Julius Caesar
Jeopardy review
Acts I-III
Jeopardy
Literary
Terms
Facts About
the Play
Literary
Terms II
Plot Events
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The quote "I am constant as the Northern
star" is an example of which literary device?
It's a simile meaning Caesar won't
change his mind. He feels god-like and
right after he says this is killed
(situational and dramatic irony)
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What is the play's genre?
Tragedy
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When Brutus says, "and therefore think
go him a serpent's egg, which hatched,
would as his kind grow mischievous and
kill him in the shell," which literary
device does this represent?
It is a metaphor meaning that Caesar
may become evil, so they must get rid
if him before he does.
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Explain three signs Caesar ignores
or misinterprets which lead to his
death.
Calpurnia's dream
The soothsayer's beware the ides of
March
Artemidorus' letter
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What does Antony do to show loyalty to
the conspirators after Caesar's death?
To what theme does this relate?
He shakes their hands. This relates
to the theme public vs. Private self
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"The clock hath stricken three" is an
example of which literary device?
Anachronism : a detail out of
its place in time
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The tragedy of Julius Caesar was
written in which year? In which place?
1. It was written in 1599, London,
England
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The phrases "dish fit for the gods"
and "it was Greek to me," and "lend me
your ears" are examples of which
literary device?
Idiom: a well-known, figurative
phrase
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What are three reasons Cassius
doesn't trust antony to speak at
caesar's funeral?
He knows the plebeians are
unintelligent and fickle
He knows Antony is good at
persuasion
He thinks Antony will make the
conspirators look like butchers
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What does Cassius tell Brutus in
order to get him to join the
conspiracy against Caesar?
He says Caesar is weak
He says Caesar is not worthy to be king
He flatters Brutus
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When Antony says in his speech,
"Brutus is an honorable man," which
literary device does this represent?
Verbal irony: saying the opposite of
what you mean (sarcasm)
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What is the setting of the play?
(Time/place)?
44 BCE, Ancient Rome
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When Brutus says about Caesar, "it is
the bright day that brings forth the
adder," this is an example of which
literary device?
It's a metaphor: a comparison
between two things without using
like or as. It means that Caesar may
become like an evil snake.
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What does Antony express in his
soliloquy while alone with caesar's
body?
He says that caesar's spirit will
get revenge and that civil war will
come to Italy
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When Caesar says to the
conspirators, "good friends, go in and
taste some wine with me/ and we, like
friends, will straightway go
together," this is an example of which
literary device?
Dramatic irony: when the audience
knows something that a character
doesn't. Right after this, Caesar
dies.
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The lines, "beware the ides of March"
and "she dreamt tonight she saw my
statue/which like a fountain with a
hundred spouts did run pure blood"
are both examples of which device?
Foreshadowing: an author's hints to
the future
Misinterpretation of signs motif: a
motif is a repeated image or symbol.
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Explain three of the play's themes.
Public vs. Private self
Abuse of power
Betrayal
Fate vs. Free will
A theme is a main idea that tells us
something about human nature or life.
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Why does Caesar decide to go to the
Capitol?
Decius, a conspirator, tells him that
the senators may change their minds
about giving him the crown.
He reinterprets calpurnia's dream
He flatters Caesar
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Which characters are involved in
killing Caesar? List all 8 conspirators.
Brutus
Cassius
Decius
Ligarius
Trebonius
Cinna
Casca
Metellus
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Explain the meaning of each of
Aristotle's three appeals.
Ethos: appeal of speaker's
personality
Pathos: emotions
Logos: reasons/logic
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Caesar's response to the
soothsayer's warning is an example
of which literary device?
Misinterpretation of signs motif
A motif is a repeating image or
symbol
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When Ligarius says to Brutus, "thou
like an exorcist hast conjured up my
mortified spirit," which device is this?
What does he mean?
It's a simile: comparison using
like/as
He means that Brutus has
inspired him to join the
conspiracy
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When Antony says Caesar is "like a deer
stricken by many princes," which literary
device is this? What does he mean?
It's a simile: a comparison using like/as
He means that Caesar was vulnerable
when killed
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What does Antony tell the plebeians
to convince them Caesar was not
ambitious? (Logos)?
He tells them that Caesar
denied the crown three
times.
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That caesar's body lies at the base
of Pompey's statue after his death is
an example of which literary device?
Situational irony: the opposite
of what one expects happens
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Final jeopardy
Category: interesting facts
about Caesar
Why is the line "et tu,
Brute?" Especially
meaningful?
Not only does Caesar feel betrayed,
but Brutus may have been caesar's
illegitimate son. Brutus' mother
was once a lover of Caesar's.