Julius Caesar - ACT 2, Quotes
After Caesar's assassination, which conspirator addresses the plebeians first (which was not a smart choice)?
Brutus
Antony states that "the most unkindest cut of all" came from _________.
Brutus
When Caesar says, "Et tu, Brute?" he means
"And you, Brutus?"
Whose name should be found in the blank? "Let's be sacrificers, not butchers, Caius. / We shall be called purgers, not murderers. / And for __________, think not of him; / For he can do no more than Caesar's arm / When Caesar's head is off."
Antony
______ tries to warn Caesar about the conspiracy, but Caesar refuses to pay him any attention.
Artemidorus
Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar: Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.
Brutus is saying that Antony is a limb of Caesar and once you kill the main body the limbs can't survive
To whom does Antony address these words and who are "these butchers"? "O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! / Thou art the ruins of the noblest man / That ever lived in the time of time."
Caesar / the conspirators
In Brutus' funeral speech, he says
Caesar was too ambitious, now Romans will be free instead of slaves, and he did it for the good of Rome.
Decius convinces Caesar to go to the Senate by saying that
Caesar will be criticized for staying home and obeying his wife, and Caesar has misinterpreted Calpurnia's dream
"The cause is in my will: I will not come; That is enough to satisfy the senate. But for your private satisfaction, Because I love you, I will let you know: Calpurnia here, my wife, stays me at home: She dreamt to-night she saw my statue, Which, like a fountain with an hundred spouts, Did run pure blood: and many lusty Romans Came smiling, and did bathe their hands in it"
Caesar will not go to the meeting and he does not need to give a reason
Who says, "Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius"?
Cassius
Who thinks Antony should be killed when Caesar is?
Cassius
In Act 1 which character plots against Caesar and which character is Caesar's loyal friend?
Cassius and Antony
What two names should be in the blanks? "I heard him say ____ and ____ / Are rid like madmen though the gates of Rome" (at the end of Act 3).
Cassius and Brutus
Which characters give different interpretations of the following dream? "She dreamt tonight she saw my statue, / Which, like a fountain with a hundred spouts, / Did run pure blood, and many lusty Romans / Came smiling and did bathe their hands in it."
Decius and Calpurnia
Good gentlemen, look fresh and merrily; Let not our looks put on our purposes, But bear it as our Roman actors do, With untired spirits and formal constancy: And so good morrow to you every one.
Don't look suspicious
"O, name him not: let us not break with him; For he will never follow any thing That other men begin."
He does not want Cicero to join the conspiracy because he will not follow something he did not start
"Never fear that: if he be so resolved, I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear That unicorns may be betray'd with trees, And bears with glasses, elephants with holes, Lions with toils and men with flatterers
I will persuade Caesar to come to the Capital by flattering him
"Is Brutus sick? and is it physical To walk unbraced and suck up the humours Of the dank morning? What, is Brutus sick, And will he steal out of his wholesome bed, To dare the vile contagion of the night And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air To add unto his sickness? No, my Brutus; You have some sick offence within your mind, Which, by the right and virtue of my place,"
If you are sick you would not be up in the middle of the night, you are just sick in your mind
death is inevitable but fear is a choice
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", Caesar says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths; / The valiant never taste of death by once." This line means that...?
speech of noblemen, the conspirators
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", Shakespeare uses blank verse for...?
she believes her frightening dreams are omens
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", why does Calpurnia ask Caesar not to go to the Senate?
the need for secrecy
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II", as the conspirators enter Brutus's house, he says, "Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough / to mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy / Hide it in smiles and affability." In this speech, Brutus expresses?
they fear turning public opinion against them they think Antony is not a threat
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II", the conspirators finally agree not to attack Antony. Why do they make this decision?
kill him
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II", the conspirators want Caesar to go to the Senate House so they can...?
He wants to protect Rome against tyranny
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II", what is Brutus's motivation for joining the conspiracy?
vulnerable
In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the fact that the reader, but not Caesar, knows that his "friends" plan to kill him makes Caesar appear____________.
foreboding, ominous, threatening
In Acts I and II, of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", the reports of strange occurrences in Rome create which of the following atmospheres?
"They are the faction. O conspiracy, Shamest thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy; Hide it in smiles and affability: For if thou path, thy native semblance on, Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hide thee from prevention.
Look normal so they don't know the plot Where will you find a place to hide your face tomorrow, even the devil himself can't hide what you're doing
"This dream is all amiss interpreted; It was a vision fair and fortunate: Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, In which so many smiling Romans bathed, Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press For tinctures, stains, relics and cognizance."
Says that the Romans are using Caesars blood to revive Rome and celebrate his greatness
" It must be by his death: and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general. He would be crown'd: How that might change his nature, there's the question. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; And that craves wary walking. Crown him?--that;-- And then, I grant, we put a sting in him, That at his will he may do danger with. The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins "Remorse from power: and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round. He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend. So Caesar may. Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel Will bear no colour for the thing he is, Fashion it thus; that what he is, augmented, Would run to these and these extremities: And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatch'd, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell."
No personal problem with Caesar but he is worried about Rome Caesar is compared to a snake or "adder" Brutus loves Caesar because his emotions never overwhelm his reason and judgment Caesar is not being humble
"Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, Should outlive Caesar: we shall find of him A shrewd contriver; and, you know, his means, If he improve them, may well stretch so far As to annoy us all: which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together.
Says that they should kill Mark Antony along with Caesar
What is the crowd's response after Antony's funeral speech?
Rage; they chase the conspirators from the city
What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?" "Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. "
Say what can be avoided if the Gods want is, and that cowards die many times, and those who only fear a little only die once
"Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, Yet now they fright me. There is one within, Besides the things that we have heard and seen, Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. A lioness hath whelped in the streets; And graves have yawn'd, and yielded up their dead; Fierce fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, In ranks and squadrons and right form of war,
Saying that she is not usually superstitious but she says that she saw a lion in the Capitol graves having the dead come out of them
If this were true, then should I know this secret. I grant I am a woman; but withal A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife: I grant I am a woman; but withal A woman well-reputed, Cato's daughter. Think you I am no stronger than my sex, Being so father'd and so husbanded?"
She is saying that she is a strong women and that she loves him and is worried about him
Which of the following characters is NOT a conspirator?
Soothsayer
Cassius uses the following statement(s) to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy:
The Romans would rather see Brutus in charge, Caesar is an ordinary man who is no better or worse than they are, Caesar is too ambitious
"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 call'd 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 off."
The conspirators must scold the citizens for letting Caesar get so powerful
"The gods do this in shame of cowardice: Caesar should be a beast without a heart, If he should stay at home to-day for fear. No, Caesar shall not: danger knows full well That Caesar is more dangerous than he: We are two lions litter'd in one day, And I the elder and more terrible: And Caesar shall go forth."
The gods are testing his bravery and if he doesn't go out he will e a coward Danger is being personified Caesar and danger are both lions but Caesar is more dangerous of the 2 this is a metaphor
five iambic feet per line, with some variation
The meter of blank verse is typically....
"But it is doubtful yet, Whether Caesar will come forth to-day, or no; For he is superstitious grown of late, Quite from the main opinion he held once Of fantasy, of dreams and ceremonies: It may be, these apparent prodigies, The unaccustom'd terror of this night, And the persuasion of his augurers, May hold him from the Capitol to-day.
They don't know whether Caesar will go out in public because he's become superstitious and this is weird because he was not always like this Also the strange thing like terror of the night might keep him away from the Capital
"O, let us have him, for his silver hairs Will purchase us a good opinion And buy men's voices to commend our deeds: "
Wants them to get Cicero in on the conspiracy, because he could bring the conspiracy more power
the danger of tyranny
What is suggested by Brutus's image of Caesar as a snake?
Justifying his decision to attack Caesar
When Brutus delivers a soliloquy in his orchard at the beginning of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II", he is...?
many warnings to Caesar
Which of the following creates suspense in Act II of "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar?
"You are my true and honourable wife, As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart
You are important to me you are the blood to my heart
Identify the literary illustrated in the following quote: "Thou naughty knave..." (Whisper this quietly if you are having trouble figuring it out!)
alliteration
When Antony reads Caesar's will to the people, they learn that Caesar left them all of the following EXCEPT
an engraved sword for each of them
It is ironic that Caesar dies
at the base of Pompey's statue
Which word in the following quote is an anachronism? "Have you climbed up to walls and battlements, / To towers and windows, yea, to chimney tops."
chimney tops
Brutus has no personal reason to kill Caesar. Why then does he join the conspirators?
because he thinks it will be for the good of Rome, and because he fears Caesar is too ambitious
What does the word "valiant" mean in the following quote from Caesar? "Cowards die many times before their deaths / The valiant never taste of death but once"
brave
Antony sends a message to Octavius to
come to Antony's aide immediately
Which of the following is a strange sight NOT seen during the terrible storm in Act 1, scene 3?
dead babies left in the street
What are Caesar's physical disabilities in the play?
deafness in one ear and seizures
Identify the literary illustrated in the following quote: "Draw them to Tiber banks, and weep your tears / Into the channel, till the lowest stream / Do kiss the most exalted shore of all."
hyperbole
Identify the literary illustrated in the following quote: "You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!"
metaphor
Identify the literary illustrated in the following quote: "That Tiber trembled underneath her banks"
personification and alliteration
At the beginning of the play, what are Flavius and Marullus doing?
removing decorations and insulting the people who are celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey
Antony uses verbal irony in his funeral speech when he
says Brutus is an honorable man
Identify the literary illustrated in the following quote: "...he doth bestride the narrow world / Like a Collosus"
simile
Why does Caesar ask Antony to touch his wife Calpurnia during the Lupercal foot race?
so she will be able to have a child
After the conspirators leave, Antony speaks over Caesar's dead body. The long speech revealing his inner emotions is called a(n)________
soliloquy
What do Casca's hands do when he says, "Hands speak for me"?
stabs Caesar first
Caesar is offered the crown ___ times and refuses it ___ times during Act 1, scene 2.
three
