caesar jeopardy
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Symbolism
Fig. Lang.
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?