5.16.W - Lesson: Acts 2-3 Quick Check

Calpurnia dreams that Caesar's blood is running through the streets. This is an example of:

Foreshadowing

Why does Brutus argue to spare Antony's life?

He wants to avoid seeming bloodthirsty

When Antony speaks at the funeral, what reasons does he give that Caesar was a worthy leader?

He wept over the poor He brought Rome money through conquests He denied the crown three times He left Rome his possession in his will

When Brutus speaks at the funeral, what reason does he give for the murder?

If Caesar remained alive, Romans would be like slaves under him

And therefore think him as a serpent's eggWhich, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell. Brutus is saying that Caesar..

Should be killed before he can grow into a menace

One character talking alone on stage, voicing his or her inner thoughts, is a(n):

Soliloquy

How do the conspirators plan to get Caesar to the senate?

They will use flattery to manipulate him

Why does Portia stab herself?

To prove she is trustworthy

Why do the conspirators wash their hands in Caesar's blood?

To take responsibility for the murder

What is Artemdorius' plan to save Caesar?

Write him a warning note to Caesar