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1
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what 3 men rule rome after caesars death?

A

lepidus, antony, octavious

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What are the steps in tragic action?

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  • in rome
  • conspiracy against caesar
  • brutus: stoic, concerned w people of rome, honorable
  • cassius introduces plan to brutus
  • brutus sililoquy
  • brutus joins conspiracy
  • conspitators kill caesar and allow antony to speak at funeral
  • antony’s funeral speech
  • war, cassius and trebonius die, brutus kills himself
  • antony and octavious say how good of a guy brutus was
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what is brutus’s inner stugle?

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true to rome or caesar

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4
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who did caesar defeat?

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pompey

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5
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who offered to crown caesar 3 times?

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antony

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6
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what are caesars handicaps?

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epilepsy and deaf in one ear

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what two characters were fired at the beginning of the book?

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marilus and flavious for taking down decorations b/c loyal to pompey

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8
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festival of lupercal?

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goat skin whips women to make them pregnant

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9
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other name for the globe theater?

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the wooden-o

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10
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where were plays performed?

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in a courtyard or outside inns

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11
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roof over rear part of the stage

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the heavens

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12
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where were shakespear’s 1st works recorded?

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first folio

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13
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who does cassius compare himself to?

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aneus when he saves caesar from drowning (romulus and remus’s dad)

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14
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belief in an idea that has nothing to do with reason

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superstition

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15
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how would commandors of the military predict if they’d do well?

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if a chicken ate

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16
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how does caesar respond to soothsayer’s warnings?

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ignores them and tells him to leave

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17
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what is the literary significance of the weather in act I scene III?

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forshadowing of what was to come b/c some big events were going to happen; aka caesar dies

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18
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Who wants to kill antony? what do they actually do with him?

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cassius - brutus talks them out of it b/c says he’s harmless

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19
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how does decius plan to cinvince caesar to leave his house?

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flattering him

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20
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why doesn’t calphurnia want caesar to go to the senate?

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bad omens and dreams

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21
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“cowards die many times before their deaths. the valiant never taste of death but once”

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everytime you chicken out you die a little but brave people only die once

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22
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how is caesar characterized through his discussion with decius?

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decius tells him not to be whimpy and challenges his honor

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23
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artemidorius?

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trys to save caesar

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24
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what happens in act II scene IV?

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brutus agrees to conspiracy, portia notices brutus is acting weird, shows conspiracy isn’t a secret, soothsayer and artemedorius are trying to save caesar, builds suspense

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25
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who gets antony out of the room when they’re about to kill casesar?

A

trebonius

26
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who starts the distraction to get close to casesar at the senate?

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metellus cimber asking pardon for his brother publius cimber

27
Q

who stabs caesar first?

A

casca

28
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how does brutus justify killing caesar?

A

he had to much ambitiion and that he was saving caesar from living in the fear of dying

29
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what is the immediate cause of the quarrell between brutus and cassius in act IV?

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brutus is mad that he’s taking bribes and cassius says that it’s just a misunderstanding and that he didn’t

30
Q

what happens to portia?

A

kills herself by eating coals - cassius is more upset that brutus

31
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what is going on militarily between the triumverate and the conspirators?

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triumverate was in rome and brutus and cassius were in sardis

32
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slave who assisted in brutus’s suicide

A

strata

33
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slave who helped in cassius’s suicide

A

pindarus

34
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who was poet that was killed?

A

cinna

35
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who is the protagonist in act I? II? III?

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  • cassius
  • brutus
  • antony
36
Q

pros vs. verse?

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pros: common person
verse: elite

37
Q

chronologically out of place for that time period

A

anachronism

38
Q

who said “it was greek to me”

A

casca

39
Q

who was the really smart guy?

A

Cicero

40
Q

weird things that happened?

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lion, someone on fire but not burning, owl during the day, storm

41
Q

who said “men construe things after thei fashion, clean from the purpose of the things themselves”?

A

Cicero

42
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who are the conspirators?

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cassius, casca, decius, cinna, metellus, trebonius

43
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how portia a stoic?

A

stabs herself in the thigh and doesn’t tell anyone

44
Q

what does caesar compare himself to?

A

two brother lions, the other is danger and is the bigger and badder one

45
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how does decius change caesars mind and make him come to the senate?

A

they were going to give you the crown and positive spin on calphurnias dream

46
Q

act VI is how long?

A

1 day - its cassius’s birthday

47
Q

which scene is the climax?

A

act 3 scene 2

48
Q

what does antony’s speech show about the people?

A

can be easily swayed

49
Q

what was in caesars will?

A

public parks and money for people

50
Q

what was the real reason that brutus was upset at cassius?

A

because he had asked him for money and cassius said no

51
Q

who does cassius blame his temper on?

A

his mom

52
Q

what is brutus’s military plan?

A

wants to seize the moment and attack while cassius just wants to sit back and wait

53
Q

where did the battle occur?

A

phillipi

54
Q

why did cassius have a bad feeling about the war?

A

he saw crows and ravens above their soldiers

55
Q

who faught who?

A

cassius vs. antony

brutus vs. octavius

56
Q

why does cassius kill himself?

A

b/c he thinks he sent titinius to his death

57
Q

why does titinius kill himself?

A

blames himself for cassius’s death

58
Q

“alas though has misconstrued everything”

A

messala

59
Q

who is implied is working behind the scenes?

A

caesar’s ghost

60
Q

who pretends to be brutus?

A

lucillius

61
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how many people during the play?

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