Caesar Homework
Posted by Genevieve Sullivan on November 21, 2016 in Class News | ∞
Finish reading ACT III, sc. ii to get the gist of the funeral speeches and their impact.
Check your understanding: You should be able to answer the following(but don’t need to write them out):
ACT III sc. ii Focus—Funeral and Aftermath
- List at least two things that Antony says in his speech that are ironic. Explain type/why.
- What motivates the people to switch allegiance from Brutus to Antony?
- What mode of rhetoric does each man use the most? Why?
- Who arrives at the end of this speech and scene?
- What did Brutus and Cassius do while Antony was speaking?
- Identify some of the rising action from ACT III as well as the climax of the play.
EXTRA CREDIT:rheturkical-analysis-practice