Julius Caesar Act 3

people who try to convince Caesar to not go to the capital on the Ides of March

Soothsayer and Artemidorus

takes Mark Antony out of the room, so that he can't try to stop the conspirators from killing Caesar; only one that doesn't stab Caesar

Trebonius

kneels in front of Caesar and asks for a petition to bring back his brother who had been exiled from Rome

Metellus Cimber

Metellus Cimber's brother who was exiled from Rome; this petition to free him was how the conspirators isolated Caesar from the rest of the senate

Publius

first person to stab Caesar

Casca

last person to stab Caesar

Marcus Brutus

most famous line in Julius Caesar and Caesar's last words

Et tu, Brute? (and you also, Brutus?) Then fall Caesar!

thing that shocked Caesar the most

Marcus Brutus was in the conspiracy

where Mark Antony fled to when he heard the conspirators had killed Caesar

his house

how Mark Antony symbolizes that he is no harm to the conspirators

shakes hands with conspirators, who still have Caesar's blood on their hands

three things that Mark Antony wants from the conspirators

1. wants to take Caesar's body to the marketplace for funeral,
2. wants to know why Caesar was dangerous,
3. wants to speak at Caesar's funeral

What day was Caesar's funeral?

same day as death (Ides of March)

who of the conspirators doesn't want Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral

Cassius

regulations Brutus has for Antony's speech

1. can't blame the conspiracy in any way; to speak only good of Caesar;
2. tells Roman people he has permission of conspirators to speak;
3. to speak after Brutus's speech at the same place

speaking true words to him/herself; what Mark Antony does when he speaks to Caesar's dead body

soliloquy

what Mark Antony reveals in his soliloquy with Caesar

he doesn't want to join conspirators; it's bothering him that he has to pretend he is

what Mark Antony calls the conspirators

butchers

Caesar's nephew

Octavius

who warns Octavius that he shouldn't be in Rome, and neither should any other Caesar

Mark Antony

Brutus says Caesar was way too what?

ambitious

reasons Antony said Caesar was not ambitious

brought captives to Rome and gave the ransom money to the public treasury, cried alongside poor, refused crown three times

what does Antony say he has of Caesar's?

Caesar's will

Is Caesar conceited or humble before his death?

conceited

75 drachmas (silver coins) and usage and walks in his private land (which will be made into public parks)

what Caesar leaves every Roman citizen

what the citizens (mob) are going to do

kill conspirators and burn their houses

who flees from Rome after the killing of Caesar

Brutus and Cassius

the conspirators kill this poet because he has the same name as one of the conspirators.

Cinna the poet

knows of the conspiracy and wishes Cassius, "I wish your enterprise today may thrive!"

Popilius Lena

How many stab wounds did Caesar receive?

33

How does Brutus explain Caesar's murder to the people?

He said he loved Caesar as a friend, but he loved Rome (his country) more

What does Casca mean when he says. "Speak, hands, for me!"

his actions speak for what he feels

To what does Caesar compare himself to; center of the universe; star never moves.

the Northern Star

What does Mark Antony's speech at the funeral do

He basically refutes what Brutus says and over and over again calls Brutus honorable to where it begins to not have meaning anymore

What happens to make Cassius believe that the news of their conspiracy has been discovered?

Poplilius Lena approaches Ceaser to speak to him

What does Mark Antony do when he first confronts the conspirators?

Sends a servant to flatter them

Why does Mark Antony kiss each of the hands of the conspirators?

Gives permission to Antony to speak at ceasar’s funeral

According to Brutus, what caused him to kill Caesar?

Caesars ambition

What does Antony mean when he says Brutus and his friends are "honorable" men?

Verbal Irony-they are NOT honorable

An example of reverse psychology that Antony uses in his speech is when he keeps referring to what?

Caesar’s will

How does Antony use Caesar's will to manipulate the crowd?

He says he can’t read it because it will upset them too much

what appeal did BRUTUS use in his speech?

Logos

What appeal dud ANTHONY use for his speech?

Pathos

In Act 3, Scene 1, who tries to save Caesar?

Artemidorus

After hearing both speeches, what opinion to the people come to?

Caesar did NOT have to die and the conspirators are murderers who should be killed