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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Study Questions

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Directions:Afterreadingeachactoutloudinclass,thefollowingquestionswillbediscussedandansweredindividuallyorinsmallgroupsinclass.Eachstudentmustwritetheanswerstothefollowingquestionsincompletesentencesonaseparatesheetofpaper.Allanswersshouldbenumberedandheadedwiththe properactandscenenumbers!Mostresponseswillrequireseveralsentencesinordertobeansweredcompletely(Rememberto“Readit,Ripit,Sayit,ProveitandConnectit”)

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ActI,Scene1

1.Whatisthesituationatthebeginningoftheplay?2.IdentifyFlaviusandMarullus.Whataretheydoing?3.WhatisLupercal?

ActI,Scene2

4.WhatwarningisgiventoCaesar?Bywhom?Howdoeshereact?5.WhatarethetwoincidentsCassiustellstoBrutus?Whatishispurposeintellingthem?6.WhatkindofpersondoesBrutusseemtobe?Cassius?7.WhatisCaesar'sopinionofAntony?ofCassius?8.WhatisthereportgivenbyCasca?9.HowdoesCassiusfeelabouthistalkwithBrutus?

ActI,Scene3

10.Whatistheeffectofthestorm?It'spurpose?11.HowdoesCassiussayhecanescapetyranny?12.WhatisthenextstepinconvincingBrutus?13.Inscene3CassiussaysofCaesar:"Iknowhewouldnotbeawolf/ButthatheseestheRomansarebutsheep."Explainwhathemeans.14.Scene3describesmanystrangehappeningsinRome.Whyaresucheventsappropriatetotheactionoftheplayatthismoment?15.WhatkindofpersonisCasca?

ActIIGeneralQuestions

1.WhatareBrutus'reasonsfordecidingthatitisrighttoassassinateCaesar?2.WhatpicturedoesShakespearegiveusofBrutus'marriage?3.WhatdoesCaesar'shabitofreferringtohimselfinthethirdpersontellusabouthim?(Forexample,hesays,"ShallCaesarsendalie?")4.WhatevidenceisthereinthisactthatshowsbothCaesarandBrutuscanbeinXluencedbyXlattery?

ActII,Scene1

1.ExplainBrutus'speechthatbegins:“Itmustbebyhisdeath…”2.WhydotheconspiratorswantCiceroandthenleavehimout?3.Whywon'tBrutustakeanoath?4.WhydoesheopposetheassassinationofAntony?5.HowhasCaesarchanged?6.WhataresomeofPortia'scharacteristics?

ActII,Scene2

7.Describethenight.8.WhathasCaesardecidedtodowhenDeciuscomes?Whatreasondoeshegive?9.Whydoeshechangehismind?10.Whatarethetwointerpretationsofthedream?

ActIIIGeneralQuestions

1.ExplainhowAntonyisabletoworkthecrowdupintoafrenzywithhisspeech?2.WhatimpressiondoesShakespearegiveofthecrowd'scharacterinthisact?

ActIII,Scene1

1.Whatwaseachofthefollowingcharacterstodoatthecapitol:Trebonious,Cimber,Casca,Brutus?2.Howdotheconspiratorsreacttotheassassination?3.HowcanyouprovethedreamwasfulXilled?4.Whatprophecyismade?5.WhatmessagedoesAntony'sservantbring?6.WhatdoesAntonyaskoftheconspiratorsiftheyplantokillhim?7.Ofwhatdotheyassurehim?8.WhodoubtsthewisdomofansweringAntony'srequest?9.SummarizeAntony’ssoliloquy.

ActIII,Scene2

10.HowdoesBrutusjustifyCaesar'smurderwhenhespeakstothepeople?11.Howisthepointproventothepeople?12.HowdoesAntonyarousethepeopletomutiny?13.HowdoesAntonyshowheunderstandsthepeoplebetterthanBrutus?14.WhatthreeexamplesdoesAntonygivetoprovethatCaesarwasnotambitious?15.WhataretheprovisionsofCaesar'swill?16.WhoispreparedtotakecontrolofthegovernmentofRomenow?

ActIVGeneralQuestion

1.HowdoesBrutusreacttoPortia'sdeath?Whatdowelearnabouthimfromhisreaction?

ActIV,Scene1

1.WhatistheSecondTriumvirate?Whocomposesit?2.Whatisthenewtriumvirateplanningtodo?

ActIV,Scene2

3.WhereareBrutusandCassius?

ActIV,Scene3

4.Whoquarrels?Why?5.WhatdoesBrutusthinkofhimself?6.WhydoesCassiussayheisawearyoftheworld?7.WhatalibidoesCassiususe?8.WhatnewsdowehearofPortia?WhatisBrutus'reaction?9.GivetheargumentsproandconformarchingtoPhilippi.WhydoesCassiusthinkthearmyshouldbeheldatSardis?WhydoesBrutusthinktheyshouldmarch?10.WhydoesCaesar'sghostappeartoBrutus?WhatdoesitsaytoBrutus?

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