Caesar Essay

Pick the Caesar speech you believe is the most persuasive. Compose an essay where you explain why you picked that speech and at least four examples of persuasive techniques used therein. Cover how the techniques aided the argument. Was that the best technique for that point? Quotes with act, scene, and line number are required for each example. As always be THOROUGH! Should be at least seven paragraphs total.

1. Intro
2. Why you picked it
3. Persuasive Tech 1
4. Persuasive Tech 2
5. Persuasive Tech 3
6. Persuasive Tech 4
7. Conclusion

Caesar Final Quiz

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Julius Caesar Final Content Quiz

1. How does Caesar first enter the play?
(A) In disgrace; he has been captured
(B) In defeat
(C) In a triumphal procession; he has defeated the sons of his deceased rival, Pompey
(D) In disguise
2. What does the Soothsayer say to Caesar?
(A) “Beware the Ides of March”
(B) “Never trust Cassius”
(C) “Pursue the kingship”
(D) “Your toupee is on backward”
3. What does Cassius first ask Brutus?
(A) What happened at the battle
(B) Where his wife is
(C) Why he has been so distant and contemplative lately
(D) Whether he wants to be king instead of Caesar
4. What does Brutus admit to Cassius?
(A) That his wife is dead
(B) That he and Antony have had an argument
(C) That he thinks the Senate is doomed
(D) That he fears the people want Caesar to be king
5. What does Cassius use to persuade Brutus that Caesar is unfit to be king?
(A) Embarrassing stories about Caesar in school
(B) Embarrassing stories about Caesar’s failures
(C) Braggadocious stories about Cassius in school
(D) Braggadocious stories about Cassius’ triumphs
6. What is one of Caesar’s ailments?
(A) deafness in his left ear
(B) blindness in one eye
(C) a highly scarred face
(D) a bad limp
7. What does Antony offer Caesar in the marketplace?
(A) The crown
(B) The key to the city
(C) A newspaper
(D) A new chariot
8. That night, which of the following omens are seen?
(A) Dead men walking
(B) Lions strolling in the marketplace
(C) Lightning
(D) All of the above
9. What finally convinces Brutus to join the conspirators?
(A) Visits from the citizens
(B) Forged letters planted by Cassius
(C) His intuition
(D) Omens
10. Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar to stay home rather than appear at the Senate?
(A) He travels too much; they have hardly seen each other lately
(B) His grandchildren are coming to visit
(C) He does not appear presentable enough
(D) She has had nightmares about his death
11. Why does Caesar ignore Calpurnia’s warnings?
(A) He is deaf in one ear and fails to hear her correctly
(B) Decius convinces him that Calpurnia has interpreted the dream and the omens incorrectly
(C) He wants fresh air
(D) He wants to humor the conspirators
12. What does Artemidorus offer Caesar in the street?
(A) A letter warning him about the conspiracy
(B) A victory wreath
(C) A new shield
(D) The crown
13. What do the conspirators do at the Senate?
(A) Kneel around Caesar
(B) Stab him to death
(C) Proclaim “Tyranny is dead!”
(D) All of the above
14. It finally happened. The deed is done and Caesar is dead. We stabbed him repeatedly, and as he was dying he looked at me and uttered a phrase I, Brutus will never forget. Can you tell me what his dying words were?
(A) Rome will fall without me.
(B) How could you Cassius?
(C) Et tu, Brute?
(D) I've been betrayed.
15. What does Antony do when he arrives at Caesar’s body?
(A) He swears allegiance to Brutus
(B) He weeps over Caesar’s body
(C) He shakes hands with the conspirators
(D) All of the above
16. After the assassination of Caesar, which of the conspirators addresses the plebeians first?
(A) Decius
(B) Cassius
(C) Antony
(D) Brutus
17. What is Brutus’s explanation for killing Caesar?
(A) Caesar was ambitious
(B) Caesar was old
(C) Caesar was evil
(D) Caesar was weak
18. What does Antony tell the crowd?
(A) That Brutus is an honorable man
(B) That Caesar brought riches to Rome and turned down the crown
(C) That Caesar bequeathed all of the citizens a large sum of money
(D) All of the above
19. Which appeal does Antony’s speech NOT contain?
(A) Mental
(B) Physical
(C) Emotional
(D) Spiritual
(E) Ethical
20. What is the crowd’s response?
(A) Apathy; they did not care for Caesar and his ambition
(B) Indifference; Antony’s rhetoric does not move them
(C) Rage; they chase the conspirators from the city
(D) Irritation; they are tired of Antony’s constant complaints
21. Who is Octavius?
(A) Antony’s cousin
(B) Brutus’s son
(C) Caesar’s adopted son and appointed heir
(D) Cassius’s best friend
22. Why do Brutus and Cassius argue?
(A) They are tired of each other’s company
(B) Cassius seduced Brutus’s wife
(C) Brutus asked for money and Cassius withheld it
(D) They disagree on the best tactics for the upcoming battle
23. What news do Brutus and Cassius receive from Rome?
(A) Portia is dead
(B) Many senators are dead
(C) The armies of Antony and Octavius are marching toward Philippi
(D) All of the above
24. What appears at Brutus’s bedside in camp?
(A) A crow
(B) Caesar’s ghost
(C) A bloody dagger
(D) A lion
25. What does Cassius think has happened to his and Brutus’s armies?
(A) He believes that they have been defeated by Antony and Octavius
(B) He thinks that they have won
(C) He believes that they have joined the ranks of Antony and Octavius
(D) He thinks that they have been felled by an epidemic
26. What is Cassius’s response to the situation?
(A) He gives up to Antony and Octavius
(B) He flees
(C) He waits quietly for it all to end
(D) He has his servant stab him
27. What does Brutus do when he sees the battle lost?
(A) He joins Antony’s side
(B) He kills himself
(C) He gives himself up as a prisoner to Antony and Octavius
(D) He flees
28. What does Antony call Brutus?
(A) A scoundrel
(B) A bad soldier
(C) A coward
(D) The noblest Roman
29. Who of the following did not stab Caesar?
(A) Brutus
(B) Trebonius
(C) Cassius
(D) Casca
30. When is the ides of March?
(A) March 15
(B) March 1
(C) March 31
(D) March 14
31. What does Caesar's will promise?
(A) Cassius and Brutus will rule in his place
(B) 75 drachmas to the plebeians
(C) Antony will rule in his place
(D) None of the above
32. Who are the plebeians?
(A) the ruling class of Rome
(B) elected officials in the Roman senate
(C) members of the lower classes
(D) relatives of Caesar
33. What will happen to Brutus’ body?
(A) Antony and Brutus leave it for the birds.
(B) Antony and Brutus throw it into the sea.
(C) Antony and Brutus bury it properly.
(D) Antony and Brutus burn it.
34. Which best shows the riotous effect that Antony’s speech had on the people?
(A) Their rioting
(B) Their killing Cinna the Poet
(C) Their running the conspirators out of town
(D) Their enrolling in the army to fight
35. What is Shakespeare’s purpose for including the argument between Cassius and Brutus?
(A) To show that a group which does evil deeds has shaky alliances.
(B) To show that they are really stressed out.
(C) To show that they aren’t perfect like Caesar.
(D) To show that they are consistency of their character, noble and wicked

Julius Caesar Study Guide

Copy these and repeat the following process for these different terms.
Term, Definition, Example(s).

• Monologue: A technique writers use to reveal the emotions and thoughts of characters by having them talk with no one responding. This usually involves other people, things, or objects, but they do nothing.
  
  
  
  1. EX: Bernie Mac and his speeches during his television show.
  
  
  
  
• Soliloquy: A technique writers use to reveal a person’s inner turmoil or thoughts in detail. This is essentially talking to one’s self aloud.




1. EX: Going through your day’s schedule in the morning, thinking aloud about how you plan to talk to a young man or young woman that you like.

Here are some helpful websites which should aid you in your research/defining...

1. Rhetorical Devices


2. Rhetorical Devices with Old Greek/Roman texts


3. Advanced Literary Terms Dictionary


4. High School Literary Terms Dictionary


5. Propositions

• conflict—


• internal conflict—


• external conflict—


• character vs. character—


• character vs. society—


• character vs. the non-human (technology, nature, etc.)—


• character vs. self—


• blank verse—


• iambic pentameter—


• foot—


• rhetoric—


• anaphora—


• refrain—


• parallelism—


• antithesis


• allusion—


• propaganda—


• card stacking—


• name calling—


• testimonial—


• bandwagon—


• empty phrases (glittering generalities)—


• plain folks—


• proposition of fact—


• proposition of value—


• proposition of problem—


• proposition of policy—


• logical persuasion—


• analogy persuasion—


• emotional persuasion—


• authority persuasion—


• tragedy—


• tragic figure (tragic hero)—

Caesar Open Book Quiz 1

Open book and answer the following questions including quotes, page, and line numbers as evidence/support. Just write the number and the answer. These are due at the end of class. Starts on page 841.

1. What does Portia use to try to convince Brutus to confide in her and tell her what is happening? Identify the type of appeal that she uses.


2. Who do the Conspirators propose that they should kill as well as Caesar? What do they decide and why?


3. What is Brutus fighting for? In other words, why does he join the conspirators in taking down Caesar?


4. What do the Conspirators use to lure Caesar out of the house after Calpurnia convinces him to stay at home?


5. What point is Caesar making when he discusses the stars? What does this again show about his character?


6. What comments/responses show the flimsy nature of the Conspirators? Rephrased, what comments/responses shows that they are not leaders, but mere followers who just agree with anything?


7. What does Brutus try to use as an excuse for being distant emotionally and being out all night? Does Portia believe/accept this?

Julius Caesar Movies

If you want to view parts of the movie missed in class or if the movie helps you better understand the reading then please find the film below online.

Julius Caesar film

Here also are some additional films which may help you better understand what occurred prior to the play and afterward.

Critical Moments in Rome

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Caesar Conflict Papers

There are many conflicts in Julius Caesar, some internal and some external. A few characters experience them. Remember the six types of conflict are:

1. character vs. character; Conspirators & Caesar & Tribunes


2. character vs. nature; Conspirators????


3. character vs. society; Caesar/Conspirators & Tribunes/crowd


4. character vs. technology


5. character vs. fate/God/gods; Caesar & Casca


6. character vs. himself/herself; Brutus

Find three conflicts in the play thus far and discuss it in a few paragraphs EACH. Please IDENTIFY the CONFLICT AND PEOPLE AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR WRITING.
Make sure to cover the following topics:

1. Describe the situation or conflict in general


2. The diction or words that the author uses to express the severity of the conflict.


3. The situations that the conflict are compared to and explain how they help the conflict seem more perilous/dangerous.

Act 1 Scene 3 Open-book Quiz

1. Open your book and read 833 to 837,


2. Answer questions below,


3. They are due at the end of class.


4. Write Number and Answer only.

1. What is the thunder and lightning symbolic of?


2. List the other symbolic events in this act?


3. What are the men meeting together for/to do?


4. What is the tool that the men will use from #3?

1. Evil, Battle, struggle, drama, pain, conflict, danger, power, trouble, bad stuff, destruction


2. Storms, Raining fire, earthquakes, storming, lions in the city capitol, dead men walking, hand on fire not burned, tidal waves, night bird appearing during the day (owl)


3. Planning on how to recruit Brutus for their scheme and plotting against Caesar


4. Forged letters or papers from citizens stating they are oppressed and tired of Caesar’s rule, Brutus as a tool, or a dagger