| Wherefore | Why |
| Exeunt | Exit |
| Vulgar | Common People |
| What part of speech is vulgar when used by Flavious in line 72? | Noun |
| Blank Verse | Unrhymed Poetry |
| List characters who speak in Verse | Flavious, Marullus, Cobbler, and Cinna |
| What possible reason do some characters speak in prose and some speak in verse? | Shows how much power or authority they have. |
| Tragedy | Events or experiences that end unwell or unhappily. |
| Pun | Play on words. |
| Example of Pun | Basest Mettle |
| Conflict | Struggle/problem between two people or things. |
| External Conflicts | 1. Chaos vs. Order2. Superstition vs. Reality3. Live vs. Death |
| Internal Conflict | Loyalty vs. Loyalty |
| Soliloquey | When characters talks to himself or the audience. |
| Example of Soliloquey | Cassius plans to write fake letters to Brutus to convince him that he is more loved than caesar. |
| Iambic Meter | Unstressed syllables followed by stressed syllables. |
| Iambic Pentameter | Consists of an unrhymed line with 5 accents. |
| Metaphor | Figure of speech. |
| Example of Metaphor | “…and honest Casca, we have the falling sickness.” |
| Simile | Comparing 2 unlike things. |
| Example of Simile | He doth bestride the narrow world like a colossus. |
| What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? | Rome; Caesar’s Return |
| Who are Marullus and Flavious? | Attributes |
| Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street? | Because they don’t believe in or accept Rome’s obscene love for Caesar. |
| What else do Marullus and Flavious do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar’s victory? | They took decorations off of Caesar’s Statue. |
| What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calphurnia? | To whip her so she can be fertile. |
| Why might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else? | To prove authority over them, plus to humiliate her. |
| What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? | A prophet; The ides of March. |
| What does Ides mean? | The middle of something. |
| Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? | Yes; He doesn’t like it. |
| 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? | That he values honor over death. |
| What story does Cassius tell Brutus? | Caesar can’t swim because he is too weak. |
| What is Cassius’s point in telling this story? | To prove that they are equal to him. |
| What is Caesar’s opinion of Cassius? | He’s skinny and untrustworthy |
| What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? | He’s deaf in one ear. |
| How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? | 3 times |
| What was Caesar’s reaction to the offering, according to Casca? | He refused it every time until it started to become more difficult. |
| What sickness does Caesar have? | Epilepsy |
| What happens to Marullus and Flavious? | They get arrested. |
| What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? | Throw fake letters into his window. |
| What unusual events occur during the storm? | 1. A man’s hand catches on fire but isn’t burned2. A lioness gave birth3. There were ghosts and an owl |
| What meaning does Cassius interpret from the storm? | A bad omen. |
| According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow? | Make him king. |
| Who is definitely part of the conspiracy? | Cassius, Brutus, Casca, Cinna, Metellus |
Julius Caesar: Act I Reading and Study Guide
April 17, 2020