Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis Essay
1.Why do Octavius and Mark Antony want to engage in a battle with Brutus and Cassius?
to avenge Caesar’s death to recruit new soldiers to their army to become friends with the conspirators to gain control over the land
The __________ between Cassius and Brutus was obvious as they struggled to overcome the obstacles in their friendship.
friendship tension resolution tone CASSIUS:
Their shadows seem
A canopy most fatal, under which
Our army lies ready to give up the ghost1.
. Die; the belief that a person’s spirit is released at death.
6. To which event in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar does this statement refer?
Brutus being visited by Caesar’s ghost
Caesar being crowned king the soothsayer’s omen
Calpurnia’s dream …show more content…
7. At the beginning of act 5 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, which battle are the two armies preparing to fight?
the Battle of Rome the Battle of Gaul the Battle of Philippi the Battle of Sardis
CASSIUS:
[To ANTONY]
[Y]our words, they rob the Hybla bees,
And leave them honeyless.
Which type of language is used in this excerpt?
connotative meaning definitive language denotative language figurative language
CASSIUS:
[To Antony]
[Y]our words, they rob the Hybla bees,
And leave them honeyless.
What is the meaning of the figurative language used in this excerpt?
Mark Antony is sweet and kind with his words.
Mark Antony steals honey and gives it back to the bees without them knowing. X
Mark Antony manipulates people without them knowing.
Mark Antony is like a bee that makes honey for Rome.
When Brutus describes Mark Antony using the word “threat,” the __________ meaning implies that Brutus does not think highly of Mark Antony.
Figurative X connotative denotative dictionary ANTONY:
Villains, . . .
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds,
And bowed like bondmen, kissing Caesar’s feet,
Whilst damnèd Casca, like a cur, behind
Struck Caesar on the neck.
Which type of language does Shakespeare use in the bolded lines?
denotation X definition figurative language foreshadowing What is Shakespeare’s purpose behind the war of words between Mark Antony and Octavius and Brutus and Cassius at the start of act 5 of The Tragedy of Julius
Caesar?
Shakespeare uses the war of words so that the men can explain calmly their reasons for going to war; rhetoric and violence work together. X
Shakespeare uses the war of words to show that these men of power destroyed the Republic; rhetoric has been replaced by petty insults.
Shakespeare uses the war of words to have the opposing armies settle things without going to war; rhetoric is stronger than ever.
Shakespeare uses the war of words to have the men eulogize Caesar once again; rhetoric is used to bring focus to the violence.
BRUTUS:
Think not, thou noble Roman,
That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome.
He bears too great a mind.
Which theme does this excerpt address?
betrayal fate ambition X
honor
to avenge Caesar’s death to recruit new soldiers to their army to become friends with the conspirators to gain control over the land
The __________ between Cassius and Brutus was obvious as they struggled to overcome the obstacles in their friendship.
friendship tension resolution tone CASSIUS:
Their shadows seem
A canopy most fatal, under which
Our army lies ready to give up the ghost1.
. Die; the belief that a person’s spirit is released at death.
6. To which event in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar does this statement refer?
Brutus being visited by Caesar’s ghost
Caesar being crowned king the soothsayer’s omen
Calpurnia’s dream …show more content…
7. At the beginning of act 5 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, which battle are the two armies preparing to fight?
the Battle of Rome the Battle of Gaul the Battle of Philippi the Battle of Sardis
CASSIUS:
[To ANTONY]
[Y]our words, they rob the Hybla bees,
And leave them honeyless.
Which type of language is used in this excerpt?
connotative meaning definitive language denotative language figurative language
CASSIUS:
[To Antony]
[Y]our words, they rob the Hybla bees,
And leave them honeyless.
What is the meaning of the figurative language used in this excerpt?
Mark Antony is sweet and kind with his words.
Mark Antony steals honey and gives it back to the bees without them knowing. X
Mark Antony manipulates people without them knowing.
Mark Antony is like a bee that makes honey for Rome.
When Brutus describes Mark Antony using the word “threat,” the __________ meaning implies that Brutus does not think highly of Mark Antony.
Figurative X connotative denotative dictionary ANTONY:
Villains, . . .
You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds,
And bowed like bondmen, kissing Caesar’s feet,
Whilst damnèd Casca, like a cur, behind
Struck Caesar on the neck.
Which type of language does Shakespeare use in the bolded lines?
denotation X definition figurative language foreshadowing What is Shakespeare’s purpose behind the war of words between Mark Antony and Octavius and Brutus and Cassius at the start of act 5 of The Tragedy of Julius
Caesar?
Shakespeare uses the war of words so that the men can explain calmly their reasons for going to war; rhetoric and violence work together. X
Shakespeare uses the war of words to show that these men of power destroyed the Republic; rhetoric has been replaced by petty insults.
Shakespeare uses the war of words to have the opposing armies settle things without going to war; rhetoric is stronger than ever.
Shakespeare uses the war of words to have the men eulogize Caesar once again; rhetoric is used to bring focus to the violence.
BRUTUS:
Think not, thou noble Roman,
That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome.
He bears too great a mind.
Which theme does this excerpt address?
betrayal fate ambition X
honor