Table of Contents
- 1 Who are the 5 conspirators in Julius Caesar?
- 2 What does let us be sacrificers but not butchers mean?
- 3 What does Brutus mean when he says let us be sacrificers but not butchers Caius 2.1 )? What message does this convey?
- 4 Why was Caesar’s death a butchery?
- 5 What does this excerpt reveal about Caesar’s attitude regarding the forewarnings of his death?
- 6 How does the fact that Cassius has Cinna plant the letters for Brutus to read in ACT 1.3 show a conflict between ambition and friendship?
- 7 What does hamlet say about the hunting of the boar?
- 8 Why did Calphurnia tell Caesar to stay at home?
Who are the 5 conspirators in Julius Caesar?
The conspirators are a group of senators who work with Cassius and Brutus to kill Caesar. They are called Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus Cimber, Ligarius and Trebonius.
What does let us be sacrificers but not butchers mean?
Brutus said this. It means that they should kill Caesar before he gains too much power. “Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers.” It means that they are sacrificing Caesar for the good of Rome.
What does Brutus mean when he says let us be sacrificers but not butchers Caius 2.1 )? What message does this convey?
BRUTUS: Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius . . . . Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius. Brutus believes the assassination is a noble act: a necessary sacrifice for the good of Rome. Brutus believes he should be emperor of Rome.
Who says let us be sacrificers but not butchers Caius?
For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. Let us be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius. We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar, 175And in the spirit of men there is no blood.
What do you call someone who conspires?
: one who conspires : plotter.
Why was Caesar’s death a butchery?
good of Rome, so his death is a sacrifice; Caesar’s death is a butchery because it is a political murder that benefits the conspirators and not Rome). analysis: Brutus believes that the murder should be “necessary and not envious” (Act 2.1, line 191).
What does this excerpt reveal about Caesar’s attitude regarding the forewarnings of his death?
What does this excerpt reveal about Caesar’s attitude regarding the forewarnings of his death? Caesar ignores the forewarnings of his death because if it is his fate, he can’t defeat the gods. “Caesar, beware of Brutus.
How does the fact that Cassius has Cinna plant the letters for Brutus to read in ACT 1.3 show a conflict between ambition and friendship?
How does the fact that Cassius has Cinna plant the letters for Brutus to read in act 1.3 show a conflict between ambition and friendship? Brutus is a well-respected man, and as his brother-in-law, Cassius should not be manipulating Brutus in order to achieve his own ambition.
What did Casca tell Antony and Cassius about Caesar?
Caesar re-enters with his procession and tells Antony that Cassius has a ‘lean and hungry look’. After Caesar leaves, another senator called Casca enters and tells Brutus and Cassius that Antony offered Caesar a crown? but Caesar refused it three times.
Why did Cassius order his servant to kill Caesar?
Cassius hears an inaccurate report that his troops are defeated so he orders his servant to kill him, saying ‘Caesar, thou art revenged’. His body is found and word is sent to Brutus about his suicide. Brutus rallies his men and goes back into the fighting. Eventually, Brutus admits defeat.
What does hamlet say about the hunting of the boar?
“Lie quietly, and hear a little more; Nay, do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise: To make thee hate the hunting of the boar, Unlike myself thou hear’st me moralize, Applying this to that, and so to so; For love can comment upon every woe.”
Why did Calphurnia tell Caesar to stay at home?
Caesar’s wife, Calphurnia, warns Caesar to stay at home and not go to the Senate because she has dreamt about his murder. Caesar then says he won’t go to the Capitol but Decius, another conspirator, arrives and tells him the Senate are going to give ‘a crown to mighty Caesar’ and will think he’s a coward if he stays at home.