Question 1

I shall remember.
When Caesar says, “do this,” it is performed

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Characterization
Mark Antony speaking with Caesar.

Question 2

These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,
Who else would soar above the view of men
And keep us all in servile fearfulness

Accepted Answer

End of Act I scene i.
Metaphor
Flavius referring to Caesar's growing power.

Question 3

Beware the Ides of March

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Foreshadowing
Soothsayer

Question 4

Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,
And I will look on both indifferently,
For let the gods so speed me as I love
The name of honor more than I fear death.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Characterization.
Marcus Brutus talking about himself.

Question 5

Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Philosophical Statement
Cassius
Trying to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy

Question 6

There was a Brutus once that would have brooked
Th' eternal devil to keep his state in Rome
As easily as a king.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Cassius referring to Junius Brutus, Marcus Brutus' ancestor who expelled the first monarchy in Rome in an attempt to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.

Question 7

Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Indirect characterization.
Caesar speaking to Antony and referring to Cassius seeing Cassius as a threat.

Question 8

I rather tell thee what is to be feared
Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar.
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
And tell me truly what thou think’st of him.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Julius Caesar.
This quote reflects his arrogance but also his vulnerability of having an ear that is deaf.

Question 9

He fell down in the marketplace, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
Casca describing Caesar who had suffered a seizure in the marketplace when Caesar was offered a crown three times.

Question 10

Well, Brutus, thou art noble. Yet I see
Thy honorable mettle may be wrought
From that it is disposed.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii.
soliloquy
Cassius is talking about Brutus and how he can manipulate Brutus.

Question 11

I will this night,
In several hands, in at his windows throw,
As if they came from several citizens...

Accepted Answer

Act I scene ii
soliloquy
Cassius revealing that he is going to flatter Brutus through letters he wrote in several different "hands" to make it seem like many people had written them.

Question 12

Casca: Cassius, what night is this!

Cassius: A very pleasing night to honest men.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene iii.
Cassius attributes all of the crazy events that were happening to the fact that Caesar was in power.  Casca joins the conspiracy in this scene as well.

Question 13

Casca:...And he shall wear his crown by sea and land
In every place save here in Italy.
Cassius: I know where I will wear this dagger then.
Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene iii.
Cassius reacts to the idea of Caesar being crowned by threatening suicide.  It reflects how choleric and uncontrollable Cassius is when he is emotional.

Question 14

And why should Caesar be a tyrant then?
Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf
But that he sees the Romans are but sheep.
He were no lion were not Romans hinds.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene iii.
Cassius talking about Caesar.
Metaphor.  FYI, a "hind" is a deer.

Question 15

Oh, he sits high in all the people’s hearts,
And that which would appear offense in us,
His countenance, like richest alchemy,
Will change to virtue and to worthiness.

Accepted Answer

Act I scene iii.
Casca talking about Brutus.
Metaphor.  
Brutus joining the conspiracy is compared changing lead into gold.

JC Quotations Act I

Julius Caesar quotes Act I

Question	Answer
I shall remember. When Caesar says, “do this,” it is performed	Act I scene ii. Characterization Mark Antony speaking with Caesar.
These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch, Who else would soar above the view of men And keep us all in servile fearfulness	End of Act I scene i. Metaphor Flavius referring to Caesar's growing power.
Beware the Ides of March	Act I scene ii. Foreshadowing Soothsayer
Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death.	Act I scene ii. Characterization. Marcus Brutus talking about himself.
Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars But in ourselves, that we are underlings.	Act I scene ii. Philosophical Statement Cassius Trying to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy
There was a Brutus once that would have brooked Th' eternal devil to keep his state in Rome As easily as a king.	Act I scene ii. Cassius referring to Junius Brutus, Marcus Brutus' ancestor who expelled the first monarchy in Rome in an attempt to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.
Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.	Act I scene ii. Indirect characterization. Caesar speaking to Antony and referring to Cassius seeing Cassius as a threat.
I rather tell thee what is to be feared Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf, And tell me truly what thou think’st of him.	Act I scene ii. Julius Caesar. This quote reflects his arrogance but also his vulnerability of having an ear that is deaf.
He fell down in the marketplace, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless.	Act I scene ii. Casca describing Caesar who had suffered a seizure in the marketplace when Caesar was offered a crown three times.
Well, Brutus, thou art noble. Yet I see Thy honorable mettle may be wrought From that it is disposed.	Act I scene ii. soliloquy Cassius is talking about Brutus and how he can manipulate Brutus.
I will this night, In several hands, in at his windows throw, As if they came from several citizens...	Act I scene ii soliloquy Cassius revealing that he is going to flatter Brutus through letters he wrote in several different "hands" to make it seem like many people had written them.
Casca: Cassius, what night is this! Cassius: A very pleasing night to honest men.	Act I scene iii. Cassius attributes all of the crazy events that were happening to the fact that Caesar was in power. Casca joins the conspiracy in this scene as well.
Casca:...And he shall wear his crown by sea and land In every place save here in Italy. Cassius: I know where I will wear this dagger then. Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius.	Act I scene iii. Cassius reacts to the idea of Caesar being crowned by threatening suicide. It reflects how choleric and uncontrollable Cassius is when he is emotional.
And why should Caesar be a tyrant then? Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf But that he sees the Romans are but sheep. He were no lion were not Romans hinds.	Act I scene iii. Cassius talking about Caesar. Metaphor. FYI, a "hind" is a deer.
Oh, he sits high in all the people’s hearts, And that which would appear offense in us, His countenance, like richest alchemy, Will change to virtue and to worthiness.	Act I scene iii. Casca talking about Brutus. Metaphor. Brutus joining the conspiracy is compared changing lead into gold.

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