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Juliis Caesar Acts 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
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Who had Caesar defeated when returning home in Act I Scene I?

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Pompey’s Sons

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Why didn’t’ Marellus and Flavius like people celebrating Caesar’s return?

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Because They think that Caesar will act too tough towards the country

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Why do Marellus and Flavius being to disperse the crowd and pick up party favors?

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They hope it would slow Caesar’s ever rising confidence

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What was the feast of the Lupercal?

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Romans would dress in loincloths and run around lashing people with a goatskin whip

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Why does Caesar tell Antony to whip his wife Calphurnia during the race?

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He hope the superstition would cure here barrenness

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What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar?

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Beware the Ides of March?

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How does Caesar react to the Soothsayer’s warning?

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He ignores it

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What does Cassius first tell Brutus when they begin talking in Act II Scene II

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He could be a better ruler of Rome than Caesar, even if it means killing Caesar

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9
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What does Brutus fear of Caesar?

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That he will become a monarch

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Why does Cassius believe Caesar is unfit to rule?

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He is dishonorable and weak

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Why does Cassius tell Brutus he must be crowned instead of Caesar?

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To uphold his family’s name

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How does Brutus leave the conversation between him and Cassius?

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He says that he would rather be a villager than be a son of Rome

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Why does Caesar tell Antony to bring him food?

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Because he does not want to look as unsettling and hungry as Cassius

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14
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What does Caesar claim about Cassius?

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That he is not to be trusted

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Why does Caesar refuse to take the crown the first three times he was offered?

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To emphasize his humility, even though he very much wanted

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How does Caesar react when he resists taking the crown?

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He has a seizure

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17
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What does Casca say about Caesar?

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That the crowd would be on his side no matter what

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Why was Casca not able to hear Cicero speak?

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Because he spoke in greek

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Why does Casca say the Marellus and Flavius have been arrested?

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Because they were stripping ornaments off of Caesar’s statue

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20
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How does Cassius plan to convince Brutus to kill Caesar?

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By forging letters from citizens to Brutus praising his honorability and how he should be king

21
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Why is Casca worried when he runs into Cicero?

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He has seen many bad omens

22
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What omens has Casca seen?

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Slave boy’s hand lit on fired
Men in the streets covered in flames
A nighttime bird in a daytime market
Lion at the capital

23
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What does Cicero confirm before leaving Casca?

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That Caesar will be at the Capital tomorrow

24
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Why is Cassius trying to be struck by lightning?

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He says that the heavens are displeased that someone is being given too much power in Rome

25
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What does Casca report to Cassius?

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That Caesar will be given the crown the next day

26
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What does Cassius reveal to Casca?

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His plans to murder Caesar

27
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What does Cassius say that Casca is?

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A common Roman who encourages Caesar to take advantage of them

28
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Does Casca agree or disagree to join Cassius’s efforts in killing Caesar?

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Agree

29
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What does Cassius tell Cinna to do?

A

Plant to forged letters to Brutus where he will be able to find them

30
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Why does Brutus decide to join Cassius’s efforts?

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He knows that once Caesar takes the crown, trouble could arise

31
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What date do the conspirators show up at Brutus’s home?

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THe Ides of March

32
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Why does Brutus oppose the oath that Cassius suggests?

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Because Romans are sacred to their word

33
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Why does Brutus oppose Cassius when he suggests that they also kill Antony?

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They are killing as a sacrifice, not a bloodbath; Antony will not be a problem because he will have no power

34
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Who goes to convince Caesar to go to the capital?

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Decius

35
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What does Brutus tell Portia when she asks whats going on?

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Says he is merely sick

36
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Who shows up at Brutus’s to discuss the murder?

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Caius

37
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What does Caesar tell his priests to do in Act II Scene II?

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To make a sacrifice so that he can be able to see a good omen for a change

38
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What goes wrong with the sacrifice?

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The beast did not have a heart

39
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Who convinces Caesar to stay home? (only briefly)

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Calphurnia

40
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What does Caesar tell Decius as his reasoning for staying home?

A

The truth

41
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How does Decius convince Caesar to go to the capitol?

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Misinterprets the dream Calphurnia had

42
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What secures Caesar’s opinion on going to the Capitol?

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Decius tells him he will be given the crown

43
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Who gathers in Caesar’s home wot have an early morning drink?

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The Conspirators

44
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What does the note say that the soothsayer reads to himself that he has written to Caesar?

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A list of all the conspirators and warns Caesar to stay away form them

45
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Who does Calphurnia to run to the Capitol?

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Lucius

46
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What will the soothsayer go to the Capitol to do?

A

Make an offer to Caesar asking to become friends

47
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Why is the soothsayer doing this?

A

He believes something bad will happen to Caesar

48
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What does Calphurnia tell Lucius she is praying for?

A

That Caesar will grant a request that Brutus made to him

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