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Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar: plot (first act)
A: The first act is set in Rome in February, 44 BC. General Julius Caesar has defeated his rival, Pompey, and is now the most powerful man in Rome.
B: Julius Caesar accepts the crown the third time it is offered to him.
C: Senators Cassius, Casca and Cinna are laying a plot against Caesar.
D: The plot to kill Caesar does not involve Brutus.
E: The main theme of the first act is Caesar's despotism.
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Julius Caesar: republic vs monarchy
Julius Caesar explores the role of the ruler. In Shakespeare's time, there wasn't a ________ against strong rulers. Queen ________ herself had firm control of power and was loved by her ________. During her reign the arts and the economy prospered, and, unlike in other European countries, there was ________. According to Shakespeare and his contemporaries a country needed a ________ ruler to save it from chaos.
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Julius Caesar: plot (second act)
The second act opens with Brutus alone in his orchard meditating on the state of ________.
In the second act Brutus's ________ ideology clearly emerges.
Brutus is visited by the conspirators at ________.
The conspirators persuade Brutus by their ________.
Brutus resolves to kill Caesar despite his own ________.
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Julius Caesar: plot (third act)
In the third act Caesar is assassinated on 15th________. In this dramatic scene, Caesar is surrounded by his supposed ________, who stab him in turn. ________ strikes the final blow. Later, at the funeral, he claims that he had to kill Caesar for the good of ________. Antony places Caesar's corpse in the market place and gives his moving funeral ________. With his speech Antony incites the listeners to mutiny against Brutus.
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Julius Caesar: plot (fourth and fifth acts)
After Caesar's killing, a military ________ takes control. The new government is run by the triumvirs, Antony, Octavius and ________. They prepare a list of people who are to be sentenced to death. In the fifth act the conspirators fight against the army of Octavius and Antony at ________. After their defeat, Brutus and ________ kill themselves, while Antony praises Brutus.
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Characters: Caesar
Julius Caesar
A: is the protagonist of the play, according to some critics.
B: is an ageing man who stands for the past.
C: is a human, superstitious, loving man.
D: is a wise and respectful politician.
E: is a young positive man.
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Characters: Brutus
The Roman general Brutus could be considered the protagonist of the play, because he is the most complex character. He can be viewed as a modern man between two worlds: the past and the present, which he doesn't fully understand. He is also a reasonable man, promoting the idea of monarchy, but he lacks passion and doesn't care about the crowd's emotions.
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Characters: Antony
A: Antony is less practical than Brutus.
B: Thanks to his subtle political mentality, Antony presents the conspiracy as a murderous crime.
C: Antony manages to turn the crowd against the conspirators.
D: While praising Brutus as an honourable man, Antony claims that Caesar was ambitious.
E: Antony's words instigate riots, leading to the burning of the conspirators' houses.
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Julius Caesar: themes
For Shakespeare, rhetoric is
A: present in politics.
B: the maker of history.
C: useful to win.
D: never mixed up with irony.
E: not good, so it should be avoided in politics.
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Julius Caesar: themes
In the play Shakespeare examines the nature of ________, linked to the problem of goodness and honesty in ________. There is no absolute virtue, because what is good in a ________ man may be not as good in a public man. This is clear in the characters of Brutus and Antony: since the former is unable to judge people because he is too ________, the latter soon finds a way to defeat him.
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