Julius Caesar

condemned those who praised Caesar, punished for removing decorations from Caesar’s statue

dictator, wanted to be made king

Caesar’s friend; impulsive and passionate; the dangerous enemy of Brutus and the other conspirators; we meet him as the goat person

loved Caesar at the beginning but though he wasn’t good for Rome, Cassius plays on his emotions, nieve

Resents the fact that Roman people have revered Caesar as a god, leads Brutus to kill Caesar by sending him forged messages (forged letters, saying that Caesar is weak); Impulsive, unscrupulous

Senator, tribune, resents Caesar’s ambition, believed that Caesar’s personality was an act, first to stab Caesar

member of the conspiracy, convinces Caesar that Calphurnia misinterpreted her nightmare, leads Caesar into the hands of the conspirators, and says that the dream represents the lifeblood of Rome

Brutus’ wife and daughter of Cato, upset to find him reluctant to speak and stabs herself

Caesar’s wife, great authority into omens and portents, warns Caesar of going to the Senate on the Ides of March

Caesar’s great nephew and successor, joins forces with Antony to fight Cassius and Brutus, follows his father’s authoritative figure, partners with Lepidus

The person that warns Caesar of the Ides of March, tells him on Feb. 15 and the day of

Attempts to warn Caesar of the conspirators by giving him a letter

“Et tu, Brute?”

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;”

“…for I love / The name of honor more than I fear death.”

Roman senator renowned for his oratorical skill; speaks at Caesar’s triumphal parade, dies at the order of Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus; not a part of the conspiracy because he was too old to be trusted

close friend of Cassius and participate in the fight against Antony and Octavius, Cassius kills himself because Pindarus says that Titinius was taken

stabs Cassius

participates with Brutus and Cassius in the battle, general

warns Brutus that he will die in Phillipi

“The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.”

“The fault dear Brutus is not in the stars, but ourselves.”

“When beggars die, there are no comets seen; / The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”

“Cowards die many times before their deaths; / The valiant never taste of death but once.”

“and say all to the world, this was a man.”

“Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.”

“How many ages hence / Shall this our lofty scene be acted over / In states unborn and accents yet unborn?”

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; / I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. / The evil that men do lives after them; / The good is oft interred with their bones;”

how the play begins

significance of how the play started

how Cassius convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy

festival in Act One

who offers Caesar the crown, what is the response

Ides of March

Brutus’ thoughts and reluctancy on joining the conspiracy

mastermind of the conspiracy

how Decius was persuasive

how Caesar shows his ego in his final speeches

how Antony was so persuasive

Cassius and Brutus differences in battle plans