Pamela Ibanez
Krucli
English II Hon. E-core
Caesar Questions
15. On his arrival at the Senate, Caesar has thirty lines to
speak before Casca strikes his first blow. Find examples in those lines of:
a.pomposity: But I am constant as the northern star
b.vainty: I could be well mov’d,
if I were as you;
c.
arrogance: To think that Caesar bears such rebel blood that will be thaw’d from the true quality
d. affection: Et tu, Brute? Then
fall Caesar!
e. pride: Unshak’d of motion; and
that I am he
Do you think Shakespeare had a dramatic purpose in showing Caesar at his worst immediately before the assassination? Explain this purpose.
I believe that Shakespeare wanted to show that Brutus was killing Caesar for a reason and so he showed him at his worst.
9. In his address to the mob in the forum. Brutus speaks in prose, not blank verse. His words have been described as “a lecture.”
a. hear me
for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear
b. Censure me in your wisdom, and
wake your sense, that you may the better judge
c. Had you rather Caesar living,
and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free as men?
d. He says that he loves
e. I have done no more to Caesar than you shall do to Brutus
Comment on the wisdom of his approach and assumptions. Do you think it is reasonable to describe him as politically naïve?
It was not wise because it made him sound dumber than what he really was, and he also was not interesting, and did not pursway the crowd as powerfully as if he would have not talked as “ a lecture.” Lectures are also boring a lot of the time, and nobody will be moved by a lecture. Brutus is naïve.
6. In act II scene I, in which Cassius win over Brutus to the conspiracy, show evidence of
a. as
to annoy us all; which to prevent, let
b. Decius, well urg’d. I think it is
not meet, Mark Antony, so well belov’d
of Caesar, should outlive Caesar;
c. Decius, well urg’d
4. Anotony shows a masterly control over the fickle nature of the common people
a. before antony ascends to the public chair to make his oration, which remark typifies the commoners’ dull wittedness?
-Gentle Romans
b. whereas
Brutus’s speech appealed to the intellect,
- they become very emotional and riot
C. he says of the commoners, “you
are not wood, you are not stones, but men” explain why
-he wants to side with the people so they believe him to be more trustworthy. He also tends to flatter them to get their approval.
d. why does
-He wants their attention and a focus to listen to
g. the
commoners forget the will untill
- the mob cannot concentrate well