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Julius Caesar Unit Test Flashcards
study cards for mrs.Dinger's J.C. unit test
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10th Grade
05/06/2009

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1st Triumvirate
Definition
Pompey
Caesar
Crassus
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2nd Triumvirate
Definition
Octavius
Lepidus
Antony
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Act I:Setting
Definition
in Rome at Lupercal
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Pompey
Definition
Roman leader before Caesar
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Flavius & Marullus
Definition
2 tribunes;protect the interests & rights of the commoners from the nobles
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Julius Caesar
Definition
ambitious military leader & politician who wants to become the emperor of Rome
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Mark Antony
Definition
friend of Julius Caesar;apperas to be a "yes-man" to Julius Caesar;also partier
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Calpurnia
Definition
the wife of Julius Caesar
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Soothsayer
Definition
commoner who stops Caesar to tell him to "Beware the Ides of March"[March 15th]
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(Marcus) Brutus
Definition
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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(Caius) Cassius
Definition
brother-in-law of Brutus;jealous of Caesar's power;leader of the conspiracy against Caesar
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Casca
Definition
a member of the conspiracy;known for his subtle use of words&his observations
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Cicero
Definition
a senator;not a part of the conspiracy
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Cinna,Decius Brutus,Trebonius,Metellus Cimber
Definition
other conspirators
Term
Artemidorus
Definition
commoner
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the Cobbler
Definition
another commoner
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Lucius
Definition
Brutus's servant boy
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Portia
Definition
the wife of Brutus;of noble & honorable ancestry;loves her husband very much;dies by swallowing burning coals
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Caius Ligarius
Definition
conspiratorbecause of Brutus's joining;he left his sick bed to join
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Decius Brutus
Definition
the conspirator who flatters Caesar into going to the Senate on the Ides of March
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Artimedorus
Definition
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?
Definition
*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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Setting:Act III
Definition
the Capitol on the Ides of March
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1st to stab Caesar
Definition
Casca
Term
last to stab Caesar
Definition
Brutus
Term
brutus's reasons for the assassination
Definition
Caesar was ambitious & a threat to Rome's freedom
Term
crowd's response to Brutus's speech
Definition
the crowd wanted Brutus to be the new Caesar
Term
emotions Antony makes the crowd feel & how
Definition
*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
Definition
the crowd becomes angry and turns into a murderous mob that leads to Civil War
Term
Act III:where are Brutus,Cassius,& other conspirators
Definition
fled Rome
Term
Act III:what horrible thing has the crowd-mob done
Definition
killed a poet w/ same name as a conspirator
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Act III:who is arriving in Rome to help Antony
Definition
Octavius,Caesar's nephew & adopted heir
Term
what has motivated
a)Brutus
b)Cassius
c)Antony
Definition
a)to leep Rome free
b)jealousy of Caesar's power
c)revenge & power
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Climax in this play
Definition
when Brutus allows Antony to speak to the crowd
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Setting:Act IV
Definition
in Rome,outside Sardis
Term
Octavius Caesar
Definition
Julius caesar's nephew & adopted heir:member of the newly established 2nd triumvirate
Term
Antony
Definition
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
Term
Lepidus
Definition
an older military officer who is the 3rd member of the 2nd triumvirate
Term
Antony's decisions/actions made in Act 4 scene 1
Definition
*who to kill & seize their property
*how to reduce Caesar's legacies
*to get rid of Lepidus
*to raise armies against Caesar
Term
new aspects of Antony's character revealed by this
Definition
"round" character
yes-man,party-er,grieving friend,skilled deceiver,manipulator, & a greedy power grabber
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Setting: Act V
Definition
Phillipi in Greece,over 2 years after the assassination
Term
owls
Definition
evil
Term
eagles
Definition
good signs
Term
vultures
Definition
bad signs
Term
solar eclipse
Definition
disaster
Term
lightening
Definition
bad
Term
dreams
Definition
messages from gods
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stoicism
Definition
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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sacred chickens
Definition
foretold the outcomes of battles
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