Year 8

Act III, Scene ii - Rhetoric and Fickle Crowds: Mark Antony's Speech (Part 1)

Year 8

Act III, Scene ii - Rhetoric and Fickle Crowds: Mark Antony's Speech (Part 1)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore Mark Antony's response to Brutus' speech. We will discover what he says to the citizens of Rome and what the Roman citizens think of what he says.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who is Mark Antony?
A conspirator
An underling
Brutus' loyal friend
Correct answer: Caesar's loyal friend
Q2.
Who is fickle?
Antony
Brutus
Caesar
Correct answer: The citizens of Rome
Q3.
What is emotive language?
Good reasons to do something
Questions that don't need an answer
When someone talks about someone who has been murdered
Correct answer: Words that are designed to make you feel an emotion
Q4.
'I have done wrong to the honourable men whose daggers stabbed Caesar.' Which words contain emotive language?
'Caesar'
Correct answer: 'daggers stabbed'
'done wrong'
'honourable men'
Q5.
Why does Antony describe Brutus as 'Caesar's angel'?
To show how beautiful Brutus is
To show how good Brutus is
Correct answer: To show much much Caesar loved Brutus
To show that Brutus will join Caesar in heaven