Julius Caesar Flashcards |103 questions and answers
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Julius Caesar
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Oxford University (OX)
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Julius Caesar
What is the setting of Julius Caesar? What holiday is being celebrated?
- February 15, 44 B.C. Rome
- Lupercal
Who are Marullus and Flavius?
Government officials who were supporters of Pompey
Why do Marullus and Flavius want to drive the commoners from the street?
They do not thin...
Julius Caesar Flashcards 103 questions
and answers
What is the setting of Julius Caesar? What holiday is being celebrated? - answer - February 15,
44 B.C. Rome
- Lupercal
Who are Marullus and Flavius? - answer Government officials who were supporters of Pompey
Why do Marullus and Flavius want to drive the commoners from the street? - answer They do
not think Caesar should be celebrated with Pompey's death
What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory? -
answer They order to take off and strip the statues of decorations of Caesar
What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia? - answer To touch Calpurnia so she could have
children.
What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? - answer - A fortuneteller
- to "beware the ides of March"
What does ides mean? - answer Middle day of the month
Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? - answer Yes, he loves him.
What does Brutus think of Caesar's rise to power? - answer He's worried how it will change him
, 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? - answer - They
imply that to Brutus, honor is what represents him
- To lose honor is more fearful than dying.
What story does Cassius tell Brutus? - answer About how he rescued Caesar from drowning and
his witnessing of his epilepsy.
What is Cassius' point in telling this story? - answer To tell that Caesar is imperfect; not a God
What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? - answer - He thinks he is
dangerous and suspicious as he thinks too much.
- Caesar is powerhungry, so everything he sees Cassius does seems manipulative and
threatening to that
How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? - answer 3
What was Caesar's reaction to the offering, according to Casca? - answer He was refusing it;
Casca saw it as trying to be humble.
What sickness does Caesar have? - answer Epilepsy
What happens to Marullus and Flavius? - answer They were killed/exiles (put to silence)
What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? - answer Leave
messages at Brutus' home that appear to be from several people to boost his ego.
What unusual events occur during the storm? - answer - A common slave's hand was on fire, yet
he did not react
- A lion was casually walking calmly
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