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What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? The setting is Rome. The holiday being celebrated is Lupercal. Who are Marullus and Flavius? They are tribunes, people who enforce the law. Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street? They do not want Caesar to be ...

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What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? - answer The setting is Rome. The
holiday being celebrated is Lupercal.


Who are Marullus and Flavius? - answer They are tribunes, people who enforce the law.


Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street? - answer They do not want Caesar
to be celebrated, so they drive everyone from the street so there will be no parade.


What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory? -
answer They order all of the flowers and decorations to be taken down.


What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia? - answer Caesar tells Antony to hit Calpurnia
with the sheepskin in order to insure her fertility.


What might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else? - answer Caesar may want to show
how obedient Antony is, all the while showing how powerful he (Caesar) is


What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? - answer A soothsayer is a fortune teller.
He warns Caesar to "Beware the ides of March."


What does ides mean? - answer "Ides" means "middle."


Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar's rise to power? Use line
from play to support your answer. - answer Brutus likes Caesar as a person, but is worried that
Caesar's power will go to his head and he will be a tyrant. (Lines 78-9; 80-9)

, Brutus says, "For let the gods so speed me as I love/The name of honor more that I fear death."
What do these lines imply about Brutus's most important value in life? - answer These lines
show that Brutus is an honorable person who values his honor above all else. He wants to do
what is best for Rome, even it it means he himself will die.


What does Cassius tell Brutus? - answer Cassius tells Brutus about the time he and Caesar were
swimming. Caesar started to drown and called for Cassius's help. Cassius saved him from
drowning. After he was saved, Caesar became sick and very whiny.


What is Cassius's point in telling this story? - answer Cassius told this story to show how weak
Caesar actually is. He is not the strong character everyone believes him to be.


What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? - answer Caesar believes
Cassius is very dangerous because he has a "lean and hungry look." However, he is not afraid of
him because Caesar fears nothing.


What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? - answer Caesar is
deaf in his left ear.


How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? - answer Caesar is offered the
crown three times.


What was Caesar's reaction to the offering, according to Casca? - answer Caesar looks down on
the people for their smell and refuses the crown, even though he really wants it.


What sickness does Caesar have? - answer He has the "falling sickness" or epilepsy.


What happens to Marullus and Flavius? - answer They are exiled.

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