julius caesar Flashcards

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
Q

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

18
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what is the name of the conspirator who is persuaded no to join the conspiracy

19
Q

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

A

who was gonna lead to army

20
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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
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what does brutus use to justify caesars assassination to the roman citizens

23
Q

who is octavius’s adopted father

A

julius caesar

24
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what are the ides of march

A

the day he was assassinated

25
who was the first to address the roman crowd after caesars assassination
Brutus
26
what does caesar do when the conspirators stab him
covers face with robe
27
what is the fate of cassiuss dagger at the end of the play
used to kill cassius
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who delivers the final lines of the play
octavius
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who is the first to die by suicide in the play
cassius
30
what is the fate of antonys servant lucilius at the end of the play
pretending to be brutus