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English II
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NAME
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Julius Caesar (Act I)
by William Shakespeare
Across
4 Before the action of the play
begins, the audience knows
that Caesar has defeated the
sons of ___.
7 Brutus debates whether or not
to join a ___ to kill Caesar.
8 Casca mentions four bad ___
that have occurred in Rome
such as: a lion was seen at
the Capitol.
9 Flavius accuses the Roman
people of being ___ because
they follow whoever is in
charge.
12 Caesar is ___ in his left ear.
13 ___ is the protagonist in Act I
because he moves along the
action. He wants Brutus to
join the conspiracy to kill
Caesar.
17 ___ scolds the commoners for taking a holiday. He reminds
them that not too long ago they gave the same praise to
Pompey.
20 Flavius compares Caesar to a ___ whose feathers were the
people which gave him flight.
21 Cassius also compared the Roman people to ___ and Caesar
to a wolf.
22 Brutus' character can be described with the adjective, ___.
23 Caesar wanted his wife to
stand close to the racers
during the Feast of Lupercal
in hopes that she would
become ___.
24 One of Caesar's weaknesses
is ___, or as it was known in
Shakespeare's day, "falling
sickness."
Julius Caesar─Act I
Crossword Puzzle (continued)
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1 ___ is a friend of Caesar's.
2 Cassius is going to write ___ using different handwritings as if many of the Roman people were telling
Brutus
that he is a noble man and that Caesar is gaining too much power.
3 ___ tells Brutus and Cassius about what happens when Caesar is offered the crown three times during the
Feast of Lupercal.
5 Julius Caesar was a general in and a dictator of ___.
6 ___ discusses plans with Cassius about removing Caesar from power.
10 Caesar is murdered on the ___ of March.
11 Caesar fights Crassus and Pompey, the other two members of the First Triumvirate, because he desires to
become ___ of Rome.
13 ___ was born in 102 B.C. and died on March 15, 44 B.C.
14 The ___ warns Caesar about a certain day in March.
15 Flavius and ___ are tribunes, or officials of ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians (the lower class) to protect
their rights against patricians (the upper class).
16 ___ is Julius Caesar's wife.
18 Cassius' character can be described as ___.
19 Flavius claims that the Romans are Caesar's ___ that give him the power to "fly." (See #20 across.)