Caesar review
Dec 22, 2015
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“And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. This true, this god did shake.”
Who said?
What aspect of Caesar is he focusing on?
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“Fear him not, Caesar. He’s not dangerous.He is a noble Roman, and well given.”
Who is speaking?About whom?What do we know here?
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“I know where I will wear this dagger then.Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius.”
What is Cassius saying that he will do?
What does Antony do when he meets the conspirators after Caesar’s assassination? Which action is sincere and which is insincere?
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“Oh he sits high in all the people’s hearts,And that which would appear offense in usHis countenance, like richest alchemy,Will change to worthiness”
Who is being described?
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“. . . Dost thou lie so low?Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,Shrunk to this little measure? Fare thee well.”
Who is being described?
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“Oh let us have him, for his silver hairsWill purchase us a good opinion.”
Who is being desribed?
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“What a blunt fellow is this grown to be!He was quick mettle when he went to school.”
Who is being described?
What do Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus do when they become triumvirs after the
assassination of Caesar?
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“But I am as constant as the northern star,Of whose true-fixed and resting qualityThere is no fellow in the firmament.”
Who says this?When is it said?
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“You know not what you do. Do not consentThat Antony speak in his funeral”
Who says this?To Whom?Why?
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Thou are the ruins of the nobles manThat ever lived in the tide of times.Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood.”
Who said this?About whom?What does the speaker plan to do?
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“Set honor in one eye and death i’ the other,And I will look on both indifferently.”
Who said this?To whom?What does this quote say about the speaker?
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“. . . I did send to youFor certain sums of gold, which you denied me;For I can raise no money by vile means.”
Who said?To Whom?What is ironic about this statement?
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“I shall have glory by this losing dayMore than Octavius and Mark AntonyBy this vile conquest shall attain to.”
Who said this?What action is he considering?
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“Now let it work. Mischief thou art afoot;Take thou what course thou wilt!”
Who is the speaker?What is he referring to?