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Act I Julius Casesar
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Film, Theatre & Television
9th Grade
03/16/2010

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who are marulllius and flavius?
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two tribunes who support Pompey
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who was pompey?
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one of them triumvates
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what does the soothsayer say to caesar?
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beware the ides of march
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what are ides?
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the fifthteenth of any month
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What activity takes place as part of the Lupercal?
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traditional race
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Who is cicero?
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a highly respected senator
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What did caesar do after refusing the crown a third time?
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he had a seizure
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how does cassius try to turn brutus against caesar?
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flatters him, is sarcastic about caesars power, gives examples of caesars weaknesses
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What does cassius do to further convince brutus to join the conspiracy?
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he is going to throw rocks with notes into caesars as if they came from several citizens
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why does caesar want fat men around him?
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they are content and not ambitious
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what three portentous things did casca report to cicero?
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a slaves flaming hand unharmed, a lion at the capitol in the streets,an owl hooting at noon
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how did cassius interpret the unnatural phenomena reported by casca?
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signs of the gods displeasure by the state of affairs in rome
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what characters join the conspiracy in this act?
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cinna, casca
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how will cinna help get brutus to join the conspiracy?
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he will deliver cassius' letters
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