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CaesarActFour
Question | Answer |
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what is the setting in scene one? | a house in Rome |
what are the three purposes of scene one? | 1) introduces octavius 2) shows the tension among Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus - O and L usually give into Antony 3) shows the inhumanity to which the war has reduced the Romans |
What was happening in Rome after Caesar's assassination | chaos |
After Caesar's death, who tried to become a self-made dictator? what stopped him/ | Antony; Octavius |
We do not hear of any of the conspirators again besides who? | Brutus and Cassius |
When does the Second Triumvirate form? Who is it made up by? | October, 43 BC; Octavius, Antony, Lepidus |
who is lepidus? | One of Caesar's former officers |
In scene one, what is the list that octavius, antony, and lepidus are making? | a list of men who will stand in their way and anybody they think is a threat to them they will have to kill |
Who are some of the people in the Triumvirate's list? What does this show? | Antony agrees to having his nephew killed, and Lepidus agrees to having his brother killed; extent to where the men will go |
____ has become much worse than Caesar ever would have been | Antony |
What does Antony plan to do with the money Caesar left for the people of Rome? | Deprive them of it |
What is the setting of scene 2? | Camp near Sardis; several months have passes since the assassination |
Who are Lucilius and Titinius? | They are part of Brutus's camp |
Who is Pindarus? | Cassius's servant |
What does Scene II prepare us for? | Scene III, the Quarrel Scene; Cassius is seeing results of his giving into Brutus; Both are sorry for what they have done |
Scene 2 is the point in which we see what? | brutus and cassius begin to descend |
what is the setting of scene 3? | brutus's tent |
Brutus had publicly accused who of embezzling money and taking bribes? | Lucius Pella, one of Cassius's men |
Why is Cassius angry at Brutus? | Because Cassius and written a letter to Brutus saying Lucius Pella was innocent, and Brutus says it is true about Pella |
Brutus says that Cassius has a what? | itchy palm; greedy |
“You know that you are Brutus that speaks this, Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.” what does this mean? | Cassius says that if Brutus were not Brutus, he'd be dead right now for accusing Cassius of raising money illegally |
what is ironic about Brutus being mad at Cassius for not loaning him money for his army? | Brutus judges Cassius for raising money dishonorably but he asks Cassius for some of the it |
In scene 3, after they stop arguing and settle their differences, what do both Brutus and Cassius regret? | Caesar's death |
who is Messala? | friend of Brutus |
How and why does Portia die? | commits suicide by putting hot coals in her mouth; she was depressed because Brutus was gone and worried about Rome under Antony and Octavius |
Among dozens of men Antony and Octavius have put to death, ________ was one. | Cicero |
Where are Octavius and Antony heading? This is where the battle will take place | Philippi |
Why are people in Rome being killed right and left? | They are no longer protected by Roman law |
What is Brutus's fifth and final mistake? | going to Philippi |
What does Cassius think would be the better option over going to Philippi? | let antony and octavius come to them; they will be rested and others will be tired |
why does Brutus think going to Philippi is good? | he thinks they will be able to pick up some forces on the way |
what are some greek superstitions of ghosts? | 1)appearance of ghost will make flames turn blue 2)ghost of murdered will seek revenge on killer 3)ghosts come back in same form as they left |
what does it mean when the ghost of Caesar say he will see Brutus at Philippi? | Foreshadowing |
aFter the encounter with the ghost of Caesar, Brutus thinks what happened? | he was dreaming and the voices were the servants sleepytalking |