Question

Julius Caesar and Antony reveal something about their character in their words and actions. We also learn about them from what other people say. Can you pick out the words that describe them from the box given below? Also, pick out lines from the play to illustrate your choice.

superstitious       arrogant                  loyal                      clever overconfident     manipulative           good orator          ambitious brave                  great conqueror      generous               fearless loves flattery       firm                         shrewd                   crafty

 

Person	Extract from play	What it tells us about the character
Julius Caesar	1. the things that threaten'd me Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see The face of Caesar, they are vanished.	1. arrogant
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Mark Antony	1.	1. Loyal
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Answer 1

Person	Extract from play	What it tells us about the character
Julius Caesar	1. the things that threaten'd me Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see The face of Caesar, they are vanished.	1. arrogant
	2. Cowards die many a times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.	2. brave
	3. What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?	3. fearless
	4. Shall Caesar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretch'd mine arm so far, To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?	4. Great conqueror
	5. ….from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press For tinctures, stains, relics and cognizance.	5. loves flattery
	6. Caesar doth not wrong, nor without cause Will he be satisfied.	6. overconfident
Mark Antony	1. Shall it not grieve thee dearer than thy death, To see thy thy Anthony making his peace, Shaking the bloody fingers of thy foes	1. Loyal
	2. I know not, gentlemen, what you intend, Who else must be let blood, who else is rank: If I myself, there is no hour so fit	2. fearless
	3. Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up To such a sudden flood of mutiny.	3. shrewd
	4. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.	4. manipulative
	5. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong such honourable men.	5. crafty
	6. For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood	6. oratory