JC act 3 quiz
Which of the following statements by Mark Antony is not an example of irony
"For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,/Ingratiture, more strong than traitors' arms,/ Quite vanquished him."
In addition to supplying evidence that Caesar was not ambitious, what two things does anotny doto work the crowd into a frenzy
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Antony's soliloquy over Caesar's corpse is
An emotional appeal to the citizens of Rome to avenge Caesar's death at the hands of the conspirators
Caesar's dying words express superise at seeing among the assassins
Brutus
(T/F) Brutus invites the people to his home to celebrate the death of caesar
False
(T/F) When Antony comes before the conspirators after caesar's death, he begs them to spare his life
False
(T/F) the conspirators ask caesar to refuse the crown that the senate is offering fim
False
the atangonist who, after caesar's death, moves the atoin of the play forward is
Mark Antony
The chief conflict in act III takes place between
Mark Antony and the conspirators
A complication in act III results from
Mark Antony's oration
Judging from act III, does Shakespeare believe the citizens of rome worth of a republic?
No, because they are an easitly manipulated and bloodthirsty mob
(T/F) Brutus tells the people that he killed Caesar because Caesar was planning to enslave Romans
True
(T/F) Cassius tells brutus that he is hesitant to permit Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral
True
Antony's purpose in delivering the funeral speech is to
cause a roit
through this act, Shakespeare used the cries of the crowd to show the people of Rome to be
fickle (changeable)
What event first reveals Mark Antony's true feeling toward the conspirators
his soliloquy over the slain body of Caesar
Brutus tells Cassius he wants Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral in order to
persuade the people to come over to the conspirator's' cause
Antony's referecne to his speech as that of a 'plain but blunt man' is
subtly ironic
As the title of the play suggests, the climax of Julius Caesar could be
the assassination of Caesar
One of the characters who foreshadow's caesar's downfall is
the soothsayer
Brutus allows Mark Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral because he
trusts mark Antony