Julius Caesar Unit Test Name:______

/25

Please answer the following questions in the space provided. Make sure your answer matches the number of marks for each question.

ACT I

1.  One literary device Shakespeare uses is foreshadowing.

/1 a. Find an example of foreshadowing in Act I.

______

______

______

______

/1 b. What do you think it means?

______

______

______

______

ACT II

2. Do you see any flaws or weaknesses in the conspirators’ plans? Have they overlooked or underestimated anything? Also, what – if any – are the strengths of their plans?

/3 ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

3. Many people warn Caesar against going to the Capitol on March 15. What do you think is the main reason Caesar decides to go despite all the warnings? Use evidence from Acts I and II to support your response.

/3 ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

ACT III

4. In his funeral oration, Antony uses irony (saying the opposite of what he means) to sway the crowd. For example, he calls Brutus an “honourable man” several times when he means just the opposite. Find 2 other examples of irony in Antony’s speech.

/2 a. ______

b. ______

5. a. After Caesar’s murder, what kind of leader does Rome most desperately need?

______

/1 ______

______

/1 b. What kind of leader is Rome most likely to get?

______

______

______

/2 c. Which of the two funeral orators – Brutus or Antony – is the better leader in your view? Explain your opinion.

______

______

______

______

______

ACT IV

6. Why might Shakespeare have included the ghost of Caesar in Scene iii? What are some effects of the ghost’s appearance? Do you think the ghost is meant to be real or is it just a product of Brutus’ imagination? Do you think Shakespeare meant to leave the reader in doubt? Explain your answer.

/3 ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

ACT V

7. Julius Caesar is a tragedy. This type of drama features a tragic hero – a man or woman who is destroyed by personal weaknesses and poor decisions. At the end of the tragedy, the hero recognizes his or her mistakes and accepts the blame for the results. By doing so, the hero regains some nobility.

Identify and explain Brutus’ major character flaw or personal weakness that leads to his downfall and death.

/3 ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

LITERARY DEVICES in Julius Caesar

Aside from foreshadowing, Shakespeare uses many other literary devices in Julius Caesar. Quote an example from ANYWHERE in the text to illustrate ANY ONE of the following literary techniques, including your interpretation and why you think it is effective: (4 marks)

  Metaphor ______

  Simile ______

  Irony ______

Ms. Van Den Bussche 1 ELF 40S