Julius Caesar (Act III-V) Flashcards
(29 cards)
Who are the three members of the Second Triumverate?
Octavius, Mark Antony, and Lepidus
Who speaks these lines: “This is a slight, unmeritable man”?
Mark Antony
About who does Mark Antony say is a “slight, unmeritable man”?
Lepidus
What does Cassius find out Brutus has been struggling with?
the death of his wife
Who was Brutus’s wife?
Portia
How did Portia die?
she swallowed hot coals
Where are Brutus and Cassius going to meet the Second Triumverate?
Philippi
Who shows up to tell Brutus: “You will see me at Philippi”?
the ghost of Ceasar
Who said these lines: “There is a tide in the affair of men/ Which, taken at the flood, leads on fortune;/ Omitted, all the voyage of their life/ Is bound in shallows and miseries.”?
Brutus
What literary device is used in these lines: “There is a tide in the affair of men/ Which, taken at the flood, leads on fortune;/ Omitted, all the voyage of their life/ Is bound in shallows and miseries.”?
fate vs. free will
Who said the lines: “Good works are better than bad strokes.”?
Brutus
Which character reveals that the day of this battle is also his brithday?
Cassius
Who is Cassius’s servant?
Pindarus
What does Cassius tell Titinius to do when he sees they are losing the battle?
go see if the soldiers coming are friend or foe
What physical disability does Cassius suffer from?
nearsightedness
What does Pindarus report happens to Titinius?
he was captured
How did Cassius react to Titinius’s capture?
he has Pindarus kill him
What is ironic about the sword that Pindarus used to kill Cassius?
it was the same one used to kill Caesar
Were the soldiers surrounding Titinius actually foes?
no
Who said these lines: “Alas, thou hast misconstrued every thing!”?
Titinius
How does Brutus react when he hears of Cassius’s death?
he does not show emotion
Who said these lines: “I dare assure thee that no enemy/ Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.”?
Lucilius
Who pretends to be Brutus and gets himself captured?
Lucilius
What literary device is used in these lines: “I dare assure thee that no enemy/ Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.”?
foreshadowing
