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How does Shakespeare portray the government in this play?
Corrupt, dishonest, untrustworthy
"Et tu Brute? Then fall, Caesar." Act 3 What is the context of this quote? Include who said it and why they said it.
Caesar said it as he was being stabbed and dying. Couldn't believe his friend has betrayed him.
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Who runs in the ceremony for the Feast of Lupercal AND touched Calpurnia?
Mark Antony
What mistake leads to Cassius' suicide?
He thought his friend Titinius had been captured.
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What is the persuasive technique that uses emotions?
Pathos
The Senators of Rome wore this colored-stripe on their togas to signify their rank.
Red
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What does the soothsayer warn Caesar about?
"Beware of the Ides of March"
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Who has a dream of Caesar's statue spurting blood?
His wife, Calpurnia
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What Act was Caesar murdered in?
Act III
In his funeral speech, Antony repeats the line "Brutus is an honorable man" several times. What is he trying to achieve by saying this again and again?
He wants to make the crowd question Brutus's character by referring to him as "honorable."
Plebeians
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Who were the THREE individuals that tried to warn Caesar about March 15th
Soothsayer, Artemidorus, Calpurnia
Why was Brutus willing to join the conspiracy against Caesar even though he was his friend?
Brutus was convinced Caesar was ambitious and he did not want to be ruled by a kingThey compile a "hit list" of those who helped kill Caesar.
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How would Brutus' treatment of Cassius be described?
Righteous but forgiving
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How does Caesar's death increase tension in the story?
The audience is unsure of how Mark Antony will react and if it will be with violence.
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What theater were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Globe
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What do Caesar's dying words express?
His surprise that his close friend Brutus is one of the assassins.
Who warns Brutus that Antony will turn against the conspirators?
Cassius
Does the following phrase from Antony's speech use ethos, pathos, or logos? "I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know."
Ethos
A Shakespeare tragedy always contains five acts, and the fifth act always contains what sort of error in judgment?
The characters in this act rely on mis-information and make hasty decisions that ultimately lead to death.
What leadership trait does Brutus lack? In other words, what is his tragic flaw?
Not being able to see others' dark motives, trusting others too much.
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Why does Antony send a servant to the Capitol?
He wants to know if he can safely speak in Rome.
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The art of effective persuasive speaking or writing is called:
Rhetoric