Skills Lesson: Ancient Rome and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Answers

Feeling unheard, the public fell into a(n) __________ that completely resisted the government and its rules.

The setting of William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar takes place in the city of __________.

The __________ served as a stage for Roman politicians and philosophers.

Read the excerpt below from Life of Caesar by Plutarch and answer the question that follows. At Rome, moreover, Caesar won a great and brilliant popularity by his eloquence as an advocate, and much good will from the common people for the friendliness of his manners . . . . He had also a large and gradually increasing political influence in consequence of his lavish hospitality and the general splendour of his mode of life. At first his enemies thought this influence would quickly vanish . . . . [T]he man who is thought to have been the first to see beneath the surface of Caesar’s public policy and to fear it, . . . and who comprehended the powerful character hidden beneath his kindly and cheerful exterior, namely Cicero, said that in most of Caesar’s political plans and projects he saw a tyrannical purpose . . . . Based on this excerpt, what information could Shakespeare use to construct the character of Julius Caesar?

Read the excerpt below from Life of Caesar by Plutarch and answer the question that follows. At Rome, moreover, Caesar won a great and brilliant popularity by his eloquence as an advocate, and much good will from the common people for the friendliness of his manners . . . . He had also a large and gradually increasing political influence in consequence of his lavish hospitality and the general splendour of his mode of life. At first his enemies thought this influence would quickly vanish . . . . [T]he man who is thought to have been the first to see beneath the surface of Caesar’s public policy and to fear it, . . . and who comprehended the powerful character hidden beneath his kindly and cheerful exterior, namely Cicero, said that in most of Caesar’s political plans and projects he saw a tyrannical purpose . . . . Based on the excerpt above, which statement about Caesar is true?

Which statement is true about both monarchies and dictatorships?

Analyze the graphic organizer below and answer the question that follows. How does a tyrant seize total power?

The three men Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar joined together as a __________ to lead the empire.

Which similarity did Julius Caesar and Queen Elizabeth I share?

Which sector of society paid the lowest amount to attend plays at the Globe Theatre?