Caesar Test Review

He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. ’Tis true, this god did shake.His coward lips did from their color fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his luster. I did hear him groan.Speaker: (0 points if incorrect; 4 points if correct)Significance: ( 1 – 6 points)

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He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. ’Tis true, this god did shake.His coward lips did from their color fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his luster. I did hear him groan. (1.2.126-131)Speaker: Cassius (4 points) Significance: Cassius is telling Brutus why Caesar is a noble and wonderful leader. (3 points)

He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. ’Tis true, this god did shake.His coward lips did from their color fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his luster. I did hear him groan. (1.2.126-131)Speaker: Cassius (4 points) Significance: Cassius is telling Brutus that Caesar is vulnerable. (4 points)

He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. ’Tis true, this god did shake.His coward lips did from their color fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his luster. I did hear him groan. (1.2.126-131)Speaker: Cassius (4 points) Significance: Cassius is telling Brutus that Caesar is vulnerable. Even though Caesar seems like a “god,” Cassius has seen him in a weak and pathetic state. He can get a fever just like anyone, so he is no better or worse than Brutus and Cassius. (5 points)

He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake. ’Tis true, this god did shake.His coward lips did from their color fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his luster. I did hear him groan. (1.2.126-131)Speaker: Cassius (4 points) Significance: Cassius is telling Brutus that Caesar is vulnerable. Even though Caesar seems like a “god,” Cassius has seen him in a weak and pathetic state. He can get a fever just like anyone, so he is no better or worse than Brutus and Cassius. This conversation is an example of Cassius manipulating Brutus, convincing him that Caesar has no right to be an absolute ruler of Rome so that Brutus will help him murder Caesar. (6 points)