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