Who am I?
Who struggled with the decision to assassinate Caesar?
Brutus.
The soothsayer gave this warning to Julius Caesar.
"Beware the ides of March."
How many times was Caesar stabbed?
33 times (the number three is symbolic in literature- Shakespeare as well).
Where was Shakespeare born (the small town's name)?
Stratford Upon Avon
Who played as women in Shakespeare's plays?
The young men
Who was the mastermind behind the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar?
Gaius Cassius.
Marc Antony repeated these lines in his speech to the Romans to discredit Brutus's actions.
"Brutus says he was ambitious and Brutus is an honourable man."
Who was Julius Caesars best friend?
Mark Antony.
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater in London?
the Globe
How many times was the Globe Theater burnt down?
2 times.
Who committed suicide by swallowing fire?
Portia, Brutus's wife
In Act III, Scene II Brutus gives his reason for assassinating Julius Caesar.
"Not that I loved Julius Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
What were Caesars last words?
"Et tu, Brute?"
Who was the ruler of England during the showing of the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar?
Queen Elizabeth
What is Shakespeare's most famous play?
Hamlet.
Who stabbed Caesar last?
Brutus
In Act I, Scene II Julius Caesar becomes suspicious of Gaius Cassius and says this.
"Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous."
How many conspirators stabbed Julius Caesar?
23 conspirators.
Shakespeare wrote plays and poems, and he _____ in plays as well.
acted
What kind of play is Julius Caesar?
Tragedy
Who stabbed Julius Caesar first?
Casca.
Which character says this quote? "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar not praise him.
Mark Antony
Caesar was too ___________ according to the conspirators.
ambitious
When did William Shakespeare die?
On his reported birthday in the year 1616
Who is the tragic hero of the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? (It's NOT Caesar.)
Brutus
Who begged Caesar to stay home, and to not go to the capitol the day he is assassinated?
Calpurnia, Caesar's wife
Who says, "Et Tu' Brute?"
Caesar
Which two characters in the play spoke at Caesar's funeral?
Shakespeare was married and had ____ children.
three
Shakespeare wrote ____ types of plays.
Three: Tragedies, Histories, & Comedies
Which lead character and senator practices the philosophy of stoicism in the play?
Brutus
Who says in Act II, scene i: "O ye gods, Render me worthy of this noble wife!"
Brutus of his wife Portia
How many times had Caesar been offered the crown by the adoring crowd?
Three
Shakespeare is also known as (his nickname)?
the Bard
The theaters in London had to close due to breakout of the ______.
Black/Bubonic Plague