Julius Caesar

What word does Antony use over and over again to refer to the conspirators? Caesar? Does the crowd understand what Antony means?

Conspirators- "honourable men" Caesar- "ambitious" - yes they end up rallying behind him

Casca

First to stab Caesar

In Act 5, Scenes 3 & 4, what happens to Cassius? Why does he take that action?

He has Pindarus help him kill himself, b/c he knows he'll soon be captured by Antony and Octavius and drug through Rome in chains.

Act 2: How does Portia know that something is bothering her husband, Brutus?

He has been acting really weird. He can't eat or sleep.

Act 1: After the shouts from the crowd at the race, what does Brutus fear?

He is afraid they are asking Caesar to be King *Brutus is iffy the whole time

In Act 5, Scenes 3 & 4, what happens to Titinius? Why does he take that action?

He kills himself too w/ Cassius' sword, b/c he is mourning his friend's death

Act 1: When Caesar was offered the crown 3 times by Antony, why do you think he refuses it? Did he not want the power?

He refuses it b/c he didn't want the attention or the power

In Act 5, what does Antony say about Brutus in his final speech?

He says Brutus is the noblest Roman of all.

Octavius

Heir of Julius Caesar; joins Antony

In Act 3, Scene 1, what is the turning point of the play? Why is this the turning point?

His death, b/c it sparks controversy between Rome, over the killers and Antony's ideas of Caesar

"Et tu, Brute? - Then fall, Caesar." 3.1.85

Julius Caesar

Brutus has told Portia about the conspiracy. What does Portia do in Act 2, Scene 4 that shows she is nervous?

She sends Lucius to the senate house to report on Brutus

Act 2: What does Portia do to show Brutus that he can trust her?

She stabbed herself in the leg

Act 2: What are the strengths and weaknesses, or positives and negatives, of Brutus and Portia's marriage?

Somethings bothering Brutus and he won't tell Portia what's wrong. Portia shows him that she's worthy of knowing the secret. She's a very loving and caring wife.

How does Brutus die?

Strato held the sword for Brutus as he ran into it

Act 2: What possible reason does Calpurnia suggest Caesar might give for his absence?

That he's sick

Metellus Cimber

The conspirator who distracts caesar so conspirators can kill him

Act 2: What is the dream that Caesar describes to Decius? What does Decius say the dream means?

The dream that Calpurnia had. It's about Caesar's death. He says that it's actually good fortune b/c Rome is celebrating his blood.

In Act 4, Scene 2 and 3, what has happened to the relationship between Brutus and Cassius? Why do they go into Brutus's tent to talk?

Their relationship is starting to split apart. Cassius scolds Brutus for punishing an officer after he took bribes after Cassius wrote a letter in his defense.

In Act 3, Scene 3, what does the crowd do after leaving Mark Antony? What does this show about the common people of Rome?

They kill Cinna the Poet b/c he has the name of one of the conspirators. This shows that they are ruthless in avenging Caesar's death

In act 3, Scene 1, what do Caesar's final words mean? Why do you think it Brutus's Stan that matters the most to him?

They mean "you to Brutus?" Brutus's stab means a lot b/c he's one of his good well trusted friends and he stabbed him in the back.

In Act 5, Scenes 1 & 2, how are Brutus and Cassius feeling as they go into battle? Why is Cassius feeling this way?

They're scared, b/c if they lose the battle they must go back to Rome as prisoners

What sounds in nature are heard in Act 2 at the end of Scene 1 and the beginning of Scene 2? Why would the author use these sounds instead of something like birds chirping? What are these sounds possibly foreshadowing?

Thunder/Lightening. b/c something bad is going to happen. Possibly foreshadowing Caesar's death.

Act 3: Did Brutus convince the crowd at the end of his speech? How do they feel about the conspirators?

Yes, they believe they did the right thing for Rome

Act 2: What does Brutus receive that helps him to decide to join the conspiracy?

a fake petition

What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 1?

a street in Rome. In 44 BC

Caesar

an ancient Roman emperor and successful military leader

In Act 1, Scene 1, why does Marullus scold the common people?

because of their fickle loyalty

Act 1: Why does Caesar want Antony to touch his wife Calpurnia as he runs by during the race?

because the ceremony The Feast of Lupercal, is suppose to fix infertility

Lucilius

captured by Antony's soldiers

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." (iii, ii)

cinna

"Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot; Take thou what course thou wilt."

cinna

soothsayer

fortune teller; warns Caesar about his murder

Artemidorus

gives Caesar a letter of warning naming the conspirators

Strato

holds Brutus' suicide sword for him to run into

Brutus

joins and then leads the conspiracy to kill Caesar

Cassius

organizes the conspiracy and gets Brutus to join

Cinna

plants the forged letter for brutus to discover, conspirator

Act 2: Based on her words and actions in this scene, how would you describe Portia? What kind of wife is she?

she's a very caring wife, she loves Brutus very much

"Beware the Ides of March" (I. ii.)

soothsayer

Trebonius

takes Antony away from the assassination scene so he won't interfere

Why are the common people celebrating in Act 1, Scene 1?

they were celebrating the return of the greatest ruler, Julius Caesar

What happens to Marullus and Flavius, the government officials from Act 1, Scene 1? Why does this happen to them?

they're executed, they removed the decorations covering the statues after the celebration of Caesar's return

Act 2: Why does Caesar eventually decide to stay home? What does this show about his feelings for his wife?

to make his wife feel better, it shows that he truly cares about her

Flavius

tribune who breaks up crowd waiting to honor Caesar's triumph

Act 1: How does Cassius feel about Caesar's use of power? What are the risks that Cassius is taking in trying to get Brutus to join his plot?

Cassius thinks Caesar is turning Rome's republic into a dictatorship. He's taking the risk of Brutus turning on him. B/c he's pro-Rome.

"Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!" (iii. i)

Cinna

You know not what you do. Do not consent That Antony speak in his funeral. (iii. i)

Cinna

Act 4: What has happened to Portia? Why does she take those actions?

She committed suicide, b/c she missed her husband and was worried about Antony and Octavius' increasing power and authority

Act 1: What does the soothsayer tell Caesar in Scene 2? How does Caesar respond?

"Beware the Ides of March" Caesar ignores the soothsayer

Mark Antony

Caesar's right-hand man defeats brutus

Calpurnia

Caesar's wife

Who visits Brutus that night? What might this event foreshadow?

Caesars ghost, Brutus's death.

Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?

-Brutus has a high ranking, and that gives them support -His reputation may justify their reasons for killing -Brutus is an inside man

Act 2: What advice do the priests have for Caesar? Why do they give him this advice? How does Caesar respond?

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In act 2, scene 2, who is Artemidorus and what what is he planning to give Caesar?

A scholar, he discovered the names of the conspirators, he wrote them down on a paper and plans to give it to Caesar as he passed by.

Act 2: Why doesn't Calpurnia want Caesar to go to the capitol? Give 3 reasons he disagrees with her.

Calpurnia is scared of the beasts roaming the capitol and she foresaw his death in her dream last night. -Decius says the dream was actually good luck b/c they were celebrating his blood -the crown -?

In Act 4, Scene 3, why is Cassius upset with Brutus?

B/c Brutus punished an officer for taking bribes

Act 4: Why is Brutus upset with Cassius?

B/c Cassius is said to be withholding funds

In Act 3 Scene 1, what reasons does Brutus give for killing Caesar?

B/c he loved Rome more than Caesar. He'd rather Caesar die than all the men still be enslaved.

Act 2: Why does Brutus decide to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar, a man he loves and respects?

B/c he sees the fake petition. And it makes him mad b/c he fears Caesar's power

Act 2: Why does Cassius want to kill Antony?

B/c he's Julius Caesar's right hand man, he thinks he's gonna get in the way

Act 2: Why doesn't Brutus want to kill Antony?

B/c it will be "too bloody", seems like more of a murderer.

"Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will."

Brutus

"Hold then my sword, and turn away thy face,/While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato?"

Brutus

-- not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. (iii. ii)

Brutus

And therefore think him as a serpent's egg, which hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell

Brutus

Let's kill him boldly, but not wrathfully; Let's carve him as a dish fit for the gods, Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds. And let our hearts, as subtle masters do, Stir up their servants to an act of rage And after seem to chide' em. This shall make Our purpose necessary and not envious, Which so appearing to the common eyes, We shall be called purgers, not murderers. And for Mark Antony, think not of him. For he can do no more than Caesar's arm When Caesar's head is cut off. (II. ii)

Brutus

The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins Remorse from power. (II. i)

Brutus

Act 2: Based on her words and actions in this scene, how would you describe Calpurnia? What kind of wife is she?

Calpurniua is a very caring wife. She had a bad dream foreshadowing Caesar's murder and attempted to stop it.

"Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee."

Cassius

Portia

Brutus' wife; commits suicide

What does the crowd want to do to at the end of Antony's speech?

Burn the homes of Brutus and the conspirators

In Act 5, How does Octavius plan to honor Brutus?

By giving him a proper funeral.

"He had a fever when he was in Spain,/And when the fit was on him, I did mark/How he did shake. 'Tis true, this god did shake."

Cassius

"I know where I will wear this dagger then; Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius."

Cassius

"I am constant as the Northern Star, Of whose true fixed and resting quality there is no fellow in the firmament."

Caesar

"Let me have men about me that are fat, sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous."

Caesar

Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out, "Help, ho! They murder Caesar!" (II. ii)

Caesar

What else does Decius say to Caesar to convince him to come to the Capitol? What is Caesar's final decision?

Decius says that the Senate is going to give Caesar a crown. He goes.

"This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms, Quite vanquished him."

Mark Antony

This was the noblest Roman of them all; All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He, only in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, "This was a man!"

Mark Antony

In Act 4, Scene 1, who are the new rulers of Rome?

Octavius and Antony

Decius

Persuades Caesar to attend Senate meeting