What do Brutus and Cassius have a private conversation together, and Cassius is leading the conversation. What is it about?
Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the consipracy
What do the conspirators stab Caesar with?
Dagger
Caesar and Mark Antony
- Oaths are for cowards
- The cause is far too urgent to need an oath
Who said to Caesar that he is not going to the capitol. He is to lie and say that he is sick.
Calpurnia
Why is Portia upset with Brutus?
He won't tell her what is bothering him and she does not understand why since they are married. She also wants to know who the men are that came to the house so late and with their faces covered.
What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but doesn't want to be a bad guy or murder someone.
Caesar asks the priests to sacrifice an animal and dissect it when he is made aware of the potential dangers of March 15. What were the results of the dissection?
The priests could not find a heart in the beast and told Caesar to stay home.
What is an oration?
Speech
What does Antony do when he meets with the conspirators and sees Caesar’s body?
-He swears allegiance to Brutus and shakes hands with the conspirators
What is Cassius' opinion about Caesar?
Cassius thinks that he is weak and a coward. He is just as equal as caesar and eats the same food as him. He is no better.
What does Artemidorus' letter cotain information about?
That the conspirators are not actually Caesar's friends and that he should not trust them. They have ill intentions.
What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?
75 drachmas and private walkways/orchards
Why does Cassius disagree with Brutus allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral?
He thinks his speech may sway the people to turn against the conspirators, and just finds it to be an all around bad idea.