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The document contains practice questions for Acts III, IV, and V of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', prepared by Priyala Teacher. It covers key themes, character motivations, and significant events in the play, such as the conspirators' actions, Antony's speeches, and the relationships between characters. The questions are designed to facilitate understanding and analysis of the text.

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Julius Caesar Questions

The document contains practice questions for Acts III, IV, and V of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', prepared by Priyala Teacher. It covers key themes, character motivations, and significant events in the play, such as the conspirators' actions, Antony's speeches, and the relationships between characters. The questions are designed to facilitate understanding and analysis of the text.

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English II - Julius Caesar questions for practise

Prepared by Priyala Teacher

Julius Caesar (Acts III, IV, and V)

Act III
1. What motivates the conspirators to assassinate Caesar?

2. Why does Caesar ignore the warnings of the soothsayer and Artemidorus?

3. How does Brutus justify the assassination to the Roman people?

4. What does Antony reveal in his funeral speech about Caesar’s will?

5. How does Antony use rhetorical questions to sway the crowd?

6. Why does Antony repeatedly refer to the conspirators as 'honorable men'?

7. Where does the mob direct its anger after Antony's speech?

8. What role does the reading of Caesar's will play in inciting the citizens?

9. Who is Cinna the Poet, and why is he attacked by the mob?

10. How does Antony’s speech contrast with Brutus’s speech?

Act IV
1. What is the purpose of the triumvirate’s meeting at the beginning of Act IV?

2. How does Antony plan to manipulate Lepidus?

3. Why does Brutus become angry with Cassius in their camp?

4. What does the quarrel between Brutus and Cassius reveal about their relationship?

5. How does the news of Portia's death affect Brutus?

6. Why does Brutus insist on marching to Philippi rather than waiting for the enemy?

7. What role does the ghost of Caesar play in Brutus's thoughts and decisions?

8. Where does the ghost of Caesar appear to Brutus, and what does it signify?

9. What do Brutus and Cassius say to each other before parting for battle?
10. How does the tension between Brutus and Cassius foreshadow their downfall?

Act V
1. What strategies do Brutus and Cassius discuss before the battle at Philippi?

2. How does Antony view Brutus and his army compared to his own?

3. Why does Cassius interpret the omen of the eagles and ravens as a bad sign?

4. What misunderstanding leads to Cassius’s suicide?

5. How does Titinius respond to Cassius’s death?

6. Why does Brutus decide to take his own life rather than be captured?

7. What final words does Brutus say before his death, and what do they reveal?

8. How does Antony describe Brutus in his final speech?

9. What is significant about Octavius taking the last word at the end of the play?

10. Why does Antony call Brutus 'the noblest Roman of them all'?

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