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Julius Caesar Guided Reading Questions

Act I, Scene 1

Where does the first scene take place?

According to a laborer, why have the people left their shops and assembled?

How do Marullus and Flavius rebuke (look this word up!) the people?

Scene 2

Where does this scene take place?

Caesar: "Yond ____________________ has a __________________ and ____________ look. / He ________________ too much . Such men are ___________________________."

What other things does Caesar not trust about this man?

The purpose of the Feast of Lupercal was to secure purification and fertility for the spring planting. What other purpose did it serve for women?

What warning does the fortuneteller give to Caesar?

What is Caesar’s response to the fortuneteller’s warning?

In his soliloquy, what reason does Cassius reveal for wanting Brutus on his side? Write the line.

Scene 3

Where does this scene take place?

Writers often connect bad events with bad weather. According to Casca, there is a "tempest ___________________ ____________________/ Either there is a _______________ _________________ in __________________, /Or else the world, too __________________ with the __________________,/ Incenses them to send ________________."

How does Cassius use sexism to bait Casca to join his side?

Casca has heard that the senators plan to declare Caesar king tomorrow. Cassius says that would not happen if Caesar were not a _______________ and the Romans not _________________.

Who will deliver the letters to Brutus?