Across
- 2. Word from Ancient Rome that means commoner or regular citizen
- 7. Homonym of metal
- 10. Name of Julius Caesar’s wife
- 11. Italian river where Cassius is said to have saved Caesar from drowning (1.2.114)
- 12. Brutus’ servant who is always sleepy
- 13. Scenes are divided into these
- 14. Kind of palm that Cassius has (meaning that he is open to being bribed) (4.3.10)
- 15. Greek historian whose work Shakespeare followed closely to write his play
- 18. Caesar, who never changes his mind, says, “I am constant as the __________ star”
- 19. In a chilling moment, Mark Antony, left alone with Caesar’s dead body, says, “Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the _____ of war” (3.1.274)
- 20. De-dum de-dum rhythm loved by Shakespeare
- 22. “Friends, Romans, ____________! Lend me your ears” (3.2.75)
- 23. Character tries to give a letter to Caesar with the name of all of the conspirators
- 26. bad omens
- 29. The conspirator whose job it is to make sure Caesar goes to the Senate on the Ides of March (2.2)
- 30. Shakespeare’s first name
- 32. Caesar is said to have died at the feet of a statue of this Roman leader
Down
- 1. Untrustworthy character described by Caesar as having “a lean and hungry look” (1.2.194)
- 3. What Cassius shouts after the murder of Caesar “Freedom, liberty, and ___________” (3.1.81)
- 4. The weakest member of the Second Triumvirate
- 5. Italian river that Caesar and his troops to start a civil war
- 6. Name of Marcus Brutus’ wife
- 7. Antony says, “You all do know this __________; I remember / The first time ever Caesar put it on.” (3.2.172-173)
- 8. Location of battlefield where Act 5 occurs
- 9. Brutus hopes that the conspirators ”shall be called _________ not murderers” (2.1.180)
- 16. What Portia swallowed to kill herself
- 17. Character who says, “Beware the ides of March”
- 21. Mark Antony says, “I come to _____ Caesar, not to praise him” (3.2.76)
- 24. Last name of teacher who guest-lectured on Julius Caesar
- 25. This play, and all of Shakespeare’s other plays, is divided into five of these
- 27. Acts are divided into these
- 28. Poet who is unfortunate enough to share a name with a conspirator (3.3)
- 31. Homonym of mettle
