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1
Q

in which city does the play Julius Caesar primarily take place

A

Rome

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2
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who is the central character in the play

A

Julius Caesar

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3
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what does caesars wife calphurnia dream cbout that foreshadows his assassination

A

funeral

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4
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who convinces brutus to join the conspiracy against caesar

A

cassius

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5
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what method is used to persuade caesar to go the senate on the ides of march

A

a letter

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6
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who is the first to stab caesar during the assassination

A

casca

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7
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what famous line does caesar say when he is assassinated

A

et tu brute , you to brutus

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8
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who delivers caesars eulogy at his funeral

A

mark antony

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9
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who does antony use in his eulogy to turn the roman crowd against the conspirators

A

the emotinal appeal

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10
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what is the fate of brutus and cassius at the end of the play

A

they both commented suicide

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11
Q

who forms the secound triumvirate after caesars death

A

octavius , antony and lepidus

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12
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what happenes to portia brutus’s wife

A

died swallowing live coals and stabing herself

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13
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who warns caesar to beware the ides of march

A

soothsayer

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14
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which character is known for his famous speech beginning with friends romans countrymen

A

mark antony

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15
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who ultimately emerges as the ruler of Rome at the end of the play

A

octavius

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16
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what is the significance of the ghost of caesar appearing in act 1v

A

to make brutus realize his mistakes

17
Q

who is the poet who is killed by the mob in act 111

A

cinna

18
Q

what is the name of the conspirator who is persuaded no to join the conspiracy

A

cicero

19
Q

what do brutus and cassius argue about before the battle at philippi

A

who was gonna lead to army

20
Q

what does brutus ask the roman citizens for after caesars assassination

A

to listen to antony about caesar

21
Q

who speaks the famous line cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war

A

marc antony

22
Q

what does brutus use to justify caesars assassination to the roman citizens

A

ambitious

23
Q

who is octavius’s adopted father

A

julius caesar

24
Q

what are the ides of march

A

the day he was assassinated

25
Q

who was the first to address the roman crowd after caesars assassination

A

Brutus

26
Q

what does caesar do when the conspirators stab him

A

covers face with robe

27
Q

what is the fate of cassiuss dagger at the end of the play

A

used to kill cassius

28
Q

who delivers the final lines of the play

A

octavius

29
Q

who is the first to die by suicide in the play

A

cassius

30
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what is the fate of antonys servant lucilius at the end of the play

A

pretending to be brutus

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