Julius Caesar Characters

Question 1

Julius Caesar

Answer 1

Powerful tyrant, rules over Rome, assassinated.

Question 2

Marcus Brutus

Answer 2

torn between his personal loyalty to Caesar and his commitment to the Roman Republic. Joined the conspirators. Delivers the final killing blow to caesar. Brutus is for the people.

Question 3

Mark Antony

Answer 3

Loyal friend to Caesar, did not want to kill him, targeted by the conspirators after they realized he might not join them, after killing manipulates public into rebellion, turned Rome against conspirators starting civil war

Question 4

Cassius

Answer 4

Part of the Conspirators, resents how Caesar has become a god-like figure, dislikes his rise to power, manipulates/convinces Brutus to join the conspirators, proposes ideas to kill Caesar

Question 5

Octavius Caesar

Answer 5

Wanted to avenge Caesar with Antony, Caesar’s adopted son.

Question 6

Calpurnia

Answer 6

Caesar Wife, concerned about the ides of March, expresses her fears through dreams/omens, urging Caesar to stay home from the senate, which he initially considers but disregards, then he gets assasinated.

Question 7

Portia

Answer 7

Brutus’s wife, argues with Brutus using logic, felt ignored, dies by suicide, swallows hot coals after learning of Brutus killed Caesar and fears for his safety in the ensuing war with Antony and Octavius.

Question 8

Cicero

Answer 8

Roman Senator who is killed by Antony and Octavius after the assasination of Caesar

Question 9

Soothsayer

Answer 9

Foreshadows Caesar’s death by predicting the Ides of March. Warns Caesar multiple times to “Beware the Ides of March”

Question 10

Flavius

Answer 10

opposes Caesar’s growing power and influence, attempt to suppress the public’s celebration of Caesar’s victory and try to control the decorations on Caesar’s statues.