Julius Caesar Act I Guided Reading
______and ______are walking on the street wondering why plebeians are not working nor in their work clothes. The ______tells them it’s because they’re celebrating ______’s return from war. The patricians tell the plebeians that they should feel ______for the loss of their old ruler ______and not be celebrating. They then tell the plebeians to go home and ______while they take down the ______.
______is calling ______in order to be bumped by ______during a race for the feast of Lupercal since she is barren. During the festival, a ______tells ______, “______” which is a bad omen. ______and ______don’t go to the festival and begin talking. ______wonders why ______hasn’t been a good friend lately. ______explains that it’s nothing personal and that he just has been occupied with his own thoughts lately. ______asks Brutus if he has ever ______. Brutus says, he obviously can’t see ______and wants to know what ______is up to. Just then people shout and ______fears that ______has been made king. ______realizes that ______doesn’t want Caesar to be king either. ______defends himself by saying he loves his friend, but that he loves ______more; that he’ll even die for ______. This bothers Cassius because he knows Caesar is actually very ______and explains how he has witnessed ______’s weakness before. He gives the example of a time when he and ______were swimming in the river and how ______had to save Caesar from ______. ______can’t believe this is the same man that people treat like a ______while they treat ______like a “wretched creature.” He then compares ______to a ______and says they must spend their days trying to not be smashed under his big legs. He tries to get ______on his side by persuading him that the name ______is no better than ______and that if ______’s ancestors were still around he would know how to get rid of him.
Caesar calls ______and tells him he wants ______men around him unlike ______who always looks ______and ______. Antony doesn’t think he’s ______since Cassius is a noble man. Thinking he’s showing a sign of weakness, ______quickly makes it clear he doesn’t fear ______.
Brutus calls______to know why he is so sad.Casca replies that ______was offered a crown by ______but he turned it down. ______offers it to him ______times and he refuses each time but it was all for manipulation because the first time he looked at it like he ______, the second time he couldn’t ______his fingers off of it, and the third time he refused it, the ______went crazy and then Caesar passed out. Cassius says it’s not ______who has the ______but them since they are becoming ______under Caesar.
When ______wakes up after his seizure, he continues showing off by telling the people he will ______for them. Casca then reveals that ______and ______have been arrested for ______.
When ______is alone he says that ______is so noble he needs him on his side. He says that since Brutus loves ______and the people of ______so much, he’ll use this to get ______on his side. He’ll write ______in different ______as if from ______.
______and ______are talking about how bad the ______is and consider it to be a bad ______. They realize that the people must think Rome has become too ______. ______then starts to describe ominous things he has seen which include a man who’s on fire but didn’t ______, an ______that’s out in the middle of the day, and old men making predictions. Casca believes all of these things are ______signs of things to happen. Cassius explains these strange things are occurring because of one man: ______. Because of him, Cassius walks around with his shirt open hoping to be struck by______. ______wonders why ______would tempt the gods so much. Cassius says that instead of being great men like their ______they’re ______and ______like their mothers since they fear and accept ______. ______mentions that ______will be made ______tomorrow. ______says that he’ll ______before becoming a ______under ______since suicide makes weak men strong. Casca argues if that’s the case they should all ______. Cinna enters and tells ______they want to start a meeting about ______. Cassius agrees but tells him to first put these letters on the statue of ______, one through Brutus’ ______, and one on the judge’s ______. ______says that ______is ¾’s on their side and since ______loves the ______so much, these letters will win him over and make him completely on our side.