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Julius Caesar: Act 1
Complete.
Review
1.
Whom do they need to convince to join them? How are they going to accomplish this?
2.
What is the weather like at the opening of Scene 3? Why is this significant?
3.
What happened to Caesar after Antony offered the coronet the third time? Explain what caused this.
4.
How does Caesar feel about Cassius?
5.
What does Cassius compare Romans of the day to? Why?
6.
Name two of the omens seen by Casca.
7.
Why does Caesar want Antony to touch his wife as he passes her during the race?
8.
What two events does Cassius recount to remind Brutus that Caesar is a mere mortal?
9.
What great victory has Caesar just accomplished?
10.
What happens to Flavius and Marullus?
11.
What warning does the soothsayer call out to Caesar?
12.
What does Brutus reveal to Cassius concerning his fears about Caesar?
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13.
Where are the others who are involved in the plot meeting?
14.
What does Antony offer to Caesar? What does Caesar do?
15.
What occupation does the second commoner hold? What work does a person in this occupation
perform?
16.
Why are the commoners in the street?
17.
Why does Flavius want the commoners to leave the streets?
18.
Casca joins Cassius in his plot.
A. True
B. False
19.
What position do Flavius and Marullus hold? What are their responsibilities?
20.
Who made the well-known statement, "...it was Greek to me?"
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Julius Caesar: Act 1
Explain the discussion between Cassius and Brutus in Act 1, Scene 2.
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Answer Key
1. They need Brutus. They are going to send him notes from different people that illustrate his high
reputation.
2. The weather is stormy. It reflects the things that are going to occur.
3. Caesar fainted and foamed at the mouth because he has epilepsy or "falling-sickness."
4. He believes Cassius is dangerous.
5. He feels Romans have become womanish. The father's minds are dead, and the mother's spirits
govern the men. The people are relying on their muscle rather than their brains.
6. tempests dropping fire; a slave's hand catches fire but remains unharmed; a lion gazed at him;
women saying they saw men in fire walking up and down the streets; a bird of the night sitting in the
marketplace at noon
7. Calpurnia is barren. There is a belief that if a runner in the race touches a barren woman, she will be
able to have children.
8. Caesar's near drowning and fever in Spain
9. He has defeated Pompey's sons.
10. They are executed.
11. beware the ides of March
12. that Caesar will become king
13. on the porch outside Pompey's theatre
14. Antony offers Caesar a laurel wreath or crown. Caesar refuses to take it.
15. a cobbler who makes shoes
16. to honor Caesar for his great victory
17. Flavius is not happy that the people have forgotten that they once celebrated Pompey's victories. He
feels they are dishonoring Pompey's memory.
18. (A)
19. They are tribunes - judges who are responsible for keeping the people safe.
20. Casca