| Describe Marullus’s criticism of the commoners waiting to celebrate Caesar’s return. | They were once loyal to Pompey but now they are praising Caesar’s victory over Pompey’s sons. |
| What is Flavius and Marullus’s opinion of Caesar? | Do not like or support him. |
| “These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing/ Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,/ Who else would soar above the view of men/ And keep us all in servile fearfullness | Flavius says this referring to Caesar. Stop his supporters. |
| “I shall remember:/ When Caesar says, ‘Do this,’ it is performed” | Antony says this, he will do whatever Caesar asks. Loyal to Caesar. |
| What does the soothsayer say to Caesar? How does Caesar react? | “Beware the ides of March” Caesar ignores the warning. |
| How does Brutus feel about the possibility of Caesar becoming king? | He fears it. |
| What does Brutus love more than he fears death? | Honor |
| 2 Stories about Caesar that Cassius tells Brutus | Cassius rescued Caesar from drowning, and Caesar was sick in Spain and needed people to take care of him. |
| “And this man/ Is now become a god, and Cassius is/ A wretched creature, and must bend his body/ If Caesar but carelessly but not nod on him” | Cassius says this referring to Caesar. |
| How does Antony perceive Cassius? How does Caesar? | Antony thinks he is a noble man but Caesar says he is dangerous. |
| “‘Such men as he be never at heart’s ease/ Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,/ And therefore are very dangerous” | Caesar says this referring to Cassius. |
| What does Caesar do when he is offered the crown of Rome? | He rejects it 3 times. |
| How does Cassius get Brutus to join the conspirators? | He pretends to be different citizens of Rome and writes fake letters praising Brutus and criticizing Caesar. |
| What does Cassius tell Cinna to do? | To leave one of the letters where Brutus will find it. |
| “‘O he sits high in all the people’s hearts;/ And that which would appear offense in us,/ His countenance like richest alchemy,/ Will change to virtue and to worthiness'” | Casca says this referring to Brutus. If Brutus is on their side then their actions won’t look as bad. |
| Who does Cassius also want to target? Who doesn’t agree? | Antony, Brutus |
| Who is Portia? | Brutus’s wife |
| Who is Calpurnia? | Caesar’s wife |
| What does Calpurnia’s dream foreshadow? | Caesar’s assassination. |
| How does Decius convince Caesar to go to the Senate House? | Reinterprets Calpurnia’s dream and says it’s a good sign. |
| Who is Artemidorus? | Writes a letter to Caesar warning him about the plan to kill him. |
| When are the Ides of March | March 15th |
| What does Caesar compare himself to? | Mt. Olympus |
| What does Caesar say to Brutus after being stabbed? | Et tu, Brute? |
| What does Brutus allow Antony to do at Caesar’s funeral? | To speak at the funeral |
| What does Brutus say in his speech | He loved Caesar but loved Rome more, killed him because he was too ambitious. |
| What happens to Cinna the Poet? | Gets attacked and killed. |
| What do Antony, Octavius and Lepidus plan to do? | To gather an army and fight the conspirators. |
| What does Brutus accuse Cassius of doing? | Taking bribes |
| What happens to Portia? | She kills herself |
| What happens to Cassius? | He kills himself |
| What happens to Titinius? | He kills himself |
| What happens to Brutus? | He kills himself |
| “Caesar now be still;/ I killed not thee with half so good a will” | Brutus says this, regrets killing Caesar. |
Julius Caesar
April 15, 2020