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Julius Caesar Act I Scene ii Reading Questions

1. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia?
Caesar tells Antony to touch her because she is unable to bear and by being
touched then shell become sterile.

2. What is a soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar?

Soothsayer is a fortune teller. He warns the ides of March.

3. What does ides mean?

Ides means a day that is in the middle of the month.

4. Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? How do you know if he does or does not?
What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? Use lines from play to
support your answer.

Marcus Brutus does not like Caesar. He was complaining about Caesar and was
warning the people what they were getting into. He doesn’t like the idea of Caesar
rising to power.

5. Brutus says, “For let the gods so speed me as I love / The name of honor
more than I fear death.” What do these lines imply about Brutus’s most
important value in life?

6. What story does Cassius tell Brutus? What does this reveal about Caesar and
Cassius? Use textual evidence
Cassicus tells brutus a story of when him and Caesar competed in this swimming
contest. It reveals that Caesar wasn’t no different and wasn’t special like everyone
thought.

7. What is Cassius’s point in telling this story?

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He is trying to make a point that Caesar wasn’t worthy of being crowned and
becoming king because he wasn’t any different.

8. What is Caesar’s opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way?

He feels that cassius is boring and sour. He feels this way because he won’t
participates in any activities such as plays and listening to music.

9. How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? Who
offered him the crown and why?
Caesar was offered the coronet three times. Antony offered the

10. What was Caesar’s reaction to the offering, according to Casca?

11. What do you think his reasons were for refusing the crown?

12. What does this tell us about Caesar?

13. What sickness does Caesar have?

14. What happens to Marullus and Flavius?

15. How does Casca feel about Caesar? How do you know? What lines from
the text tell you?
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16. What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against

Caesar?