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*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 1
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Act 2
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 1
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 2
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 3
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 4
*: Project Work- Acts-1 and 2
Act 3
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 1
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 2
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 3
Act 4
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 1
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 2
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 3
Act 5
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 1
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 2
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 3
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5 - Scene 4
*: Use of Literary Devices in Acts 3, 4 and 5- Scene 5
*: Project Work- Acts-3, 4 and 5
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Solutions for Chapter *: Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 2
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Shirin Puri Lama solutions for English Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Workbook Class 9 and 10 ICSE * Use of Literary Devices in Acts-1 and 2 - Scene 2 ASSIGNMENTS [Pages 51 - 62]
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: Analysis, Application and Evaluation:
When Brutus tells Cassius, ‘Cassius, be you one-
‘Nor construe any further my neglect
Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war.’
his tone is:
amusing.
angry.
ironic.
friendly.
‘His coward lips did from their colour fly
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre.’
The literary device used in the first line here is ______.
metaphor.
metonymy.
personification.
simile.
The character traits of Cassius that make Caesar suspicious about his intentions are ______.
- he hears too much music.
- he does not love plays.
- he isn’t a great observer.
- he is jealous of others.
- reads too much.
- keeps on complaining against fate.
1, 4, 6
2, 3, 5
4, 6, 5
2, 4, 5
When Cassius says, “Men at some time are masters of their fates,” he means that ______.
destiny controls human beings.
human beings cannot fight destiny and must give in.
there comes a time when human beings can control their own destiny.
there comes a time when human beings cannot control their destinies.
Caesar voices his fears to Antony about Cassius ______.
beinga coward.
being fickle minded.
having a lean and hungry look.
being fat and lazy.
The expression, ‘It was Greek to me’, is an ‘idiom’ used when a person ______.
is unable to understand what has been said.
is able to understand the language Greek.
is unable to learn the Greek language.
is able to follow what has been said.
What is a soliloquy?
a speech where the speaker speaks to others present.
a speech where the speaker speaks to another person.
a speech that a character in a play speaks aloud, but it is only to be heard by that character and the audience.
a welcome/farewell speech.
Choose the option that lists the sequence of events in this scene in the correct order.
- Cassius tries to influence the noble Brutus against Caesar.
- Caesar dismisses the soothsayer as a dreamer and passes on.
- Caesar, being superstitious, instructs Mark Antony to touch Calpurnia with his whip during the holy run.
- The soothsayer in the crowd warns Caesar about the Ides of March.
4, 3, 2, 1
4, 3, 1, 2
2, 3, 4, 1
2, 4, 1, 3
Recalling and Understanding:
The procession is going to the Forum to celebrate ______.
the Ides of March.
the festival of the Lupercalia.
Caesar’s victory over Pompеу.
Calpurnia being barren.
Among the great crowd following Caesar and the others is a ______.
thief
priest
carpenter
soothsayer
What does Caesar instruct Antony to do?
hit Calpurnia with his whip when he runs this holy race.
touch Calpurnia with his whip when he runs the holy race.
not to touch Calpurnia with his whip when he runs his holy race.
threaten Calpurnia with his whip when he runs his race.
The Soothsayer warns Caesar about ______.
the 15th of March
the 15th of February
the 5th of March
the 7th of March
Who are the two characters who stay back?
Brutus and Cassius
Cassius and Casca
Caesar and Calpurnia
Antony and Caesar
According to Brutus, Antony ______.
has a lean and hungry look.
is not very active.
has a lively temperament.
lacks a lively temperament.
Cassius is upset with Brutus because of late he misses his ______.
gentle and loving nature towards him.
harsh and cold treatment towards him.
warm greetings to him.
support and help towards him.
What reason does Brutus give to Cassius for his recent behaviour?
He is upset with his family members.
He is upset with his personal conflicting feelings.
He is feeling weak and unwell.
He does not feel like being polite and courteous.
When Cassius in Act I Scene - 2 says, “...Have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes’, he means that ______.
Cassius is full of admiration for Brutus’ eyes.
Cassius wants the same eyes as Brutus’.
Cassius wants Brutus to realize his own worth.
Cassius wants Brutus to donate his eyes.
“......yet I love him well. Who is the ‘him’ Brutus is referring to here?
Casca
Antony
Julius Caesar
the Soothsayer
Caesar had a fever in ______.
Egypt
Spain
Philippi
Sardis
Who offers Caesar a crown?
the mob
the Senate
Casca
Antony
What did Caesar suffer from?
an epileptic fit
an earache
headache
a stroke
Caesar was deaf in ______.
the right ear.
the left ear.
both ears.
neither ear.
Cassius hopes that once Brutus reads the letters written in different handwritings, he will ______.
tear up all the letters and remain true to Caesar.
join Caesar and rise against Cassius.
be convinced to stand up against Caesar’s growing ambitions and join the conspiracy.
go and thank those who wrote to him.
CONTEXT QUESTIONS
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| CAESAR – Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry ‘Caesar!’ Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. |
- What is the figure of speech used in the line, ‘I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,’? Explain. (Application)
- Who called out to Caesar? What did he warn Caesar of? (Recalling)
- Why is Caesar ‘turn’d to hear’? How does Caesar challenge the speaker? (Understanding)
- How does Caesar react to the warning of the speaker? (Recalling & Understanding)
- Who else tries to warn Caesar about the danger which is in store for him later in the play? What aspects of Caesar’s character are shown here? (Recalling & Analysis)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| BRUTUS – Cassius, Be not deceived: if I have veil’d my look, I turn the trouble of my countenance Merely upon myself. Vexed I am Of late with passions of some difference, Conceptions only proper to myself. |
- Where are Brutus and Cassius at this time? What is the occasion? (Recalling)
- What has Cassius told Brutus regarding the latter’s attitude towards him? (Recalling)
- What reason does Brutus give to Cassius for not going to the games? With whom does Brutus compare himself? (Understanding)
- What does Brutus tell Cassius regarding his conflicting thoughts and emotions? What effects do these thoughts have on Brutus regarding his attitude towards others? (Understanding & Analysis)
- What is Cassius’ motive in showing his friendship towards Brutus? How is Cassius shown to be a schemer? (Understanding & Analysis)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| CASSIUS - ‘Tis just: And it is very much lamented, Brutus, That you have no such mirrors as will turn Your hidden worthiness into your eye. |
- What does Cassius go on to tell Brutus about what the people are lamenting about? (Recalling & Understanding)
- What ‘dangers’ does Brutus refer to after the extract? (Understanding)
- How does Cassius offer to show the brothers his true worth? (Understanding)
- How does Cassius convince Brutus not to doubt him? (Understanding)
- How does Brutus portray himself to be truly concerned about the present condition prevailing in Rome? (Evaluation)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| BRUTUS - What means this shouting? I do fear the people Choose Caesar for their king. CASSIUS - Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so. |
- When Brutus says ‘I do fear, the people chose Caesar for their king’, it reveals Brutus’ thoughts that Cassius exploits later. How? (Evaluation)
- Why are Brutus and Cassius not there at the place where the festivities are going on? (Understanding)
- Why is Brutus not in favour of Caesar becoming king? (Understanding & Analysis)
- What two weaknesses of Caesar does Cassius highlight to Brutus? (Understanding)
- How does Cassius compare the names of ‘Brutus’ and ‘Cassius’ to that of the name of ‘Caesar’? (Analysis)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor, Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber. |
- The figure of speech used in the first two lines of the extract is ‘allusion’. Explain. (Application)
- Who speaks these lines? Who was Aeneas? (Recalling & Understanding)
- Why does Cassius compare himself to Aeneas? (Understanding & Analysis)
- Who is this ‘man’ referred to in the fourth line of the extract? What grudge does the speaker bear against this ‘man’? (Recalling & Understanding)
- What does this speech reveal about the speaker? (Understanding & Evaluation)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| BRUTUS – That you do love me, I am nothing jealous; What you would work me to, I have some aim: How I have thought of this and of these times, I shall recount hereafter; |
- What does the word ‘jealous’ mean in the extract? (Understanding)
- Brutus is aware of Cassius’ ‘motive’. What is the motive? (Understanding)
- What does Brutus assure Cassius of, after the extract, that makes Cassius ‘glad’? (Recalling & Understanding)
- Who enters in the play after this extract? (Recalling)
- Whom does Cassius decide to ‘pluck’? Why? (Recalling & Understanding)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| CAESAR - Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o'-nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. |
- Whom does Caesar address these words to? How does this person try to assure Caesar not to fear? (Recalling & Understanding)
- Why is Caesar not convinced? (Analysis)
- What reasons does Caesar give for fearing the person in question? (Recalling)
- Which weakness of Caesar is shown after the extract? (Analysis)
- How is Caesar shown to be far-sighted and wise in hisjudgement ofcharacter? (Application)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
| BRUTUS - Ay, Casca; tell us what hath chanced to-day, That Caesar looks so sad. CASCA - Why, you were with him, were you not? BRUTUS - I should not then ask Casca what had chanced. |
- What had chanced that day as described by Casca? (Recalling)
- In what way was the incident a ‘mere foolery’? Give three instances. (Application)
- What information did Casca give about Flavius and Marullus? (Recalling)
- What is Brutus’ assessment of Casca when he leaves? How does Cassius contradict Brutus about his assessment? (Understanding & Analysis)
- How does Cassius judge Brutus’ character at the end of the scene? What do you think of Cassius from this judgement? (Understanding & Evaluation)
COMPETENCY - FOCUSED QUESTIONS
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