Study Guide: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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Study Guide:The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Pam Winarski/ Denise Walker/Elizabeth Leonard
10th grade English
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Act I: scene ii pg 901 Cassius’ monologue
“Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus, and we petty men/ Walk under his huge legs and peep about/ To find ourselves dishonorable graves.” Specifically, what does this mean? What is the significance of Cassius comparing Caesar to a “colossus”? Look at text aids on this page to help you.
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Act I: scene ii pg 903
Caesar says that Cassius has a “lean and hungry look” about him.
What feeling is Caesar expressing about Cassius in this statement?
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Act II: scene i pg 917: Brutus’ soliloquy speaks about Caesar as a “serpent”
“And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg/ Which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell.”
For what action is Brutus providing reasons?
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Act II: scene i pg 919
Brutus says to conspirators “Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough/ To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy;/ Hide it in smiles and affability:”
What does Brutus emphasize by saying this?
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Act II: scene i pg 920: Brutus says
“What watchful cares do interpose themselves/ Betwixt your eyes and night?”
Paraphrase those two lines—look at glosses or text aids to help you figure out what it means.
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Act II, scene ii: pg 929:
Caesar says “Cowards die many times before their deaths:/ The valiant never taste of death but once.”
Give a good interpretation of these lines. (must paraphrase first to get to interpretation)What does Caesar mean?
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Act III: scene i pg 944
Caesar speaks to ‘friends’ (conspirators) and says: “But I am as constant as the Northern Star,/ Of whose true-fixed and resting quality/ There is no fellow in the firmament. “
To what quality in himself is he referring to?
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Act III, scene i: pg 946:
Brutus says “So are we Caesar’s friends, that have abridged/ His time of fearing death.”
What is the purpose Brutus says these lines?
5th period ended 11/7
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Act III, scene ii: pg 950
Antony speaking over Caesar’s body, says “Over thy wounds now do I prophesy/ (Which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips/ To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue), / A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;”
What is the best analysis of the imagery in these lines? (what are the lines, the imagery, telling Antony to do?)
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Pg 915
review blank verse; which characters use blank verse most of the time? Which characters use prose most of the time?
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What motivation do Cassius and Brutus share?
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1st period/ 11/7 end
How are Cassius and Caesar similar?
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What internal conflict does Brutus face in Act I?
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4th period ended 11/7
Why does Cassius believe that Brutus should be a part of the plot against Caesar?
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Judging from his actions in Act I, what might Caesar’s tragic flaw be?
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3rd period stopped 11/77th period 11/7
In Acts I and II, there are reports of strange occurrences in Rome. What are they?
What mood is created by using such occurrences?
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Why does Antony, at first, refuse to read Caesar’s will to the crowd?
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What does the conflict between Brutus and Cassius suggest about their ability to face the challenges that lie ahead of them?
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According to Antony, why was Brutus a better man than Cassius?
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What is a good argument against Cassius being described as a tragic hero?
(see your characteristics of a tragic hero list)
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What reasons may be used to argue that Brutus is the tragic hero of the play?
(see your list of characteristics of tragic hero)
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What form does Shakespeare write in for the noble people in his plays?
The commoners?
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What does the conflict between Brutus and Cassius suggest about their ability to face the challenges that lie ahead of them?
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According to Antony, why was Brutus a better man than Cassius?
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What is imagery?
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What is the purpose of the text found to the right of the selection (in a play)?
What is this text called?
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What is a soliloquy?
How do you know when a soliloquy is being given?
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What are the different types of conflict?
What conflict does a tragic hero suffer from most often?