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| At the beginning of the act, what is Metellus Cimber doing? | disrobing the statues; he believes that the people are now traitors to Pompoii |
| The play takes place around the year | 40 BC |
| The play takes place in the city of | Rome |
| The three individuals who were members of the first triumvirate who ruled before the opening of the play were | Crassus, Pompey, Caesar |
| Which character in Act I is the most noble? | Brutus |
| Which character does the most to persuade the others against Caesar in Act I? | Cassius |
| Where is Caesar returning from at the opening of the play? | Gaul |
| How many times was the crown offered to Caesar? | 3 |
| Who offered the crown to Caesar? | Antony |
| What happened to Caesar after he refused the crown the last time? | he had a seizure |
| True/False Brutus admits taht he lacks Antony's quick spirit. | true |
| Whee are the conspirators to meet the next day? | the theater |
| What does the phrase, "Veni, vidi, vici" mean? | I came, I saw, I conquored (Caeser said this) |
| Who wrote the play Julius Caesar? | Shakespeare |
| Which character in Act I is the most greedy (ambitious)? | Cassius |
| a three man rule is called a | triumvirate |
| liasons between the senators and the commoners | tribunes |
| fortuneteller | soothsayer |
| the fifteenth of each month | ides |
| a stage convention which allows an actor to express his inner thoughts in a speech while other characters are absent from the stage | aside |
| something that is chronologically out of date in a play | anachronism |
| The augerers suggested that Caesar not venture out on March 15 because they couldn't find a | heart |
| To prove her faithfulness, Portia (Brutus' wife) | stabs herself |
| Calpurnia creid out three times in her sleep, | "They murder Caesar." |
| Decius told Caesar that the Senate planned to __ on the 15th and it would not be wise to stay at home. | crown |
| Brutus said that the only reason that he had for condeming Caesar was | for the general public good; for the good of Rome |
| According to Brutus, what would become of Antony after Caesar died? | he would become harmless |
| The person who is referred to as being a serpent still in its shell is | Caesar |
| What was the purpose of Artemidorus? | to explain how the public felt |
| True/False Two peoplein Act II decide that they will attempt to warn Caesar of the impending assassination. | True |
| True/False Brutus agrees to taking an oath to treachery to kill Caesar. | False |
| True/False Caesar will not tell Decius why he won't go to the Senate because he is embarrased to mention that both he and his wife are superstitious. | False |
| True/False Brutus told Portia that he had been troubled because he was physically sick. | True |
| True/False The weather during Act II is turbulent (stormy). | true |
| True/False Caesar feels that the omens that Calpurnai recounts are aimed specifically at him. | False |
| True/False The adjectives which would best desribe Brutus would be shrewd, deceitful, and malicious. | False |
| True/False The letters that were thrown in Brutus' window tell Brutus that he is not aware of the situation in Rome and that the people have high respect for him. | True |
| Brutus' main motive in killing Caesar is revenge for an old injury. | False |
| True/False Brutus contends that Caesar's death is necessary to stop his ambition. | true |
| Brutus views the assassination as a sacrifice to | the liberty of Rome |
| Brutus says the plotters need no oath because | they are bound by a cause, not empty word |
| Brutus' wife is | Cato's daughter |
| Let me have men about me that are fat; | Caesar |
| He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at | Casca |
| No, not an oath: if not the face of men, | Brutus |
| Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, | Brutus |
| No, Cassius; for the eye sees not itself, | Brutus |
| Beware the ides of March. | Soothsayer |
| Forget not, in your speed, Antonius, | Caesar |
| Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home? | Marullus |
| "...Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius: Therein, ye gods, you make the weak most strong; Therein, ye gods, you tyrants do defeat: Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten grass, nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, can be retentive to the strength of spirit; but life, being weary of these worldly bars, never lacks power to dismiss itself." Act I, Scene III, Line 90 | Cassius |
| "But those that understood him smil'd at one another, and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me." | Casca |
| ...and this man | Cassius |
| For let the gods so speed me as I love | Brutus |
| Veni, vidi, vici.(I came, I saw, I conquored.) | Caesar |
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| aside | remarks unheard by the other actors on the stage when an actor on stage turns his head toward the audience to speak |
| antagonist | the chief opponent or rival of the protagonist when the plot involves conflict |
| climax | the point of highest interest; the turning point of the play; the point at which something happens |
| comic relief | humor inserted into the play to break a serious mood |
| dramatic irony | occurs when the audience knows facts which one or more the charcters on stage do not |
| denouement | final unraveling of the plot in drama, solutions, explanations, outcome |
| falling action | action carrying the drama from the point of climax to the denouement |
| foreshadowing | the dropping of important hints by the author to prepare the reader for what is to come |
| prologue | a section of work preceding the main part,serving as an introduction |
| protagonist | chief character in the play, either the hero or villain depending on the story |
| puns | humorous play on words indicating different meanings |
| rising action | action leading up to the point of climax. Here the main character tries to meet the problem and is led into a conflict |
| setting | time and place in which the events take place |
