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| Roman leader before Caesar |
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| 2 tribunes;protect the interests & rights of the commoners from the nobles |
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| ambitious military leader & politician who wants to become the emperor of Rome |
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| friend of Julius Caesar;apperas to be a "yes-man" to Julius Caesar;also partier |
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| the wife of Julius Caesar |
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| commoner who stops Caesar to tell him to "Beware the Ides of March"[March 15th] |
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| friend of Caesar;a strong believer for the republic&against empororship;extremely honorable&well respected by the people of Rome;must decide between Caesar & the Conspiracy; wants to keep Rome free |
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| brother-in-law of Brutus;jealous of Caesar's power;leader of the conspiracy against Caesar |
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| a member of the conspiracy;known for his subtle use of words&his observations |
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| a senator;not a part of the conspiracy |
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| Cinna,Decius Brutus,Trebonius,Metellus Cimber |
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| the wife of Brutus;of noble & honorable ancestry;loves her husband very much;dies by swallowing burning coals |
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| conspiratorbecause of Brutus's joining;he left his sick bed to join |
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| the conspirator who flatters Caesar into going to the Senate on the Ides of March |
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| a rhetoric teacher(representing the commoners) who loves Caesar;tries to warn J.Caesar about the conspiracy by giving him a letter with their names&the plan |
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| How does Shakespeare build the suspense in Act II? |
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*Brutus's soliloquy to join or not to join
*Portia's feelings-perhaps she would've changed his mind
*The omens-calp.'s dream,weather,sacrifice
*Artimedorus's letter-maybe he will read it before anything happens
*Soothsayer's reappearance |
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| the Capitol on the Ides of March |
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| brutus's reasons for the assassination |
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| Caesar was ambitious & a threat to Rome's freedom |
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| crowd's response to Brutus's speech |
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| the crowd wanted Brutus to be the new Caesar |
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| emotions Antony makes the crowd feel & how |
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*doubt of the conspirator's motives
*pity for Antony's sorrow
*guilt for thinking that C. was a tyrant
*anger at the conspirator's for killing Caesar |
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| crowd's response to Antony's Speech |
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| the crowd becomes angry and turns into a murderous mob that leads to Civil War |
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| Act III:where are Brutus,Cassius,& other conspirators |
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| Act III:what horrible thing has the crowd-mob done |
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| killed a poet w/ same name as a conspirator |
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| Act III:who is arriving in Rome to help Antony |
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| Octavius,Caesar's nephew & adopted heir |
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what has motivated
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a)to leep Rome free
b)jealousy of Caesar's power
c)revenge & power |
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| when Brutus allows Antony to speak to the crowd |
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| Julius caesar's nephew & adopted heir:member of the newly established 2nd triumvirate |
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| second member of the 2nd triumvirate;wants to use Lepidus for military skill and running errands then do away with him and seize his power after the civil war |
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| an older military officer who is the 3rd member of the 2nd triumvirate |
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| Antony's decisions/actions made in Act 4 scene 1 |
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*who to kill & seize their property
*how to reduce Caesar's legacies
*to get rid of Lepidus
*to raise armies against Caesar |
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| new aspects of Antony's character revealed by this |
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"round" character
yes-man,party-er,grieving friend,skilled deceiver,manipulator, & a greedy power grabber |
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| Phillipi in Greece,over 2 years after the assassination |
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| philosophy that taught that people should be free from all extreme motions,passions,unmoved by joy or grief,and submissive w/o complaint to unavoidable necessity |
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| foretold the outcomes of battles |
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