english julius caesar Flashcards
Act one setting
Rome in 44BC in the streets
What is Ides of March
Middle of March (March 15th)
What are Flavius and Murellus doing in Act 1, Scene 1
Driving the commoners from the streets because they do not want them to celebrate Caesar
What holiday is being celebrated in act 1
Lupercal
What did Cassius witness and do to help Caesar?
It saved Caesar from drowning.
What happens when Caesar is offered the crown?
He declines the crown 3 times.
What omens did Casca see in the streets of Rome?
A slave on fire but his hand did not burn
Lion on the steps of the capitol
An owl was in the marketplace in the afternoon
He took the storm as an omen that Caesar should not be king
Who does Brutus want to exclude from the conspirators plan?
Cicero because he would probably not go along with the plan
What is happening in the sky of Rome right before the Ides of March
A storm
What did Calphurnia dream of before the Ideas of March
Caesars statue pouring blood
What does Caesar tell Calphurnia about cowards?
“Cowards die many times before their death; the valiant never taste death but once.”
How does Decius get Caesar to come to the capitol of March 15th
By twisting Calphurnia’s dream into a good omen and calling Caesar a coward if he does not go.
What does Artemidorus’ letter say?
It names all of the conspirators and warns him of the ploy against his life.
What does Brutus tell the conspirators to do after they kill Caesar?
He tells them to wash in Caesar’s blood.
What is required of Antony in order to make a funeral speech for Caesar.
He can not speak ill of the conspirators and
Brutus must speak first
