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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Study Guide
Homework Questions
Directions:
The following questions will be assigned for homework after each act
has been read in class and discussed in study groups. Each question
will require at least three complete sentences. Write the answers on a
separate sheet of paper. Make sure you head your loose leaf paper with
the proper act number.
Act I
1. In scene 3 Cassius
says of Caesar: "I know he would not be a wolf/But that he sees the
Romans are but sheep." Explain what he means.
2. Scene 3 describes many strange happenings in Rome. Why are such
events appropriate to the action of the play at this moment?
3. What kind of person is Casca?
Act II
1. What are Brutus'
reasons
for deciding that it is right to assassinate Caesar?
2. What picture does Shakespeare give us of Brutus' marriage?
3. What does Caesar's habit of referring to himself in the third person
tell us about him? (For example, he says, "Shall Caesar send a lie?")
4. What evidence is there in this act that shows both Caesar and Brutus
can be influenced by flattery? |
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Act III
1. Explain how Antony is
able to work the crowd up into a frenzy with his speech?
2. What impression does Shakespeare give of the crowd's character in
this act?
Act IV
1. How does Brutus react to
Portia's death? What do we learn about him from his reaction?
Act V
1. What is said and done in
Act V that supports the comment: Brutus' and Cassius' defeat is revenge
for Caesar's murder?
Enrichment &
Homeschool Use
This assignment was
originally desgined for use in a classroom setting consisting of
approximately 27 to 29 students; however, the assignment can easily be
adapted for smaller classrooms and for homeschool use.
Although the study guide
questions are intended to create the basis for discussion in a small
group setting, the same dynamic can be generated with one or two
students and increased teacher involvement.
Other Assignment
Components
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Guide--Background
Study
Guide--Questions
Study
Guide--Homework Questions
Study
Guide--Vocabulary
Study
Guide--Archaic Vocabulary
Study
Guide--Chronology of Events
Handouts
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