Keep This Packet English 10 Julius Caesar Study Guide. Act I. 3. What can you infer about the crowd from the way they are acting in this scene?

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1 Keep This Packet English 10 Julius Caesar Study Guide Name: Lit: Greek & Latin word elements found on page: 888, 914, 938, 964, 984 Scene 1 Act I 1. What is the conflict at the beginning of the play about? (pg Lines 34-57) 2. Why were Marullus and Flavius angry with the commoners? 3. What can you infer about the crowd from the way they are acting in this scene? 4. Who was Pompey? 5. What does Flavius fear about Caesar? (pg. 896 Lines 70-77) Scene 2 1. Who is Calphurnia? (See character list pg. 893) 2. What does the soothsayer say to Caesar? (pg. 897) 3. What activity takes place a part of the Lupercal? (Inference needed) 4. What does Caesar want Calphurnia to do and why? (pg. 897 lines 6-9) 5. What does Cassius say to Brutus? (pg. 898 lines 55-62) 6. How did the crowd react to Caesar refusing the crown? (answer in [ ] brackets)

2 7. How do we know Caesar doesn t trust Cassius? (pg. 903 lines ) 8. What did Caesar do after refusing the crown the third time? (pg. 904 lines ) 9. Why does Cassius want Brutus to turn against Caesar? (Lots of reasons) 10. What physical weaknesses does Caesar possess? (pg. 903 lines 213 pg. 904 lines 254) 11. What will Cassius do to further convince Brutus to join the conspiracy? (pg. 907 lines ) Scene 3 1. What "portentous things" did Casca report to Cicero and how did Cicero react? This one is detailed. (pg lots of detail) 2. How did Cassius interpret the unnatural phenomena? (pg. 907 put into your own words lines & pg. 909 lines 70-71) 3. How does the weather in the scene help build dramatic tension? 4. What characters join the conspiracy in this scene? 5. How will Cinna help get Brutus to join the conspiracy? (bottom of pg 910 top of pg 912)

3 Scene 1 Act II 1. Who is Lucius? (See character list pg. 893) 2. What reasons does Brutus have for thinking it might be necessary to get rid of Caesar? (pg. 917 lines 31-35) 3. What was the purpose of planting notes for Brutus to find? 4. Who came to visit Brutus? (bottom of pg. 919) 5. Name all of the conspirators. (bottom of pg. 919) 6. Why do the conspirators fear Caesar may decide to not go to the Capitol? (pg. 923 line ) 7. Explain the discussion about Cicero. (pg. 921 lines ) 8. Who is Portia? What does she ask Brutus? What does he say? Answer all parts. (pg ) 9. Who is Ligarius? (See character list pg. 893) 10. Why doesn t Brutus want to make an oath? (pg line 115 and on) 11. Brutus gives a reason why NOT to kill Antony. What does he say? (pg. 922)

4 Scene 2 1. Why does Calpurnia tell Caesar not to go to the Capitol? (Pg. 929 actual dream on pg. 931 line 75-80) 2. Who convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol? (Pg. 931) 3. What makes it fairly easy for Decius to convince Caesar to go to the Capitol? (Pg. 931 line 95-99) Scene 3 1. Who is Artemidorus and what had he done? (Pg. 932 bottom top pg. 933) 2. How does this brief scene create suspense? (pg. 933) Scene 4 1. Why does Portia send Lucius to the Capitol? (Top of pg. 935) 2. Did Brutus ever have a chance to tell Portia about the assassination plans? How do you know that? (Inference skills needed) 3. Why does Portia act like nothing is wrong, and tell Lucius to simply go to the Capitol and come back?

5 Act III Questions Scene 1 1. What does Metellus Cimber ask Caesar? (pg. 943 About to ask him to pardon his brother Line 51) 2. Who stabs Caesar first? 3. Who stabs Caesar last? (pg. 945 line 77) 4. Why do Cassius and Brutus say they did Caesar a favor by killing? (Pg lines ) 5. After the assassination, Mark Antony sends his servant to talk to Brutus. Why? (Pg lines ) 6. What does Mark Antony ask of the conspirators? Who agrees? Who disagrees but goes along? Answer all parts. (Pg. 949 lines ) 7. What does Mark Antony predict will happen because of Caesar's death? (Pg. 950 lines ) 8. Who is Octavius Caesar? 9. What does Antony tell Octavius' servant? (Pg. 951 lines ) 10. From his dying statement, what can you infer about Caesar's reaction to his assassination? (Pg. 945 Line 77) 11. How does Antony really feel?

6 Scene 2 1. In Brutus's funeral speech, what reason does he give for the death of Caesar? (pg. 952) 2. What does Brutus say would have happened to the people if Caesar had remained alive and in power? (Pg. 952 Line 23) 3. Who does Brutus say are the only ones the conspirators offended by killing Caesar? (Pg. 952 bottom) 4. How do the people react to Brutus's speech? (pg ) 5. What does Brutus volunteer to do if the people desire it? (Pg. 953 Lines 45-47) 6. Brutus asks a favor of the people. What is it? (Pg. 953 Lines 57-58) 7. How do the people react to Antony's speech? 8. What does Antony say happens to the good that men do after they die? What happens to the evil? (Put into your own words Pg. 955 Lines 76-77) 9. What things does Antony point out that show Caesar was not ambitions? How does he get the crowd to see things his way? (pg. 955) 10. What does Antony keep saying about the conspirators? (pg. 955) 11. What did Brutus and Cassius do while Antony was speaking? (Pg. 960 Lines )

7 Scene 3 1. Who is the Cinna in this scene? Was he part of the assassination? (Top of pg. 961) 2. What happens to him? (Pg. 962 line 35) 3. Why do you think Shakespeare included this scene in the play? Scene 1 Act IV 1. A second triumvirate had been formed. Of whom does it consist? (see pg. 893) 2. What are the three new rulers planning to do? (Top of pg. 967) 3. What does Antony say about Lepidus after he leaves? (Pg. 967) 4. In this scene, we see a different side of Antony. What does he say that seems out of character with the simple and honest man he seemed to be in the previous act? Scene 2 1. Who is Lucilus? (Pg. 893) 2. Who is Pindarus? (Pg. 893) 3. What does Lucilius say about the way Cassius treated him? (Top of pg. 969) 4. When Brutus realized Cassius was angry, what did he urge him not to do? (pg. 970 lines 42-47)

8 Scene 3 1. Why is Cassius angry? (Bottom of pg. 970) 2. Of what does Brutus accuse Cassius? (Top of pg. 971) 3. What did Brutus ask Cassius for that he has not received? (Bottom of pg. 972) 4. What does Cassius offer to let Brutus do? Why? (Top of pg. 975) 5. What is really bothering Brutus? (Bottom of pg. 976) 6. What reasons does Cassius give for the army not marching to Philippi? (Pg. 978 Lines ) 7. The night before Cassius and Brutus plan to fight the forces of Octavius and Antony, what disturbs the sleep of Brutus? (Top of pg. 981) 8. What warning is given to Brutus? (Pg. 981 Line 285) Scene 1 1. What affect does this brief scene have? Act V Scene 3 1. What does Cassius tell Titinius to do? (Top of pg. 992 Lines 14-18) 2. What is Pindarus supposed to do? (Pg. 992 Lines 14-18) 3. How does Pindarus misunderstand what he sees? (Pg. 992 Lines 28-31)

9 4. What does Cassius then have Pindarus do? (Bottom of Pg. 992 starting at line 41) 5. What does Titinius do when he finds Cassius's body? (Bottom of Pg. 994 Top of pg. 995) 6. How is the action in this scene an excellent example of dramatic irony? Scene 4 1. Why does Antony instruct the soldiers to treat Lucilius well? (Pg. 873 Lines 25-32) Scene 5 1. What does Strata do for Brutus? (Top of pg. 998) 2. What does Antony say about Brutus when he finds him dead? Why? (Bottom of pg. 998 Top of pg. 1000)