Year 8
Act III, Scene ii - Persuasion: Brutus' Speech (Part 1)
Year 8
Act III, Scene ii - Persuasion: Brutus' Speech (Part 1)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will read and explore Brutus' speech in which he attempts to persuade the citizens of Rome that he was right to kill Caesar. We will examine whether his attempt to persaude the citizens is successful.
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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
5 Questions
Q1.
What is persuasion?
When Brutus speaks
When you convince people with questions
When you speak to lots of people
Q2.
What is a rhetorical question
A question that does need an answer
A question that doesn't need a reason
A question with a good reason
Q3.
Who does Brutus try to persuade?
Antony
Caesar
Cassius
Q4.
Did Brutus persuade the citizens of Rome?
He wasn't trying to persuade the citizens of Rome
Maybe
No
Q5.
What did Brutus use to persuade the citizens of Rome?
Ambition
Bravery
Honour