Act III, Scene i - The Climax: The Assassination of Caesar

Act III, Scene i - The Climax: The Assassination of Caesar

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will reach the climax of the play, in which Caesar is assassinated by the conspirators! We will also discover why Brutus is considered a tragic hero.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What happens in a tragedy?
A baddie dies
Correct answer: A character who is admired or respects dies at the end
People die
Someone is assassinated
Q2.
What is the climax of a tragedy?
Correct answer: The moment of greatest tension
When a baddie dies
When someone dies at the end
When someone is assassinated
Q3.
What is the climax in Julius Caesar?
When Brutus joins the conspiracy
When Caesar ignores Calpurnia
Correct answer: When Caesar is assassinated
When Cassius manipulates Brutus
Q4.
What is a tragic hero?
A character who assassinates someone else
A character who makes a mistake
Any character who dies in a tragedy
Correct answer: The character who is respected or admired that dies at the end
Q5.
Who is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar?
Correct answer: Brutus
Caesar
Calpurnia
Cassius

Lesson appears in

UnitEnglish / Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, Act 3

English