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Eng "Julius" Acts1-3
English II "Julius Caesar" Act 1-3 Study Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| At the beginning of Act I, Scene how do readers know that Caesar is a powerful man? | He defeated Pompey in a civil war. |
| What is another name for "soothsayer?" | Fortune Teller |
| Caesar is warned to beware of what? | The ides of March |
| Maybe a BONUS: What does "The ides of March" mean. | March 15th |
| Caesar reacts to the Soothsayer's warning by: | ignoring his warning |
| Who does Cassius most desperately want/need on his team against Caesar? This man is harder to persuade than the others. | Brutus |
| Caesar is thought to have: | epilepsy (the falling sickness) |
| How many times was Caesar offered the crown? | 3 |
| Why doesn't Caesar accept the crown when it's offered to him? | He doesn't want to appear power-hungry. |
| How does Brutus feel about Caesar as the play begins? | He likes him but fears he's not right to lead Rome. |
| Above all else, what is most important to Brutus? | Rome & Romans |
| Cassius knows he needs Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar. Which is NOT a reason the Cassius needs Brutus to join? | Brutus is the only one who knows the code to Caesar's safe. |
| Cassius points out all of these about Caesar EXCEPT. | He is afraid of heights |
| What sneaky plan does Cassius come up with to try to trick Brutus into joining the conspiracy against Caesar? | He will write fake letters asking for Brutus's help. |
| Where is Caesar headed on the morning of March 15th. | The Capitol |
| What's the weather like the night the conspirators meet to plan the attack on Caesar? | Stormy |
| The storm in Act 1, scene III can serve as what? | Foreshadowing |
| According to Brutus, why is it is necessary that Caesar be killed? | He is afraid of how Caesar will rule Rome. |
| What actions does Lucius perform that help the plot unfold? | He is the one who finds the letter and brings it to Brutus. |
| What is Brutus's internal Conflict? | joining the conspiracy. |
| Why does Brutus disagree about taking an oath? | He wanted to keep his name honorable. |
| Why does Metellus think it would be a good idea to ask Cicero to join the conspiracy. | He is noble and people lookup to him. |
| Why does Brutus say they should not ask Cicero to join the conspiracy? | He is older and might not follow the younger generation's orders. |
| What does Brutus say about killing Mark Antony? | He doesn't want too much bloodshed. (It would be too bloody) |
| What reason does Cassius give for why Caesar might not come out of his house today? | The storm and the weird things that happened that night. Caesar's wife, the priest, and the soothsayer were telling him not to go out. |
| By what method does Decius say he will use to get Caesar out of the house? | He reinterprets Caesar's wife's dreams. |
| Why is Portia, Brutus's wife, worried about Brutus? | He's not sleeping or eating. |
| How does she prove her strength to Brutus? | She cuts her thigh. |
| Why does Calpurnia want Caesar to stay home? | Her dreams show some thins bad will happen to Caesar. |
| Describe Calpurnia's dream. | The statue at the capital was flowing blood and people were bathing in the blood of Caesar. |
| How does Decius interpret the interpret Calpurnia's drema? | He said Caesar's blood stood for his rule over Rome and that it would heal and cleanse the people. |
| What arguments does Decius use to change Caesar's mind about going to the Capitol? | Someone else could be crowned. |
| What does Artemidorus plan to do? | He plans to stop Caesar, who is on his way to the Capitol, and give him the letter about the conspirators. |
| Why is Portia so nervous? | She nervous because something going on with Brutus. |
| What does Portia want Lucius to do? | Tell Brutus that she is marry. |
| What does the soothsayer tell Portia? | Beware the ides of March. |
| Who tries to get Caesar to read a letter of warning on Caesar's way to the Capitol? | Artemidorus |
| In Caesar's last speeches, when he refuses to pardon Publius Cimber, his tone is: | Proud and Arrogant |
| "O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / that I am meek and gentle with these butchers! / Thou art the ruin of the noblest man / That ever lived in the tide of times. / Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!" Identify the speaker. | Antony |
| The first to stab Caesar is: | Casca |
| Which character returns to shake the conspirators' hands? | Antony |
| When Antony first shakes hands with the conspirators, it suggests that he: | Accepts the murder and supports the conspiators. |
| Over Caesar's body, Antony says that someone will "Cry Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war." Who is he talking about? | The people of Rome |
| How are Antony's true feelings about the conspirators first revealed? | In his soliloquy over Caesar's body. |
| What do the conspirators ask Caesar to do. | Pardon Metellus Cimber's brother. |
| What does Antony tell Brutus and the conspirators when he first arrives after Caesar's death? | If they are going to kill him, they should go ahead and do it. |
| Brutus and Cassius disagreed about Antony in Act 2, and they disagree about him again in Act 3. About what, specifically, do they disagree? | Allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. |
| Caesar is, according to his own description, "as constant as____________": | the northern star |
| Why do the conspirators gather closely around Caesar? | They are going to murder him. |
| Which line from Caesar serves as evidence for this claim by Antony? "For Brutus, as your know, was Caesar's angel: / Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! / This was the most unkindest cut of all;-Quite vanquish'd him: then burst his might hear" | Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar. |
| In his oration, how does Antony show that the conspirators were not honorable? | He contrasts Caesar's deeds with the conspirators' reasons for the assassination. |
| Choose the item that most accurately paraphrases the following lines: "When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; / Ambition should be made of sterner stuff." | Caesar wept right along with his poor citizens; if he's ambitious, he ought to be tougher than that. |
| Why does Brutus speak first after Caesar's death? | To sway the plebeians in favor of the conspiracy. |
| Why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar's body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one? | It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar's death. |
| What do Antony's speeches in Act III reveal about his Character? | He is both loyal to Caesar and also very clever. |
| What news is reported to Antony at the end of Scene 2? | Caesar's heir, Octavius, has arrived in Rome. |
| Brutus says that he loved Caesar but he loves_______more. | Rome |
| "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. / I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Identify the speaker. | Antony |
| In his will, Caesar leaves the plebeians all of the following EXCEPT: | 25 silver coins |
| During his speech, Antony uses irony when he repeatedly refers to the conspirators as: | Honorable men |
| Which of the following does Antony use to his advatage during his funeral speech for Caesar? | All of the options: Caesar's will, Caesar's body, Caesar's cloak. |
| What impression does Shakespeare give of the plebeians? | They are easily manipulated. |
| Who do the commoners kill because his name is the same as one of the conspirators? | Cinna |
| Which statement sums up this scene, in which the plebeians attack an innocent man? | Mob rule now governs Rome. |
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