Brutus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

what two tribunes are banished from Rome? Marallus and Flavius What is the purpose of scene 1? To show there are many different opinions on Caesar What illnesses does Caesar suffer from? He has epilepsy and is deaf in one ear What does the line "he has a lean and hungry look" refer to? What does it mean? Who said it? Caesar says it and it refers to Cassius. It means that he is power hungry and Caesar is wary of him because of this What feast is being celebrated ...

What two events are the Roman People celebrating? - Answer-Ceasar's military victory and the feast of Lupercal Whom did Ceasar defeat? Who was he? - Answer-Pompey; another Roman General Why are Flavius and Marullus angry that the common people are celebrating Ceasar? - Answer-Ceasar defeated a fellow Roman (and they consider themselves like brothers) What are the two tribunes going to do as Scene 1 ends? - Answer-Send anyone congregating in the streets home and take down any decoration...

What is the setting of Julius Caesar? What holiday is being celebrated? - February 15, 44 B.C. Rome - Lupercal Who are Marullus and Flavius? Government officials who were supporters of Pompey Why do Marullus and Flavius want to drive the commoners from the street? They do not think Caesar should be celebrated with Pompey's death What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory? They order to take off and strip the statues of d...

In depth line by line analysis + questions and answers for At a funeral – Dennis Brutus

Early in the play how does cassius try to persuade brutus? - answer-tells brutus he has support of the citizens of rome. What is wrong with brutus - answer-internal conflict Why does caeser ask antony to touch calphurnia goat skin - answer-so she can get pregnant What do flavius an marullus do after they tell the commoners to stop celebrating caeser's return - answer-take down the decorations What is the soothsayers warning - answer-beware the ides of march Who did caeser kill at...

What is the significance of Caesar's dying words, "Et tu, Brute?" Caesar couldn't believe his best friend killed him In the moments following Caesars death, what do the conspirators proclaim to justify their deed? "Liberty, freedom, Tyranny is dead"—proclaim that this is to show their beliefs of killing Caesar because he was a threat to freedom Antony's servant brings a message to Brutus. What does it mean? Antony praises Brutus for being honest and noble. Asks to safel...

The form of direct communication that allows the two cells to be furthest apart is - ANSWER tunneling nanotubes A homeostatic control system __________ requires energy to maintain a parameter at a set point that _______ change over the course of a lifetime. - ANSWER always, can While studying for physiology, Brutus makes the poor decision to ask the entire class a question via email (instead of posting on the Discussion Boards). After reminding him that he read in the Syllabus that he wil...

Calpurnia Caesar's wife - had the dream about Caesar getting killed? Pompey Who did Caesar defeat in battle before the start of the play? Caesar Who said, "cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."? enemies What was the reason for Brutus and Cassius to kill themselves? So that their ___________ couldn't kill them. dictator What was Caesar about to become if he were not killed by the conspirators? A ___________ or king. ...

Why are Flavius and Marullus upset at the beginning of the play? The citizens are gathered to celebrate Caesar, but have forgotten the fallen hero Pompey. How does cassius die? His servant kills him on request. How do the soothsayers tell Julius Caesar? Beware the ides of March Why does Caesar speak in third person? It is a sign of royalty Where does act 1 scene 3 take place? On the streets, at midnight What is the Roman attitude to suicide? It is an hono...

What are the professions of the onlookers questioned by the tribunes, and how do the two men explain their absence from work? - They work as a Carpenter and a cobbler, they explain their absence from work by saying that they are celebrating Caesar Why does Marullus think the crowd should feel terrible about Caesar's victory over Pompey? - He thinks they should feel bad because they were celebrating Pompey's achievements before Caesar killed him not to long ago Marullus and Flavius each g...