Read the excerpt below from act 2.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CAESAR:Cowards die many times before their deaths;The valiant never taste of death but once.Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,It seems to me most strange that men should fear,Seeing that death, a necessary end,Will come when it will come. What does this excerpt reveal about Caesar’s attitude toward death?
Read the excerpt below from act 2.3 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. ARTEMIDORUS:“Caesar, beware of Brutus. Take heed of Cassius.Come not near Casca. Have an eye to Cinna. . . .There is but one mind in all these men, and it isbent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal,look about you. Security gives way to conspiracy. Themighty gods defend thee! Thy lover, Artemidorus.” What does this excerpt reveal about Artemidorus’ motivations regarding the assassination plot against Julius Caesar?
Which reason does Brutus give to justify killing Caesar?
What ultimately motivates Brutus to join the conspiracy?
Read the excerpt below from act 2.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CAESAR:She dreamt tonight she saw my statue,Which like a fountain with an hundred spoutsDid run pure blood. Which type of figurative language does this passage use?
Read the excerpt below from act 2.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CAESAR:Calpurnia here, my wife, stays me home.She dreamt a dream tonight she saw my statue,Which, like a fountain with an hundred spouts,Did run pure blood; and many lusty RomansCame smiling and did bathe their hands in it. What does Calpurnia’s dream foreshadow?
Read the excerpt below from act 2.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. CASSIUS:Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar,Should outlive Caesar. We shall find of himA shrewd contriver. And you know his means,If he improve them, may well stretch so farAs to annoy us all; which to prevent,Let Antony and Caesar fall together. BRUTUS:Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, . . . Let’s be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius. . . . This shall makeOur purpose necessary, and not envious; . . . And for Mark Antony, think not of him,For he can do no more than Caesar’s armWhen Caesar’s head is off. What does this interaction reveal about Cassius’ motivations?
What is the main rationale that Brutus gives in his act 2.1 soliloquy in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to explain his involvement in the assassination plot against Caesar?
In act 2.1 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Portia uses her marriage vows to manipulate Brutus into telling her about the assassination plot. What does this interaction reveal about Brutus’ character?
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