Act II, Scene i - Motivation and Soliloquy: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
Act II, Scene i - Motivation and Soliloquy: The Conspiracy (Part 2)
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- In this lesson, we will continue to examine Brutus and Cassius' interaction in Act II Scene i, except this time we will read it in Shakespeare's original English. We will look at serpents and consider what they might symbolise.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What is a conspiracy?
A group of friends
Guy Fawkes
Killing someone famous
Q2.
What is Brutus' motivation for killing Caesar?
He wants Antony to be king
He wants power for himself
He wants to be a butcher
Q3.
Why does Cassius want to kill Antony?
He doesn't want to kill Antony
He thinks Antony is just as bad as Caesar
He thinks Antony is like a snake
Q4.
Why does Brutus want to be a 'sacrificer' and not a 'butcher'
He doesn't like animals
He thinks Caesar should be fed to the dogs
He wants to show how ambitious Caesar was
Q5.
Why does Brutus compare Caesar to 'a poisonous snake'?
Because Caesar fell on the ground and looked like a snake
Because Caesar only comes out during the day
Because Caesar whispered to Antony
5 Questions
Q1.
What is a symbolism?
A daffodil that means 'growth'
A rose that means 'love'
A snake in the bible
Q2.
Which statement is correct?
Serpents have always symbolised evil
Serpents symbolise evil as well as growth
Serpents symbolise evil because they hatch from an egg
Q3.
Which statement is NOT correct
A soliloquy cannot be heard by other characters
A soliloquy is a long speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud
During a soliloquy, a character is usually on stage alone
Q4.
Why does Brutus compare Caesar to a 'serpent's egg'?
Because Caesar is still young
Because Caesar is untrustworthy
It symbolises how Caesar might poison the people in Rome.
Q5.
Why does Brutus say he must "kill him in the shell"?
To stop Caesar hatching
To stop Cesar growing old
To stop Cesar poisoning people