caesar jeopardy

Symbolism

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ThemesConflictPlot

Characters

SettingAuthor Genre

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What is the genre of the play?

Historical Drama/Fiction

Author/Genre 100

What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife?

Ann Hathaway

Author/Genre 200

Where was Shakespeare born and when?

Stratford Upon Avon in 1564(Born on and died on April 23—lived from 1564-1616)

Author/Genre 300

What was the original name of Shakespeare’s acting company?

Lord Chamberlain’s Men(later renamed The King’s Men in honor of King James the first)

Author/Genre 400

When is the ides of March?

March 15th

Setting 100

On the Ides of March, in what Year was Julius Caesar

assassinated?

**Bonus** for 200pts

44 B.C

Where is the main setting of the play?

Ancient Rome

Setting 200

Where does Calphurnia’s dream/nightmare take place?

The Capital

Setting 300

Where do Brutus and Antony / Octavius’s Armies meet to fight?

Philippi

Setting 400

Who was the first and original conspirator?

Cassius

Characters 100

Who stabs them self in the thigh?

Portia

Characters 200

Who is known for delivering news to the conspirators?

Cinna

Characters 300

Who gives the incorrect information about Brutus to Cassius which causes Cassius to ki l l

himself?

Pindarus

Characters 400

What major internal conflict does Brutus suffer from?

Whether or not he should kill Caesar

Conflict/Plot 100

What is the main conflict between Octavius and Antony?

They both want to take over the empire

Conflict/Plot 200

Name two physical conditions that Caesar suffers from other than being inferti le

He is Deaf in one ear, and he has epilepsy

Conflict/Plot 300

What is Brutus’s main flaw? Give two examples

He often makes the wrong decision.Doesn’t kill Marc Antony, Lets Antony speak last at the

Funeral, attacks Philippi instead of waiting, etc.

Conflict/Plot 400

Give two examples of superstit ious characters in this

play

Caesar, Calphurnia, the Soothsayer

Theme 100

What character is known to “choose” their own fate?

Cassius

Theme 200

How is the theme of “Mob Mentality” portrayed in the

play?

The Plebians cheer for/boo randomlyEx. Brutus makes a claim at the funeral and is cheered and

then Antony makes a point against Brutus and the mob wants to kill Brutus

Theme 300

Name three themes of Julius Caesar

Mob Mentality, Betrayal, Superstition, Persuasion and Manipulation

Theme 400

What type of f igurative language is shown in Calphurnia’s dream?

Foreshadowing

Symbolism 100

What types of figurative language does Antony use in Caesar’s funeral oration?

(Give 2 examples)

rhetorical questioning, imagery, emotional appeal, sarcasm, verbal irony, repetition

Symbolism 200

What were Caesar’s last words?(to Brutus)

“Et tu Bruté ?, then fall Caesar!”

(Even you Brutus, then Caesar shall die!)

Symbolism 300

What does Brutus Decius say that Caesar’s blood “really”

represents?

medicine or strength for the city of Rome

Symbolism 400

Caesar Augustus(Ruled from 27 B.C – 14 A.D)

Final Jeopardy

What name does Octavius Caesar take when he is eventually crowned?