Julius Caesar Test Flashcards
There was a struggle for _______ in the 16th century?
survival
The majority of the people lived in the ______.
south
About how many people lived in London?
120,000
Population increased by _______ during Elizabeth I’s rein.
1 million
The houses were beautiful on the outside but on the inside there was no _______ or proper _________. It was dark, dingy, and lit by _________.
running water, drainage, candles
Poorer people lived and cooked in the same room and slept where?
above the room
There were dusty roads that were traveled by ____.
horseback or boat
What exported to cloth in Europe?
wool
Queen Elizabeth I is the daughter of?
Henry VIII (2nd marriage to Anne Boleyn)
Queen Elizabeth was known as _________ because she never married.
The Virgin Queen
She liked the ________ of being queen and did not want to share it.
power
Elizabeth was declared _______ and was ________ because of her mother being executed.
illegitimate; banished
Catherine Parr was Henry’s ___ wife who Elizabeth lived with.
6th
How old was Elizabeth when she became queen?
25 years old
She was ____ for the task that laid ahead of her. She also had to maintain a proper _______.
ill-prepared; low political profile
What was Elizabeth’s greatest talent?
she was able to choose and inspire capable men to govern her kingdom for her
inherited a _______ nation at a time when profound _______ changes were sweeping across the whole of Europe.
weak, divided nation; political and social
England is at war with France who is allied with ___
Scotland
Who burned non-Catholics at stake?
Mary I
Who broke from Rome and made the Church of England?
King Henry VIII
Hard-line Protestant
Edward VI
Believed to be the greatest playwright in history
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare is known for ________.
his ability to depict human characters
He went to ____ school and learned Latin and _____.
grammar; English
As a teen, he became romantically involved in _____
an older woman
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
King James paid Shakespeare’s theater company the highest possible compliment by endowing its members with the status of ______________.
The King’s Players
There is very little factual ____________ information on Shakespeare so some believe that his plays were written by someone else.
biographical
Shakespeare is said to have written ______plays and _____ sonnets.
37; 154
Shakespeare gained the bulk of his fame ________
posthumously (after he died)
What was staged in the open air?
16th Century Theatre
Only _______ actors wore costumes.
principle
No ________, no ________ or props, minimal ______ , and _____
women ; curtains ; music ; sound effects
What is Julius Caesar’s full name?
Gaius Julius Caesar
Caeser was considered to be a _______ genius and brilliant ____________
military; politician
Supposedly Caesar was a ________ descendant of the _________ prince Aeneas (son of ___________)
direct ; Trojan ; Venus
Lived during the _________ dictatorship of ________________(lots of political and social unrest)
harsh ; Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Fled to ________ when father-in-law Cinna is killed
Asia
Joined _______ where he became a _______ war hero
army; decorated
Conquest was successful and he took over much of __________ for Rome
Europe
Was ___________ by many because they believed he wanted _________ rule
disliked; solitary
Caesar ________ and is accused of _________.
refuses; treason
Became an ______ and a ___ to the Romans who immediately built _______ and minted ________ of his profile, which only ________ his ego
icon ; god ; statues ; coins ; inflated
Completely __________ the electoral system in Rome and became an __________ of the state
disregarded; enemy
Was named dictator for life (Dictator Perpetuus)
________ (once close friend and confidant) began to conspire with his brother-in-law and friend ________ and others
Marcus Brutus; Cassius
Called themselves the ___________ and masterminded a plan to assassinate Caesar
liberators
Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times, most people say; But in Shakespeare’s play it was 33 times
23
Over __ men witnessed or participated in the assassination
60
JC takes place in _________ in 44BC, when Rome was the center of an empire stretching from ________ to ___________ and from _________ to _________.
Ancient Rome ; Britain ; North America; Persia ; Spain
Rome suffered from constant _________ between ambitious ____________ and the far _______ senators to whom they supposedly owed allegiance.
infighting ; military leaders ; weaker
The empire also suffered from a sharp division between _________ (wealthy versus plebeian)
citizens
Many men attempted to become the _________ of Rome, but only Julius Caesar seemed to achieve this status.
absolute ruler
Those favoring more _______________ feared that Caesar’s power would lead to the ____________ of Roman citizens by one of their own.
democratic rule ; enslavement
Therefore, a group of ____________ came together and assassinated Caesar, but failed to put an end to the power struggles _________ the empire, and civil war _________ shortly thereafter
conspirators ; dividing ; erupted
Shakespeare’s play includes the events leading up to the assassination of Caesar as well as much of the ______________ war, including the deaths of the _________________.
subsequent; leading conspirators
Julius Caesar portrays the shift from _________ to ________ Rome and the Elizabethan era’s trend toward consolidated _______ power.
republican ; imperial ; monarchal
In 1599, when the play was first performed, Queen Elizabeth I had already reigned for almost __ years, but because of her age (66), many believed her reign would soon end and she _________ any heirs (as did JC), causing much distress
40; lacked
Shakespeare emphasized how the _________ of the leaders of Roman society, rather than ___________ or _____________, determined history. He also shows how a ___________ rests, to some degree, on the fickle favor of the populace.
actions ; class conflicts ; larger political movements ; leaders power
What is the setting of the first scene?
A street in Rome
Why have the shopkeepers left work?
To celebrate Caesar
What is Marullus and Flavius’s reaction to the citizens’ behavior? Why?
they were angry because they do not agree with supporting Caesar
What important information about the political and social atmosphere does Shakespeare provide us in the first scene?
class citizens arguing; Caesar vs. Pompey
What does Caesar want Antony to do when he runs by Calpurnia? Why?
He wants him to whip her so that she can get pregnant.
What does the Soothsayer tell Caesar? What does he do?
“Beware the Ides of March.”; Caesar ignores the warning
How has Brutus been feeling lately? How does this open a door for Cassius?
Cassius realizes that Brutus has been acting weird around Caesar. Brutus is conflicted about something and Cassius wants to pick at it until he tells what it is
What is your reaction to Brutus’s lines: “Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius,/that you would have me seek into myself / for that which is not in me?” What might this hesitation or caution foreshadow?
It would foreshadow that he would regret to kill Caesar.
What does Brutus love? (even more than life itself.)
honor and the people of Rome
Why does Cassius tell Brutus the story about Caesar swimming the Tiber River? What does this reveal about Caesar? What does this reveal about Cassius?
To show Brutus that he doesn’t need Caesar and Caesar is not a god.
Describe Brutus’ reaction to Cassius’ ideas:
he would rather be a follower than a leader
Why does Caesar distrust Cassius? Why does Caesar, however, not fear Cassius?
He is not bald, fat, and lazy; Caesar feels that he is untouchable and that fear is cowardly.
