THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR, ACT TWO COPY MASTER
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LITERARY ANALYSIS
For questions 1–4, see page 1133 of the Pupil Edition.
Directions: Answer each question.
5. Reading Shakespearean Drama Underline two adjectives that you think best
describe Caesar in Act Two. Then explain your choices.
a. brave b. suspicious c. confident
d. political e. noble f. watchful
6. Analyze Soliloquy and Aside Reread Brutus’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 1, lines
10–34. This speech reveals that Brutus is
7. Identify Mood The soothsayer’s prediction in Act 2, Scene 4 causes the mood of the
play to be
8. Make Inferences About Characters Which character is more open with his
wife, Caesar or Brutus?
What can you tell about the character of each man based on his relationship with his wife?
9. Draw Conclusions Underline only one phrase in parentheses, and then complete
the sentence.
In deciding to join the plot against Caesar, I think Brutus was most influenced by (his
own beliefs/ Cassius’ persuasion) because
10. Evaluate Argument Reread Brutus’s speech in Act 2, Scene 1, lines 10–34.
Underline either the word or the phrase in parentheses, and then complete the sentence.
I (am/am not) persuaded by Brutus that Caesar should be killed because
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