Julius Caesar Act I Review

In the Tragedy Cycle, Act I is considered the

• Turning point

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

Cassius can be best described as

• friendly

• cowardly

• sneaky

• honorable

Brutus can be best described as

• friendly

• sneaky

• cowardly

• honorable

A conversation between two characters or more on stage is called

• monologue

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• aside

A long speech by a character onstage. There are others on stage, as well.

• Monologue

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• aside

A character alone on stage expresses his or her thoughts aloud

• monologue

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• aside

Words spoken by a character to the audience or another character onstage but are not heard by the others on stage

• monoluge

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• aside

A character foil is defined as a character who serves as a contrast to another character. Who are the foils in act I?

• Cassius is sneaky; Brutus is honororable

• Caesar is honorable; Brutus is noble

• Cassius is honorable and Brutus is honorable.

• Marallus and Flavius for taking the scarves off of Caesar's statue

A tragic flaw is a defect in character or judgement that directly causes the character's downfall. What is Caesar's tragic flaw that will cause his downfall?

What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?