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Act III Study Questions
Julius Caesar
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Act III, Scene 1:
L Why does Caesar not read Artemidorus' letter?
2. Why does Cassius think their assassination plan has been discovered?
3. Why does Caesar get angry at Metellus?
4. What does Brutus tell the frishtened senators after Caesar's assassination?
5. How does Calphurnia's dream come true?
6. What does Antony want from the conspirators?
7. What restrictions does Brutus place on Antony when he allows him to speak at the
funeral?
8. What does Antony predict in his soliloquy?
9. What information does the messenger bring to Antony?
10. What are Antony's intentions as the scene ends?
Act III, Scene 2 & 3:
1. How does Brutus justiff the killing of Caesar to the people of Rome?
2. What is the crowd's reaction to Brutus' speech?
3. What two reasons does Antony give to prove Caesar wasn't ambitious?

4. How does Antony use irony in his funeral speech?
5. what is the meaning of the pun "brutish beasts"? who says it?
6- How does Antony use caesar's cloak to manipulate the crowd?
7. How does Antony say that Caesar died?
8' What is the news that the messenger brings to Antony at the end of the scene?
9. Why is Cinna out on the streets?
10. What is the excuse the mob uses to kill Cinna?
Parallel Structure
Parallel structure is the expression of similar ideas in similar grammatical form. It can make
ordinary prose more poetic and a speech more powerful.
Identify and explain the parallel elements in each of the following examples.
l. Most high, most mighty, and most puissant Caesar...
2' Brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest; / Caesarwas mighty, bold, royal, and loving.
3' Not that I loved caesar less, but that I roved Rome more.
4, I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
5' who is here so base, that / would be a bondm an? ... who is here so rude, that would not
be a /Roman?

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Practice 5
Use the following passage from Act III, scene i of Julius Caesar
to answer questions 1-12.
Brutus. Be patient till the last.
Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for
my cause, and be silent that you may hear.
Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to
mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me
in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you
may the better judge. If there be any in this
assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I
say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than
his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose
against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I
loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.
Had you rather Caesar were living and die all
slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free
men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he
was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I
honor him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
There is tears for his love;joy for his fortune;
honor for his valor; and death for his ambition.
Who is here so base that would be a bondman?
If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is
here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any,
speak, for him have I offended. Who is here so
vile that will not love his country? If any, speak,
for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
All. None. Brutus. none!
Bra. Then none I have offended. I have
done no more to Caesar than you shall do to
Brutus. The question of his death is enrolled in
the Capitol, his glory not extenuated wherein he
was wonhy, not his offenses enforced for which
he suffered death.
Enter Marc Antony [and others] with
Caesar's body.
Here comes his body, mourned by Marc Antony,
who, though he had no hand in his death, shall
receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the
commonwealth, as which of you shall not? With
this I depart, that, as I slew my best lover for the
good of Rome, I have the same dagger for
myself when it shall please my country to need
my death.
All. Live. Brutus. live. live!
lBrutus comes down.f
First Plebian Bring him with triumph
home unto his house.
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Second Plebian. Give him a statue with his
ancestors.
Third Plebiqn. Let him be Caesar.
Fourth Plebian. Caesar's better parts
Shall be crowned in Brutus.
First Plebian We'll bring him to his house
with shouts and clamors.
Bru. My countrymen-
Second Plebian. Peace, silence! Brutus
speaks.
Second Plebian. Peace, ho!
Brz. Good countrymen,let me depart alone,
And, for my sake, stay here with Antony.
Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his
speech
Tending to Caesar's glories, which Marc
Antony,
By our permission, is allowed to make.
I do entreat you, not a man depart,
Save I alone, till Antony have spoke. Exit.
Antony. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend
me your ears.
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after theml
The good is oft interred with their bones.
So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious.
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it.
Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest-
For Brutus is an honorable man,
So are they all, all honorable men-
Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me;
But Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honorable man.
He hath brought many captives home to Rome,
Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.
Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?
When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept;
Ambition should be made of stemer stuff.
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honorable man,
You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
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Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And sure he is an honorable man.
I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,
But here I am to speak what I do know.
You all did love him once, not without cause.
What cause withholds you then to mourn for
him?
O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;
My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,
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Brutus's words seem to indicate that he is
A confident
B fearful
C repentant
D vengeful
The fact that Marc Antony speaks to the
crowd after Brutus gives his speech is
significant because
A this lets him address a group ofpeople
who are already angry
B this gives Brutus an opportunity to
escape the crowd
C this demonstrates that Antony had
nothing to do with Caesar's death
D this allows him to refute what Brutus
has said
Which best expresses the MAIN idea of
Antony's speech?
A Caesar cared deeply for the common
people of Rome.
B Brutus's words and actions show him to
be an honorable man.
C Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus
believed him to be.
D People will remember Caesar more for
his evil deeds than for the eood he did.
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And I must pause till it come back to me.
First Plebian Methinks there is much
reason in his sayings.
Second Plebian. If thou consider rightly of
the matter, Caesar has had a great wrong.
Third Plebian There's not a nobler man in
Rome than Antony.
Fourth Plebian. Now mark him. He beeins
to speak again.
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Which of the following details MOST
supports Antony's position?
A Caesar brought many captives to Rome.
B Caesar refused the crown three times.
C Caesar was Antony's friend.
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D Everyone in the crowd once loved
Caesar.
Based on information presented in this
passage, which of the following is true?
A The crowd's response to Brutus is
positive, but the crowd's response to
Antony is hostile.
B Antony loved Caesar, but Brutus had no
personal affection for Caesar.
C Brutus places the good of Rome above
all else, but Antony places loyalty to
friends above all else.
D Brutus uses only logic to persuade the
crowd, but Antony uses emotion as well
to persuade the crowd.

6. Which of the following words in a
glossarT means the same as gql$ as it is
used in line 85?
A springes-snares or traps, especially
for small game
B repositories-places where valuables
are placed for safekeeping
C ordinances-resulations or established
practices
D catafalques-raised structures used
during state funerals
7. In Antony's speech, his assertions that
'Brutus is an honorable mant'are placed
in such a way that his audience
A sees how much Antony respects Brutus
B is reminded that Brutus raised some
valid points
C is caused to doubt that Brutus is
honorable
D gets the feeling that Antony and Brutus
will rule Rome iointlv
8. Which literala device best applies to these
repetitive assertions that "Brutus is an
honorable man?"
A hyperbole
B sarcasm
C pun
D metaphor
9. In lines ll - 12 Brutus equates killing
Caesar with
A patriotism
B Romanticism
C individualism
D treason
10. Which line(s) contains an example of
personification?
A Line 20 -
"Who is here so base that
would be a bondman?"
B Lines40 -4l -"1
havethe samedagger
for myself when it shall please my
countrymen..."
C Line 87 * "When that the poor have
cried, Caesar hath wept."
D Line 101 - "O judgment! Thou art fled
to brutish beasts."
11. How do Brutus's word choices create a
rhythm pattern that makes his speech in
lines 1-25 more effective? Support your
answer with evidence from the text.
(extended response)
12. How can a reader know that what Antony
says in his speech may be less than
objective? Support your answer with
evidence from the text. (short answer)
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Julius Caesar Act IV Study Questions
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Act IV Vocabulary-Copy the defintions from p. 892 and then write 2-3 original sentences in
the space provided in which you use the words in their appropriate context.
L. legacies
2. chastisement
3. rash (adj.)
4. mirth
Sentences:
Act IV. Scene i.
1. What are Anthony, Octavius, and Lepidus doing at the beginning of the Scene?
2. Why do they want Caesars will? What is ironic about this?
3. What is Anthony's Plan for Lepidus? What is his reason?
Act IV. Scene ii.
4. What does Brutus tell Lucilius about dying love?
5. What practical instruction does Brutus give Cassius about their disagreement?
What is unusual about this?
Act IV. scene iii.
6. What wrong Does Cassius say Brutus has done him?
7. In response, what does Brutus condemn Cassius for doing?

B. what does cassius threaten to do if Brutus continues to ,,urge,, him?
9' According to Brutus, how has Cassius wronged him? what is ironic about Brutus,s
Accusation?
10' To prove that he has been wronged, what does Cassius tell Brutus to do to him?
11. what is the real reason for Brutus's ill temper? Give all of the Details
L2. Messala brings what ilr news of the triumvirate,s actions in Rome?
13. what reason does cassius give for NOT going directly to philippi?
14. what reason does Brutus give for going directly to philippi? who prevails?
15. what happens to make Brutus speed up his plan to go to philippi?

Julius Caesar Act V Study Questions
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Act V Vocabulary. Copy the definitions from p. 910 and then write 4-5 original sentences in the
space provided in which you use the words in their appropriate context.
fawned:
presage:
demeanor:
disconsolate:
misconstrued:
meditates:
Sentences:
Act V, scene i.
7. What hope of Octavius and Anthony is answered? What does this say about Brutus?
2. What does Cassius mean by the following statement?
"Flatterers! Now Brutus thank yourself;/This tongue had not offered so today,/lf
Cassius might have ruled."(45-47)
3. What ominous sign has Cassius seen that causes him to fear the coming battle?
4. What does Brutus say he will do if they lose the battle? Whv is he reluctant to do
this?
Act V, scene iii.
5. What horrible mistake does Cassius make? What is the outcome of this mistake?

6. What is Titinius's reaction to Cassius's action?
7. What is Brutus's response to Cassius and Titinius's actions?
Act V. scene iv.
8. What role does Licilius take upon himselfi What was Anthony's response to his
masquerade?
Act V, scene v.
9. What request does Brutus make of Clitus? What is his response?
L0. What does Brutus ask Volumnius to do? What reason does he give? What is
Volumnius's response?
11. What does Strato do for Brutus? What does Strato ask Brutus to do first? Whv?
12. What overture of peace does Octavius make to Brutus's men?
l-3. How do Anthony and Octavius honor Brutus?

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Practice 6
Use the following passage from Act V, scene v of Julius Caesar
to answer questions 1,-12.
Brutus. Our enemies have beat us to the pit.
[,ow alarums.]
It is more wonhy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us. Good Volumnius,
Thou know'st that we two went to school
together.
Even for that, our love of old,I prithee,
Hold thou my sword hilts whilst I run on it.
Volumnius. That's not an office for a friend,
my lord. lAlarum still.]
Clitus. Fly, fly, my lordl There is no
tarrying here.
Bru. Farewell to you, and you, and You,
Volumnius.
Strato, thou hast been all this while asleep;
Farewell to thee too, Strato. Countrymen,
My heart doth joy that yet in all my life
I found no man but he was true to me.
I shall have glory by this losing day
More than Octavius;and Mark AntonY
By this vile conquest shall attain unto.
So fare you well at once, for Brutus' tongue
Hath almost ended his life's history.
Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would
rest,
That have but labored to attain this hour.
fAlarum. Cry within, "FlY, flY, flY!"]
Clitus. Fly, my lord, flyl
Bru. Hence,I will follow.
fExeunt Clitus, Dardanius, and
Volumniusl
I prithee, Strato, stay thou by thy lord.
Thou art a fellow of a good respect;
Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it.
Hold then my sword, and turn away thy face,
While I do run upon it. Wilt thou, Strato?
Strato. Give me your hand first, Fare you
well, my lord.
Bru. Farewell, good Strato. [1/e runs on his
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sword.f Caesar, now be still.
I killed not thee with half so good a will.
[Dies.]
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Alarum. Reteat. Enter Antony, Octavius,
Messala, Lucilius fas prisoners]; and the
army.
Octavius. What man is that?
Messala. My master's man. Strato, where
is thy master?
Strato. Free from the bondage you are in,
Messala.
The conquerors can but make a fire of him,
For Brutus only overcame himself,
And no man else hath honor by his death.
Lucilius. So Brutus should be found. I
thank thee, Brutus,
That thou hast proved Lucilius' saying true.
Octavius. All that served Brutus, I will
entertain them.
Fellow, wilt thou bestow thy time with me?
Strato. Ay, if Messala will prefer me to you.
Octavius. Do so, good Messala.
Messala. How died my master, Strato?
Strato. I held the sword, and he did run on
it.
Messala. Octavius, then take him to follow
thee,
That did the latest service to my master.
Antony. This was the noblest Roman of
them all.
All the conspirators save only he
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;
He only in a general honest thought
And common good to all made one of them.
His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, "This was a manl"

1. The paradox Brutus expresses in lines 19-
21 reveals that he believes that
A he has won the battle despite the loss of
all his troops
B being loyal and honest is more
important than military or political
success
C Antony and Octavius have only won a
small battle and will later lose the war
D Antony and Octavius will be better
leaders than he and Cassius would have
been
2. Which of the following does NOT show
that helping someone to take his own life
was considered honorable?
A Volumnius's answer to Brutus
B Brutus's request to Strato
C Lucilius's reply to Strato
D Messala's final words to Octavius
3. Brutus tries to persuade Strato to help
him commit suicide by appealing to his
A personal integrity
B affection for Brutus
C fear ofbeing captured
D duty as a citizen of Rome
4. In Strato's first words to Messala, which
of the following words could replace
overcame and best retain the sense of
Strato's words?
A killed
B dishonored
C stabbed
D defeated
5. Brutus's words in lines 40-41 reveal that
Brutus
A still believes that his decision to kill
Caesar was right
B discovers that death is a better
resolution to the battle than capture
C is just as afraid of death as Caesar was
D had never really resolved his conflicting
feelings about assassinating Caesar
6. Which best expresses the MAIN idea of
Antony's speech?
A Brutus's fellow conspirators killed
Caesar for personal reasons.
B Brutus always acted as a man of the
highest principles.
C Brutus's fellow conspirators were
jealous of his reputation.
D Brutus participated in Caesar's
assassination because he was mixed up.
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7. Based on information presented in this
passage' a reader could predict that
A Strato will become a serv'ant of
Octavius
B Brutus's body will be returned to Rome
C Messala will be released by Octavius
D Antony will accept thp crown which
Caesar rejected
8. The analogy that Brutus uses in lines 1'4
serves primarily to
A show he feels condemned to hell by his
bad decisions
B reveal that he feels like a hunted and
cornered animal
C reinforce his refusal to be forced into
slave labor in a mine
D hint that he prefers to rush into battle
rather than carefully plan his actions
9. Antony's praise for Brutus in his final
speech suggests that he and Brutus share
which common value?
10. Which recurring Shakespearean theme is
represented in the Passage?
A An honorable death brings glory and
respect.
B Only the strong survive.
C Servants want to kill their masters.
D ln the end, everyone is alone'
11. Why is Strato willing to help Brutus take
his own life? Support your answer with
evidence from the text. (short answer)
12. How do Antony's words reveal his
character? Support your answer with
evidence from the text. (short answer)
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Essay response.
From the seven questions below choose three to write an essay response. Each essay must
contain an introduction with a clear thesis (that directly answers the question and states his
opinion on the question), a body (in which you organize sub-points and support them with the
text), and a conclusion. Write youl responses on loose leaf paper or type.
1. Julius Caesar has several parallel scenes-for example, the first and second scenes of
Act2. In what ways are these scenes parallel? AND find another example of this, and
explain the parallelism.
2. Take two main characters, and analyze their leadership qualities. Use specific examples
from the play to illustrate your points.
3. Compare and contrast the funeral orations of Brutus and Antony. Why was Antony's
more persuasive than Brutus'?
4. What is Brutus' character flaw? Use specific examples from the play to illustrate his
having this flaw. How does it lead to his downfall?
5. Many people argue that the title, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, places an odd focus on
Caesar given that he dies in the third act, and, therefore, cannot be the main character.
Do you agree with this argument? If so, who is the main character of the play2If you
disagree, why do you think the title is appropriate? Use specific examples from the play
to illustrate your points.
6. Choose one of the following characters: Brutus, Antony, or Cassius. Identify four or five
important personality traits for this character and prove your evaluation with references to
the text.
7 . In what sense is the spirit of Caesar greater than Caesar the man?