Julius Caesar Act II

The setting in Act 2, Scene 1 is a metaphor for all of the following except which?

• The storm is a metaphor for the disharmony in Rome.

• The storm is a metaphor for the danger that awaits Caesar.

• The storm is a metaphor for the internal conflict within Brutus.

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Why does Portia cut her thigh? What does she attempt to prove or show her husband, Brutus?

• Both Brutus and Caesar are scheming to commit an evil or immoral act.
• Both Brutus and Caesar are shown to temporarily agree with the advice of their wives.
• Both Brutus and Caesar have had sleepless nights.
• Both Brutus and Caesar’s private lives within their homes, not public lives, are seen.

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All of the following omens are ones Calpurnia has heard that occurred that night in Rome except which?

• Caesar will be stabbed in the back.
• The clouds rained blood on the Capitol.
• Graves cracked open.
• Lions gave birth in the streets.

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Why does Caesar talk in third person point of view? How does this speech indirectly characterize him?

• He’s angry.
• He’s arrogant.
• He’s confused.
• He’s disappointed.

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How does Decius reinterpret Calpurnia’s dream of a statue of Caesar bleeding with Romans washing in it?

• Decius flatters Caesar by saying that Caesar will die, but his blood will feed and sustain others.
• Decius flatters Caesar by saying that Caesar will provide sustaining life.
• Decius says that Caesar’s wife is jealous of the other Romans to whom Caesar provides life.
• Decius says that Caesar’s wife is just a woman to whom people shouldn’t listen.

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Why does Brutus seek to make their planned act of murder something religious or noble?

• Brutus wants the murder to seem religious to grow in power both politically and religiously.
• Brutus wants the murder to seem religious to make a sacrifice to appease the gods.
• Brutus wants the murder to seem religious to relieve his guilt and have the public condone it.
• Brutus wants the murder to seem religious to seek permission from the church to kill Caesar.

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