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CaesarActFive
Question | Answer |
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Scene one shows us that Brutus and Cassius have a premonition of ________ | defeat |
Why is there a premonition of defeat? | They have marched from Sardis to Philippi, the men are tired, and cassius and brutus say their goodbyes incase they are killed |
Cassius tells Brutus they wouldn't be in that mess if what? | they would have stuck with Cassius's plan and killed Antony |
How many times did Octavius say Caesar was stabbed? | 33 |
The day they battle is significant, why? | it is cassius's bday and the day he dies |
Why does Cassius say he is beginning to start to believe in omens? | Because of some of the signs he has seen |
Brutus says he would rather do what then be captured by Antony and march through the streets of Rome? | commit suicide |
Who is against who? | Brutus's Army vs. Octavius's Army; Cassius's Army vs. Antony's army |
Scene 3 shows us 2 of the 3 unnecessary deaths.. who are the two? | cassius, titinius |
What was the fault in Brutus and Cassius's plan to attack? | Brutus went too early |
Some of Cassius's men had done what? | Deserted him; the ones that were caught were killed |
What caused Cassius's soldiers to be vulnerable? | Brutus winning the battle after going too early; Now Antony is going to be able to defeat the forces of Cassius |
What are Brutus's soldiers doing? | looting, robbing, stealig |
what is the misinterpretation? | Pindarus sees soldiers chasing after Titinius and screams and thinks Titinius has been captured; it was really Brutus's men catching up with him to tell them they had won |
Why does Cassius kill himself? | he thinks the soldiers have captured Brutus's army and Cassius is next; so he commits suicide rather than be captured |
Cassius and Brutus both die with who's name on their lips? | Caesar's |
With Cassius's death, what happens to Pindarus? | He is a freeman and leaves |
why does Titinius kill himself? | he is appalled by Cassius's death and thinks it is his fault |
What does Brutus whisper to Clitus to do? | kill him |
Who does Brutus get to kill him? | Strato, his slave; he holds the sword for Brutus to fall on to |
Because Brutus has compassion and concern for Strato, what does he tell him to do? | Look away |
What is significant about Cassius and Brutus's death? | Caesar's death has been avenged |
How will Brutus be buried? | with a soldier's burial |
Who will take all of Brutus's servants for his own? | Octavius |
what does antony say about Brutus? | noblest roman of all; killed Caesar because he truly thought it was for the welfare of Rome; only one of the conspirators who was not envious of Caesar; honest, gentle, truly noble man; world can say this was a man |
who will become ruler of the Roman empire? | Octavius |
How is Brutus a tragic hero? | highborn: nobleman; tragic flaw: idealism; effects family:wife dies; admits the mistake of killing Caesar |
In the end, ______ is much worse than Caesar ever would have been? how? | antony; ruthless, has own relatives killed, extremely ambitious, very dishonest (deprives citizens of money Caesar left them? |