Shakespeare
The year Julius Caesar was first performed
What is 1599?
The setting of the play (time and place).
What is Rome, 44 BC?
This gov't group feared Caesar was becoming too powerful.
Daily Double!!!
What is the Senate?
The celebration that opens the play (eventually became our Valentines Day).
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What is the feast of Lupercal?
These two characters were "silenced" for removing decorations from Caesar's statues.
Who are Marellus and Flavius?
The English were conquered by this person.
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Who is Caesar?
The first triumvirate consisted of these three men.
Who are
Caesar
Pompey
Crassus?
Caesar's action that really irritates the Senate.
What is Caesar telling the senate he will give up his military if Pompey does the same?
The middle of March.
What is the "ides of March"?
The wife of Brutus.
Who is Portia?
The English believed they were descendants of these people.
Who are the Romans?
The wealthiest man in Rome during Caesar's time.
Who is Crassus?
Caesar does this which starts a civil war between him and Pompey.
What is crosses the Rubicon River?
A main character who has a character flaw that causes his downfall.
Tragic Hero
This character had a dream that Caesar had blood pouring from wounds.
Who is Calpurnia?
The English people were fascinated by this.
What are Caesar's life and death?
This event caused tensions to flare between Caesar and Pompey.
What is the death of Caesar's daughter Julia who was married to Pompey?
What the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" means today.
What is "the point of no return"?
The tragic hero in Julius Caesar.
Who is Marcus Brutus?
Caesar's true and loyal friend.
Who is Marc Antony?
The main source for Shakespeare when he wrote Julius Caesar.
Who is Plutarch?
This person died in 53 BC
Who is Crassus?
Where Caesar defeats Pompey.
What is Egypt?
The character who despises Caesar and begins the conspiracy against him.
Who is Cassius
The members of the 2nd Triumvirate.
Who are Octavius
Antony
Lepidus?