Julius Caesar Flashcards
what 3 men rule rome after caesars death?
lepidus, antony, octavious
What are the steps in tragic action?
- 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
what is brutus’s inner stugle?
true to rome or caesar
who did caesar defeat?
pompey
who offered to crown caesar 3 times?
antony
what are caesars handicaps?
epilepsy and deaf in one ear
what two characters were fired at the beginning of the book?
marilus and flavious for taking down decorations b/c loyal to pompey
festival of lupercal?
goat skin whips women to make them pregnant
other name for the globe theater?
the wooden-o
where were plays performed?
in a courtyard or outside inns
roof over rear part of the stage
the heavens
where were shakespear’s 1st works recorded?
first folio
who does cassius compare himself to?
aneus when he saves caesar from drowning (romulus and remus’s dad)
belief in an idea that has nothing to do with reason
superstition
how would commandors of the military predict if they’d do well?
if a chicken ate
how does caesar respond to soothsayer’s warnings?
ignores them and tells him to leave
what is the literary significance of the weather in act I scene III?
forshadowing of what was to come b/c some big events were going to happen; aka caesar dies
Who wants to kill antony? what do they actually do with him?
cassius - brutus talks them out of it b/c says he’s harmless
how does decius plan to cinvince caesar to leave his house?
flattering him
why doesn’t calphurnia want caesar to go to the senate?
bad omens and dreams
“cowards die many times before their deaths. the valiant never taste of death but once”
everytime you chicken out you die a little but brave people only die once
how is caesar characterized through his discussion with decius?
decius tells him not to be whimpy and challenges his honor
artemidorius?
trys to save caesar
what happens in act II scene IV?
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
who gets antony out of the room when they’re about to kill casesar?
trebonius
who starts the distraction to get close to casesar at the senate?
metellus cimber asking pardon for his brother publius cimber
who stabs caesar first?
casca
how does brutus justify killing caesar?
he had to much ambitiion and that he was saving caesar from living in the fear of dying
what is the immediate cause of the quarrell between brutus and cassius in act IV?
brutus is mad that he’s taking bribes and cassius says that it’s just a misunderstanding and that he didn’t
what happens to portia?
kills herself by eating coals - cassius is more upset that brutus
what is going on militarily between the triumverate and the conspirators?
triumverate was in rome and brutus and cassius were in sardis
slave who assisted in brutus’s suicide
strata
slave who helped in cassius’s suicide
pindarus
who was poet that was killed?
cinna
who is the protagonist in act I? II? III?
- cassius
- brutus
- antony
pros vs. verse?
pros: common person
verse: elite
chronologically out of place for that time period
anachronism
who said “it was greek to me”
casca
who was the really smart guy?
Cicero
weird things that happened?
lion, someone on fire but not burning, owl during the day, storm
who said “men construe things after thei fashion, clean from the purpose of the things themselves”?
Cicero
who are the conspirators?
cassius, casca, decius, cinna, metellus, trebonius
how portia a stoic?
stabs herself in the thigh and doesn’t tell anyone
what does caesar compare himself to?
two brother lions, the other is danger and is the bigger and badder one
how does decius change caesars mind and make him come to the senate?
they were going to give you the crown and positive spin on calphurnias dream
act VI is how long?
1 day - its cassius’s birthday
which scene is the climax?
act 3 scene 2
what does antony’s speech show about the people?
can be easily swayed
what was in caesars will?
public parks and money for people
what was the real reason that brutus was upset at cassius?
because he had asked him for money and cassius said no
who does cassius blame his temper on?
his mom
what is brutus’s military plan?
wants to seize the moment and attack while cassius just wants to sit back and wait
where did the battle occur?
phillipi
why did cassius have a bad feeling about the war?
he saw crows and ravens above their soldiers
who faught who?
cassius vs. antony
brutus vs. octavius
why does cassius kill himself?
b/c he thinks he sent titinius to his death
why does titinius kill himself?
blames himself for cassius’s death
“alas though has misconstrued everything”
messala
who is implied is working behind the scenes?
caesar’s ghost
who pretends to be brutus?
lucillius
how many people during the play?
7
