| What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? (Scene 1) | Rome; Feast of Lupercal |
| Who are Marullus and Flavius? (Scene 1) | Tribunes |
| Why do they (Marullus and Flavius) want to drive the commoners from the street? (Scene 1) | They don’t like Caesar and the Commoners are praising Caesar, who killed Pompey |
| What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar’s victory? (Scene 1) | They took the decorations from the statues and told the commoners to go back to work |
| What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia? (Scene 2) | To touch Calpurnia and make her fertile |
| Why might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else? (Scene 2) | So if it doesn’t happen, there’ll be witnesses |
| What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? (Scene 2) | Someone who tells the future; Of the Ides of March (March 15) |
| What does ides mean? (Scene 2) | Middle |
| Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? Use lines from play to support your answer (Scene 2) | Yes; He thinks that the power will go to his head. (Lines 78-79; Lines 80-9) |
| Brutus says, “For let the gods so speed me as I love/The name of honor more than I fear death.” What do these lines imply about Brutus’s most important value in life? (Scene 2) | It shows that Brutus is a person of honor. He wants to help Rome a lot even if it’s risking his life. |
| What story does Cassius tell Brutus? (Scene 2) | About the time when Cassius and Caesar went swimming. Caesar started drowning. Cassius saved him and Caesar became sick. |
| What is Cassius’s point in telling this story? (Scene 2) | To show how weak Caesar is |
| What is Caesar’s opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? (Scene 2) | That he is dangerous; Caesar fears nothing, though. |
| What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? (Scene 2) | Caesar is deaf in his right ear |
| How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? (Scene 2) | 3 times |
| What was Caesar’s reaction to the offering, according to Casca? (Scene 2) | Caesar wants it, but he looks down on the people ’cause of smell and refuses the crown |
| What sickness does Caesar have? (Scene 2) | “falling sickness” |
| What happens to Marullus and Flavius? (Scene 2) | They are exiled |
| What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? (Scene 2) | He’s going to write letters to Brutus in different handwritings, so Brutus thinks that everyone wants him to be king instead of Caesar |
| What unusual events occur during the storm? (Scene 3) | An owl was in the marketplace during the day, a slave was on fire and didn’t burn, men were on fire while marching down the street |
| What meaning does Cassius interpret from the storm? (Scene 3) | Caesar should not be king |
| According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow? (Scene 3) | To crown him king |
| Who is definetly part of the conspiracy? (Scene 3) | 1. Cassius2. Casca3. Cinna4. Metullus Cimber5. Decius Brutus6. Trebonius |
Julius Caesar- Act 1: Scene 1, 2, and 3 Q&A
April 10, 2020