Julius Caesar Act 1 TEST

What is a soliloquy?

A speech someone gives alone on stage.

Who is caesar's best friend?

Brutus

who says "the name of honor more than i fear death"

Brutus means that he puts the republic and the people of rome before anything else

Who said this quote and what does it mean? "I do fear, the people choose Caesar for their King"

Brutus- he is scared about what will happen if Caesar is king.

Who said this quote and what does it mean? yond cassius has a lean and hungry look he thinks too much such men are dangerous

CAESAR----That Cassius over there has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Men like him are dangerous.

what is the first story cassius tells brutus?

Caesar almost drowned in the tiber river and cassius saved him

What happens when Antony offers Caesar a crown? How does the crowd respond to Caesar's actions?

Caesar refuses the crown three times after it is offered. The crowd's support for Caesar increases because of his apparent modesty.

Who said this quote and what does it mean? Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,

Caesar---I am Caesar. Come over to my right side, because this ear is deaf, and tell me what you really think of Cassius.

who is Caesar's wife?

Calpurnia

Describe Cassius's and Casca's reactions to the storm. What do their reactions reveal about their characters?

Casca is afraid of the storm, but Cassius welcomes it as a bad omen. Both offer supernatural explanations of the storm, but Casca is revealed to be naive and is easily swayed, whereas Cassius is revealed to be cool and manipulative.

Main conspiration tries to seduce Brutus--________

Cassius

WHo does Caesar hate?

Cassius

who says" ay do you fear it? the must i think you would not have it so "

Cassius means that brutus should do something about it

Who said this quote and what does it mean? men at some time are masters of their fates, the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlined

Cassius proceeds to remind Brutus the gesture that humans have control over their own lives, the gods are not control of you if there are issues.

Who said this quote and what does it mean? the fault dear Brutus is not in our stars but in ourselves that we are underlings

Cassius, a nobleman, is speaking with his friend, Brutus, and trying to persuade him that, in the best interests of the public, Julius Caesar must be stopped from becoming monarch of Rome.

When does shakespeare first play open?

February 15 44.BCE

What does Cassius think the signs mean? Hint-Storm

He believes the signs are a warning from the heavens and the gods against Caesar and his ruling of Rome.

What action does Cassius take to win Brutus over? Why it is important for him to gain Brutus' support?

He plants forged letters at Brutus's house saying how much the people do not want Caesar to be emperor and how they don't trust him. Brutus is respected & trusted by the people so it will make it seem necessary to them if they assassinate Caesar.

What is Cassius's impression of Caesar in Scene 2? To what extent does Brutus agree with him?

He questions what makes Caesar so great to everyone. Cassius saw the vulnerable side of Caesar when he was drowning and when he was sick, but now sees all the great power that Caesar has over Rome

What type of conflict did Brutus face?

Internal conflict

Did Caesar really not want to be crowned king, or was his refusal a ploy to win the public's allegiance? Why or why not?

It was a ploy because each time he is offered the crown it is harder and harder plus he gets angry that the people are cheering instead of telling him to take it which causes his seizure and strange behavior opening his coat telling the people they can slice his throat.

What were unusual things that happened during the storm?

March 14 -Casa had seen a slaves hand on fire but his hand not burning -they saw a lion wouldn't react to anything

Who does Cassius want to kill?

Mark Antony and Caesar

How do Flavius and Marullus respond when they meet commoners who are celebrating Caesar's triumph? What elicits this response?

They mock them and tell them how ridiculous they are being. They do this because they don't want Caesar's power to grow even more

Do you think that Cassius's assessment of Caesar is fair? Why or why not?

Yes because Caesar wants to have complete power and make all the decisions for Rome. He seems like he just wants the fame and is lying to the people to win them over so they will crown him in the senate.

Who says "I do fear the people/Choose Caesar for their king"?

brutus means he is scared of caesar growing power

what is the third story?

caesar ask for water like a little girl

Who said this quote and what does it mean? i know where i will wear this dagger then, cassius from bondage will deliver cassius

cassius--threatening them that he will kill himself if Caesar if Caesar will be crowned

Who is Caesar?

dictator

what other thing are they celebrating?

feast of lupercal and the return or Caesar

what did the festival of Lupercal celebrate

fertility

Who said this "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar's wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch, Who else would soar above the view of men And keep us all in servile fearfulness."

flavious- means that caesar has too much power and they have to do something about to minimize they fear they will become their servants.

what is the second story?

he caught a fever in spain

What does Julius Caesar say to the soothsayer about the ides of March?

he ignores it and calls him a dreamer.

what does caesar tells his wife?

he tells his wife to be touched by antony so she could become fertile

Caesar is superstitious about what ?

his wife's sterility being cured by antony

What was Antony told to do to Caesar's wife?

make her fertile

Does cassius fear the gods?

no

who did caesar defeated?

pompey

Shakespeare used _______ and made constant reference to elizabethton society.

puns

Who said this quote and what does it mean? "Beware of the ides of March"

soothsayer the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history.

what does Cassius think Rome has become? And what does he think the Roman people have become?

trash-----Romans have become sheep