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82 Cards in this Set

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agrees to the execution of his own nephew's death
Mark Antony
Brutus' loyal servant
Lucius
Brutus' servant
Lucius
Brutus' wife
Portia
Caesar's nephew
Octavius
Caesar's wife
Calpurnia
called the "noblest Roman"
Brutus
convinces Brutus to join the plot
Cassius
Convinces Caesar to attend Senate on the Ides of March
Decius Brutus
First to stab Caesar
Casca
Joins plot because of Brutus
ligiarius
Roman leader before Caesar
pompey
Roman tribune
Marulius
suffers from falling sickness
Caesar
tries to warn Caesar
Artemidorus
wrote history of Julius Caesar
plutarch
an innocent killed by the mob
Cinna, the poet
the protagonist of the play
Brutus
the antagonist of the play
Cassius
Brutus admits he lacks Antony's "quick spirit".
True
Brutus' main motive in killing Caesar is spite for an old injury Caesar inflicted upon him.
True
Brutus' is better at dealing with vague ideas than with real people and situations.
True
Alchemy is the process of shaping gold into beautiful objects.
True
Brutus contends that Caesar's death is necessary to stop his ambition.
True
Cassius mostly opposes Caesar on political principles.
False
The "bathing-in-blood" scene was realistically performed on the Elizabethan stage because the audience loved gored and violence.
False
Antony's grief for Cesar is sincere since he speaks of it in a soliloquy by Caesar's body.
True
Caesar's cry "Et tu, Brute" means "Help me, Brutus".
False
The group that is planning the assassination is well-organized.
False
Cassius truly opposes tyranny.
True
The powerful Caesar is beginning to weaken in his physical abilities.
True
Casca's description of the populace shows a compassion for the common people.
False
Brutus cannot be deceived by false flattery.
False
To Caesar, men who are keen observers, have no interest in the arts and seldom smile are dangerous.
True
Casca declares that he met a lion in the street on the night before Caesar's assassination.
True
Brutus adds prestige to the conspirators cause.
True
Brutus convinces Cassius that Antony should be allowed to live.
True
The anonymous letters that Brutus receives are genuine.
False
Brutus never regrets the killing of Caesar
False
Mark Antony shows hypocrisy when he tries to deprive the Roman public of part of their legacy.
True
The storms before Caesar's death are omens of an unnatural act to come
True
Caesar's ghost appears to both Brutus and Cassius.
False
Brutus views the assassination as a means to protect the freedom of the citizens of Rome.
True
Brutus says the plotters need no oath because they already swore one.
True
The quarrel between Brutus and Cassius at camp Sardis demonstrates that the conspiracy is breaking down.
True
Caesar does not fear death because he knows that all men die.
True
Brutus is a loving husband.
False
The play appeals to Elizabethan theatre goers' belief in omens and superstition.
True
Cassius believes that allowing Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral is a big mistake.
True
Marcus Brutus is also known as Decius Brutus.
False
Caesar is buried in Sardis.
False
Caesar saved Cassius from drowning.
True
Antony eventually becomes obsessed with gaining power.
True
Caesar is arrogant.
True
Brutus is freed by Lucilius.
True
Cassius wants to wait for Antony and Octavius to bring their army to his location.
False
Brutus believes he gave a book he was reading to his servant.
--
The action occurs over a period of two years.
--
"The fault...is not in our stars, but in ourselves expresses Shakespeares' belief in fate.
False
There are nine conspirators.
False
Who are the members of the triumvirate after the assassination
Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus
Who is Portia's father?
Cato The Younger
Brutus adds prestige to the conspirators cause.
Yes
Who orders the burial of Cassius in Thasos?
Brutus
How does Messala die?
--
Whose swords take the lives of Brutus and Cassius?
Strato
What is the atmosphere of the first scene?
--
What does Caesar leave to the people of Rome in his will?
75 drachmas, silver coins
What number is significant in the play several times?
23
Who does Antony describe as a plain, blunt man?
Himself
"He will never follow anything that other men begin" describes which character?
Cicero
What is Calpurnia's affliction?
"Jem's got the look-arounds," an affliction Calpurnia said all boys caught at his age.
What does Antony call the conspirators?
"honorable men"
"Et tu Brute."
Caesar
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."
Cassius
"Ambition should be made of sterner stuff"
Marcus Antonius
"Men at some time are masters of their fate."
Cassius
"It was Greek to me."
Casca
"Beware the Ides of March"
Soothsayer
"Friends, Romans, Countryman, lend me your ears."
Marc Antony
"Cowards die many times before their deaths/ The valiant never taste of death but once."
Caesar
"This was the noblest Roman of all.”
Marc Antony