When Caesar says do this it is perform D?
| First folio | Modern text | Key line |
|---|---|---|
| When Casar sayes, Do this; it is perform’d. | When Caesar says, ‘ Do this,’ it is performed. | JC I.ii.10 |
| Cas. | CAESAR | |
| Set on, and leaue no Ceremony out. | Set on, and leave no ceremony out. | JC I.ii.11 |
| Sooth. | SOOTHSAYER |
What does Cassius say he will do if Caesar is crowned?
What does Cassius say he will do if Caesar becomes king? Cassius says that he will stab himself in the heart with a dagger if Caesar becomes king.
What does the storm symbolize in Julius Caesar?
Shakespeare uses the storm in act 1, scene 3 of Julius Caesar to symbolize the gathering storm in Rome, to foreshadows the disruption to the Roman state that will be caused by Caesar’s assassination, and to set the tone for the conspiracy scenes that lead to the assassination.
Why are the supernatural happenings reported in Scene 3?
Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 3. That evening, Cicero and Casca meet on a street in Rome. Cicero then departs and Cassius enters. He interprets the supernatural happenings as divine warnings that Caesar threatens to destroy the Republic.
What four unusual events take place that Casca believes to be bad omens?
24-25). Casca also says that he saw an owl, “the bird of night” (1.3….Casca, visibly shaken, replies that he has seen four omens:
- a common slave whose left hand was caught on fire, but it “remained unscorched.”
- a “surly” lion who was in the center of Rome; it stared at him and passed by without attacking him.
What is the soothsayer’s advice to Caesar?
What is the Soothsayer’s advice to Caesar? The Soothsayer told Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March.” Cassius openly wants Caesar out of power. He is jealous and wants better for himself.
For what reason did Shakespeare say Julius Caesar was killed?
Because Julius Caesar was going to destroy the Roman Republic. He said its balanced government was one of the reasons for why it endured. Monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. The Patricians and Plebeians.
Why is Portia so nervous?
Julius Caesar Act II & III 55 terms. Why is Portia so nervous?-she is nervous about the conspiracy. (Act 2 scene 4) Portia wants Lucius to go to the capital and then come back, because she says Brutus is “sick”, and she wants Lucius to check what’s going on with Caesar.
Who is the protagonist of Julius Caesar?
Brutus
Why does Flavius want to remove these decorations from Caesar’s statues?
Flavius instructs Marullus to go to the capitol and remove any crowns or decoration from the Caeser statues. & they want to deny the celebration of Ceasar’s victory over Pompey.
What do they do to Caesar’s statues?
Why do they remove the garlands from Caesar’s statue? They dislike the celebration of Caesar’s return home because they were followers of Pompey before Caesar killed him. They remove his garlands because they want to make him less god-like than the commoners treat him.