Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia's Dream (Part 1)
Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia's Dream (Part 1)
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- In this lesson, we will meet Caesar's wife, Calpurnia. We will investigate why she is superstitious and why she does not want Caesar to visit the Senate.
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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
5 Questions
Q1.
Who is Calpurnia?
A conspirator
An underling
Caesar's servant
Q2.
Calpurnia is...
Ambitious
Cowardly
Honourable
Q3.
Who influences Caesar?
Brutus and Cassius
Calpurnia and Brutus
Cassius and Decius
Q4.
Who doesn't want Caesar to go to the Senate?
Antony
Brutus
Decius
Q5.
Why does Caesar seem weak?
Because Calpurnia likes excuses
Because Decius laughs at him
Because he is superstitious