Show:
Julius Caesar
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV/V
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When are the Ides of March?

March 15th.

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What do Brutus and Cassius discuss during the Lupercal celebration?

Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar.

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Brutus does not want the conspirators to make an oath. Why?
Because Romans don't need to make pacts to one another. Their word is enough.
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Who says, "Et tu, Brute?" and what happens after it is said?
Caesar says it and he dies.
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The ghost of whom shows up at the end of Act IV?

Caesar.

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What does Antony offer Caesar three times in the marketplace?

A crown.

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Who does Caesar describe as having a "lean and hungry look" and basically doesn't trust?
Cassius
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What does Calpurnia see in her dream? What is it about?
Blood spurting from Caesar's statue and men bathing from his blood. She was getting a vision of the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar.
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Why do the conspirators all kneel before Caesar to beg for Publius Cimber’s reinstatement from exile?
To get physically close to Caesar in order to stab him.
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What important information do we receive about Portia in Act IV?
She killed herself by swallowing hot coals
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Who stabs Caesar first?

Casca.

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What does Cassius reveal in his soliloquy in Act 1? (What will he do to get Brutus apart of the conspiracy?)
He will write letters to Brutus in different types of handwriting pretending to be people of Rome that want Brutus to go against Caesar.
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Who said to Caesar: "And he shall say you are not well today. Let me upon my knee prevail in this."
Calpurnia
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Who is the last to stab Caesar?

Brutus.

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How does Cassius die?
He asks his servant to use his sword (the same sword he used to kill Caesar) to kill him. He committed suicide.
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Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings and still go to the capitol?

Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly.

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What is Brutus' inner conflict?
He loves Caesar but fears he will be a tyrant.
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Why is Brutus against killing Marc Anthony?

He doesn't want this conspiracy to be more violent than it needs to be; he also believes Anthony won't hold any power without Caesar.

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What happens to the poet Cinna as he travels to Caesar's funeral?

He is killed by the rioting citizens because they initially thought he was Cinna the conspirator. Even after they realize who he is, they still kill him out of anger.

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What are the names of the men that make up the new triumvirate?

-Octavius
-Antony
-Lepidus

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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, pretending to be on their side.

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What are the two stories Cassius brings up about Caesar? What two physical weaknesses do we learn about Caesar?

-Caesar challenged Cassius to swim race and began to drown.
-Caesar got sick and cried out; Cassius called him a sick girl.
-Caesar is deaf in one ear.
-Caesar has epilepsy (the falling sickness).

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Why does Brutus say they should not ask Cicero to join the conspiracy?

Brutus believes Cicero won't want to go along with another person's plan.

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What did Antony claim that Caesar left his citizens in his will?
75 drachmas and public parks
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Who gains power of Rome at the end of the play?
Octavius