Julius Caesar: Writer's Methods and Techniques (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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What power of language do the speeches by Brutus and Mark Antony highlight in Julius Caesar?
What power of language do the speeches by Brutus and Mark Antony highlight in Julius Caesar?
Power to persuade & influence opinion
Which phrase does Mark Antony repeatedly use in his funeral oration?
Which phrase does Mark Antony repeatedly use in his funeral oration?
'Brutus is an honourable man'
What literary techniques does Antony's repeated phrase 'Brutus is an honourable man' exemplify?
What literary techniques does Antony's repeated phrase 'Brutus is an honourable man' exemplify?
Verbal irony & repetition
What does Mark Antony achieve by using 'Brutus is an honourable man' repeatedly in his speech?
What does Mark Antony achieve by using 'Brutus is an honourable man' repeatedly in his speech?
He undermines Brutus & sways the crowd
What creates dramatic irony in Julius Caesar regarding the conspiracy?
What creates dramatic irony in Julius Caesar regarding the conspiracy?
Audience knows before Caesar does
What effect does the dramatic irony create as events unfold toward Caesar's assassination?
What effect does the dramatic irony create as events unfold toward Caesar's assassination?
Tension
What does the soothsayer warn Caesar about in Julius Caesar?
What does the soothsayer warn Caesar about in Julius Caesar?
'Beware the Ides of March'
Which theme does the foreshadowing in Julius Caesar emphasise?
Which theme does the foreshadowing in Julius Caesar emphasise?
Fate versus free will
What does the crown symbolise in Julius Caesar?
What does the crown symbolise in Julius Caesar?
Power & ambition
What does Caesar's blood represent symbolically in the play?
What does Caesar's blood represent symbolically in the play?
His humanity & the violence of death
What does the play's structure parallel regarding Caesar and Brutus?
What does the play's structure parallel regarding Caesar and Brutus?
Their rise & fall
What does the play's beginning (Caesar's triumph) & ending (Brutus's defeat) highlight?
What does the play's beginning (Caesar's triumph) & ending (Brutus's defeat) highlight?
The cyclical nature of power