Characters, Quotes, Vocab Julius Caesar

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Strato

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officer and soldier for Brutus, killed Brutus when asked to

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Lucilius

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got captured by Antony's army, lied and protected Brutus (they thought he was Brutus)

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Octavius

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Caesar's adopted son, appointed successor, works with Antony against Brutus

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Artemidorus

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warns Caesar about the group of conspirators

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Flavius

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wanted the Romans to stop celebrating Pompey's defeat

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Julius Caesar

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dictator of Rom, Octavius' father, killed by Cassius' group of conspirators

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Casca

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conspirator, tells about Julius declining the crown, stabs Caesar first

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Calphurnia

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Caesar's wife, believed in omens, tried to keep Caesar from going to Senate on March 15

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Mark Antony

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friend of Caesar, gave a speech that sent Rome into a frenzy, led war against Brutus

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Portia

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Brutus' wife, swallowed hot coals to kill herself

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Trebonius

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conspirator

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Decius

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conspirator, caused Caesar to go to the Senate

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Cinna

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conspirator, left notes for Caesar, another man was killed because he had the same name

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Cassius

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conspirator, general and long time friend of Caesar, started the conspiracy

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Soothsayer

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warned Caesar of March 15

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Brutus

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conspirator, worked with Cassius to kill Caesar, was one of Caesar's friends

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Metellus

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conspirator

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"Beware the Ides of March." (Act I, Scene II)

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Soothsayer says this to Caesar, warning him of March 15

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"The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power." (Act II, Scene I)

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Brutus, to himself, thinking of how to kill Caesar

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"Let's kill him boldly, but not wrathfully. Let's carve him as a dish fit for the gods, not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds. And let our hearts, as subtle masters do, stir up their servants to an act of rage and after seem to chide 'em. This shall make or purpose necessary and not envious, which so appearing to the common eyes, we shall be called purgers, not murderers. And for Mark Antony, think not of him. For he can do no more than Caesar's arm when Caesar's head is cut off." (Act II, Scene I)

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Brutus, describing how they will kill Caesar to Cassius, also saying they shouldn't kill Mark Antony.

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"Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out 'Help, ho! They murder Caesar!'" (Act II, Scene II)

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Caesar's talking to himself about his wife's dreams of him being murdered

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"Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!" (Act III, Scene I)

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Cinna, justifying why they killed Caesar

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"You know not what you do. Do not consent that Antony speak in his funeral." (Act III, Scene I)

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Cassius when Brutus grants Antony permission to speak at Caesar's funeral

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"- not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (Act III, Scene II)

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Brutus' speech at funeral telling he killed Caesar for the good of Rome

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"Friend, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." (Act III, Scene II)

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Antony, parodying Brutus, at Caesar's funeral, then made the crowd into a riot

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"Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, take though what course thou wilt." (Act III, Scene II)

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Antony is saying to himself that he's begun trouble and to take whatever course he wants

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"Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sward that killed thee." (Act V, Scene III)

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Cassius before Pindarus stabs him, he asked Pindarus to, saying Caesar is avenged

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"Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will." (Act V, Scene V)

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Brutus, saying he killed himself more willingly than he was to kill Caesar

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"This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators, save only he, did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only, in general honest thought and common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world, 'This was a good man.'" (Act V, Scene V)

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Mark Antony talking about how Brutus was noble because he believed he was doing the best thing for Rome

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Legacies

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inherited money or goods

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Ingrafted

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planted firmly, established

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Cogitations

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thoughts

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Visage

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face

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Chastisement

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punishment

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Ensign

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colors, flag carried by company

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Prodigies

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foreboding

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emulation

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envy

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exignent

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critical moment

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accoutered

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fully armed

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covetous

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wanting possessions of others

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entreat

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make an earnest request of

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appertain

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belong to a proper function or part

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envenomed

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poisoned

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puissant

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powerful, mighty

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Appeased

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soothed, pacified

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strife

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struggle, fight, or quarrel

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fain

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gladly

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augurers

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signs of disaster

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construe

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interpret

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entrails

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internal organs, especially intestines

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mettle

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temperament nature

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portentous

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omens

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malice

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ill-will or spite