutus' men who have good news), and Cassius asks Pindarus to come down from the hill and kill him because he has lost all hope. Pindarus obliges because he is Cassius' slave. After Cassius dies, Pindarus is a free man and runs away.
500
What was Popilius Lena's identifying action in the play?
What he wished Cassius good luck in his endeavor on the Ides of March.