Julius Caesar Acts I and II

Tribunes disperse the crowd as the play begins

• in fear that the mob will riot

• fearing that Caesar's popularity may lead to the destruction of democracy in Rome

• upon the orders of the Senate

Caesar asks Antony to touch Calpurnia as he runs the race

• to bring him luck

• as a signal to Caesar to refuse the crown

• to shake off her "sterile curse"

"Beware the ides of March" was spoken by

• a soothsayer to Caesar

• Cassius to Caesar

• Caesar to Brutus

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our ____, but in our ____, that we are underlings.

• fate...leaders

• hands...our minds

• stars...ourselves

Cassius appeals to Brutus by

• pointing out Caesar's weaknesses

• offering Brutus the crown

• alluding to Brutus' noble ancestors

Caesar tells Antony that Cassius is dangerous because

• he does not forget a grudge

• he is fat

• he seldom smiles

Immediately after Caesar refused the crown three times

• there is a "tempest dropping fire as if there is strife in heaven"

• he suffered an epileptic fit

• he offered his throat to be cut