Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (Characters & Terms with 100% verified correct definitions)

Roman statesman; assassinated by Brutus, Cassius, and others on March 15, 44 BCE Julius Caesar leading conspirator against Caesar; kills himself at Philippi in Act V; "the noblest Roman of them all" Marcus Brutus leading conspirator against Caesar; "has a lean and hungry look"; kills himself at Philippi in Act V Caius Cassius Brutus' wife; kills herself by swallowing hot coals Portia Caesar's wife; dreams of Caesar's assassination before it happens Calpurnia name of both a conspirator against Caesar and a Roman poet Cinna friend of Caesar; delivers eulogy of Caesar at his funeral; later became part of the so-called second triumvirate Marc Antony adopted son of Caesar; later became part of the so-called second triumvirate Octavius Caesar Roman statesman; member of the so-called first triumvirate with Caesar; died during a civil war against Caesar; Caesar dies at the base of his statue. Pompey Term used to describe a Roman common person. Plebeian Term used to describe a Roman upper-class person. Patrician Name of the character who warned Caesar to "Beware the ides of March." Soothsayer This is the annual Roman festival honoring the fertility god Lupercus. Lupercal This is the river that divides Rome into east and west. Tiber This is the setting for Acts 1-3 of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Rome This is the location of Brutus and Cassius' defeat by the three triumvirs in 42 BCE. Philippi famous Roman orator put to death during the proscription by the second triumvirate Cicero Term meaning "three men"; Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus are the "three men" in the play. Triumvirs A city in western Turkey where the conspirators have their camp in Act IV Sardis The member of the second triumvirate whom Antony describes as an "ass." Lepidus Brutus sees me at the end of Act IV; I told him I would see him at Philippi. Ghost of Caesar The term used to describe how the three triumvirs decide whom to kill in Act IV. Proscription The "falling sickness" from which Caesar suffered Epilepsy The conspirators thought Caesar wanted to become this. King The conspirators thought Caesar had too much of this. Ambition The way in which Cassius, Brutus, and Portia die. Suicide Wanted to warn Caesar by letter about the conspirators Artemidorus In Act III, Antony says that those who killed Caesar were "all _____ men." honourable Banquo's ghost is to Macbeth as ____ is to Brutus. Caesar's ghost The Weird Sisters are to Macbeth as ____ is the Caesar. the Soothsayer ("Beware the Ides of March")