The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
(cont.)
by William Shakespeare
Act III
Act III, sc i
Capital Hill in Rome
What are the opening words in
Act III? Who says them?
Who greets Caesar and begs him
to read his scroll of paper?
What do the conspirators do
then? Where does Caesar go?
In which person does Caesar
speak?
Are we all ready? What is now amiss
That Caesar and his Senate must redresss?
(Act III, sc i, lines 31-32)
When Caesar speaks to the
Senate, what personality
characteristics are obvious?
After Caesar shows his arrogance
and lack of compassion, what
happens?
What are Caesar’s last two lines?
What does Caesar mean when he
says Et tu, Brutè?
Where does Antony go when he
hears of Caesar’s assassination?
Why?
Who does Antony send to see if it
is safe to come to the Capitol?
What response is given by
Brutus?
What major question does
Antony ask of the assassins?
What does Antony ask to do at
the funeral for Caesar?
What is Brutus’s response?
When everyone leaves the stage
except for Antony, what type of
dramatic speech does he deliver?
At the end of Act III, sc I, who
does Antony send for?
Act III, sc ii
The Forum
What was the forum?
What was a Rostra?
Who says the following quote
“Not that I loved Caesar less, but
that I loved Rome more”?
When Brutus gives his speech to
the plebeians, what style of
speech does he use?
What writing technique does
Brutus use in his speech?
Cite examples of parallelism.
Example of Parallelism
As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it;
as he was valiant, I honor him;
but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Example of Parallelism
There is
tears, for his love;
joy, for his fortune;
honor, for his valor;
and
death, for his ambition.
Example of Parallelism
Who is here so base, that…If
any, speak…
Who is here so rude, that…If
any, speak…
Who is here so vile, that… If
any, speak…
What is Brutus’s repeated reason
for Caesar’s death?
How does Brutus end his speech?
What is the crowd’s response?
After Brutus’s speech, he leaves.
Who comes and gives a speech?
Unlike Brutus who used prose,
what style of speech does Antony
use?
What is blank verse?
What two adjectives describe
Antony’s speech, in contrast with
Brutus’s?
How does Antony use repetition
effectively in his speech?
What do we know about
Antony’s emotions when one of
the plebeians says, “Poor soul,
his eyes are red as fire with
weeping”?
What did Antony find in Caesar’s
closet?
What does
Antony’s
coming down
to join the
plebeians in a
ring around
Caesar’s
corpse
symbolize?
To whom is Antony referring
when he says, “This was the most
unkindest cut of all”? (line 185)
When Antony says, “Let me not
stir you up to such a sudden flood
of mutiny,” what is the irony?
What is a tangible item that
Antony uses to rile (enrage) the
crowd?
What did Caesar leave in his will
to every Roman citizen?
Why does the will information
rile the crowd?
Does Antony achieve his desired
response by the crowd?
What does the response by the
commoners to the TWO speeches
tell us about the crowd?
At the end of scene ii, the
plebeians leave with Caesar’s
body. Who is left on the stage?
When Antony speaks, what type
of dramatic speech is it?
What type of poetic device does
Antony use in the following:
“Mischief, thou are afoot, Take
thou what course thou wilt”?
What information does a servant
tell Antony?
Brutus and Cassius have fled
“like madmen” from Rome.
To whom does Antony want to
be lead?
Act III, sc iii
A street
Who comes along the street and
is accosted by the plebeians?
Who do the plebeians mistake
him for?
When Cinna tells the plebeians
that he is Cinna the poet, of what
do they accuse him?
Why does Shakespeare add the
accusation of writing bad verses?
What does the mob do to Cinna
the poet?
What does the horrible death of
Cinna the poet symbolize?
End of Act III