Name______________________
Gillespie, period_____________
English 10
Date_______________________
Julius Caesar, Act I scene i (1.1)
Setting - Rome. A Street.
The date by history is______B.C. By historical record we know that Caesar has just
returned from his victory in the land we now call _____________ against the sons of
_____________________, an enemy Caesar has already killed.
The play begins with two tribunes, Flavius and Marullus, questioning why several
tradesmen are not about their work, but instead appear to be idle. Marullus and Flavius
scold Roman citizens for worshipping Caesar almost blindly. Their conversation reveals
deep-seated fears that Caesar is growing too powerful, too arrogant and must be stopped.
1. What is Lupercal?_____________________________________________________
2. What are the cobbler and carpenter doing? (l. 32)___________________________
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3. To whom are Flavius and Marullus loyal? _________________________________.
4. What insult does Marullus call the commoners? (l.36)_________________________
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5. Why are Flavius and Marullus so angry at the commoners? _____________________
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6. What action do Flavius and Marullus vow to do? (l.65-66, 69-70)_________________
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7. Explain the Key Quote: Flavius: "Who else would soar above the view of men / And
keep us all in servile fearfulness." __________________________________________
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