Year 8
Act III, Scene i - The Climax: The Assassination of Caesar
Year 8
Act III, Scene i - The Climax: The Assassination of Caesar
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 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
People die
Someone is assassinated
Q2.
What is the climax of a tragedy?
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
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
Q5.
Who is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar?
Caesar
Calpurnia
Cassius