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प्रश्न
What opinion do you form of Calpurnia from the play ‘Julius Caesar’ ?
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उत्तर
Calpurnia plays a small but vital role in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. She is Caesar’s wife and plays a major role in only one scene. She is barren something that bothers Caeser likely caused her great shame. She acquiesces nonetheless when Caeser asked her to stnad in Mark Anthony’s path during the Feast of Lupercal race which would make her fertile. She had a dream that she saw Caesar’s statue ‘Which like a fountain with an hundred spouts did run pure blood; and many lusty Romans came smiling and did bathe their hands in it.’ She almost succeeded in getting Caesar to stay home on the Ides of March however her conspirators planned for this eventuality.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How did Brutus justify Caesar’s assassination?
Why does Brutus kill Caesar?
This was the most unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,
Quite vanquish'd him : then burst his mighty heart;
(a) Who speaks these words?
(b) Whose ingratitude was he referring to?
(c) Why did it break Caesar's heart?
How did Antony prove that Caesar was not ambitious?
Consult a dictionary and find out the difference between
(a) killing
(b) an assassination.
Many popular and powerful leaders have been assassinated in the past and in recent times. Can you name some of them?
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Answer the following question by ticking the correct options.
Decius Brutus changes Caesar's mind about going to the Senate by appealing to his
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How do the heavens ‘blaze forth’ the death of Julius Caesar?
Answer the following question briefly.
When he is left alone with the body of Caesar what does Anthony call Brutus and the others?
Activity
Stage a press conference that takes place shortly after Caesar's death. The "reporters" should have their questions written down ahead of time to ask the students who play the roles of Brutus, Antony and Cassius.These questions should focus on the key events in the play, as well as the characters' intentions.
