The Tragedy of Julius Caesar-- Act Three

  1. What group of men accompanies Caesar to the Capitol?
  2. What two people have gathered to watch Caesar’s procession and represent a bad omen for him?
  3. Who has the job of getting Antony out of the way?
  4. Who decides which conspirator would stab Caesar first?
  5. Which character stabs Caesar first? (seestage direction at top of page 739)
  6. What words does Caesar utter as he realizes Brutus, the man he thought was his friend, is also a conspirator?
  7. According to Brutus, who should bear the consequences of their actions?
  8. In what building does Caesar die?
  9. How does Brutus feel about Antony now that Caesar is dead?
  10. What request does Antony make regarding Caesar’s funeral (hint: lines 227-230)?
  11. Alone with the body of Caesar, Antony delivers a soliloquy. What does Antony say he will do?

Who said it and what did he mean?

  1. “But I am as constant as the Northern Star,
    Of whose true-fixed and resting quality
    There is no fellow in the firmament.”
  1. Et tu, Brute?
  1. ‘Stoop, Romans, stoop
    And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood
    . . .[and] cry, “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”’

Scene ii

  1. In scene 2, why does Brutus divide the crowd?
  2. According to Brutus, what flaw of Caesar caused the conspirators to kill him?
  3. How does crowd react to Brutus’s words?
  4. What does Brutus do while Antony addresses the crowd? (hint: see lines 57-63)
  5. What is Antony’s purpose in giving his funeral speech?
  6. Why did the people pile up benches, tables, and stalls? (hint: see lines 257-262)
  7. What message does the servant bring?

Who said it and what did he mean?

  1. “Bear with me,
    My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,
    And I must pause till it come back to me.”
  1. “You will compel me then to read the will?
    Then make a ring about the corpse of Caesar
    And let me know you him that made the will.”
  1. “For Brutus, as you know was Caesar’s angel.
    Judge, O you gods, how Caesar loved him!
    This was the most unkindest cut of all . . .”

rhetoric = ______ words or speech

•______– words or sounds repeated for emphasis

•______– repeated grammatical structures

•______ – questions that require not answer because the answer seems obvious

•______ – repeating specific points in a variety of ways within a speech -Ex: friends, Romans,

•______ – asking questions that do not need a response or no one would answer negativel

Rhetorical Devices used in Marc Antony’s Funeral Speech (pg. 750)

Quote / Type