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Workbook Summary :
PLOT DEVELOPMENT-THE QUARRELAND THE GHOST OF CAESAR
Sardis-The rebel camp and the appearance of the Ghost of Caesar.
The entire scene is the’ Quarrel Scene’ between Brutus and Cassius. Brutus and Cassius vent out their feelings of animosity towards each other inside Brutus’ tent. This is a continuation of scene II. Cassius complains that Brutus has condemned Lucius Pella for taking bribes and has ignored all his letters of appeal in his favour. Brutus accuses Cassius of having an itching palm and selling offices for money. Cassius is enraged and threatens Brutus that had they not been old friends, he would have killed Brutus for such slander. Brutus now reminds Cassius that ‘Did not great Julius bleed for justice’ sake? He was killed just because he allowed robbers to go unpunished and now Brutus implies that Cassius is corrupt and not worthy of having been a part of the honourable killing of Caesar.
money to pay his troops Brutus also reminds him of having sent a message to him asking for mor which he had refused to give. Cassius makes violent threats but Brutus remains unmoved. Cassius, getting very emotional offers his chest for Brutus to strike him and laments the fact that Brutus has lost all affection for him. Brutus is finally moved and they both reunite in friendship. Brutus tells Cassius that Portia is dead and that she committed suicide by swallowing burning coals. Cassius is amazed at the self control that Brutus exercises. Lucius enters carrying bowls of wine and the two leaders drink as a sign of their reconciliation, after which they are joined by Titinius and Messala. Messala brings reports that Octavius and Antony are marching with their armies towards Philippi. They report further that they have already ‘put to death an hundred Senators’ including Cicero. Brutus proposes that they march towards Philippi to meet the enemy at once. Cassius thinks it better to wait for the enemy to attack them, first, rather than counter them. Brutus overrides Cassius’ decision and commits yet another grave blunder. Seeing Brutus being very adamant, Cassius does not want to cross him at this juncture.
After the guests have departed Brutus asks Lucius to play his instrument and get Varro and Claudius to lie in the tent and sleep. While Lucius plays the instrument, he falls asleep. Brutus is unable to sleep and continues to read his book and it is then that the Ghost of Caesar appears giving a sense of impending disaster. Brutus on seeing the apparition wonders whether he is dreaming but he clearly hears the Ghost speak. The Ghost calls itself’ thy evil spirit’. It tells Brutus that they will again meet at Philippi. Brutus is alarmed and summons his servants and sends them immediately to Cassius with the instructions that Cassius should march early in the morning to meet the enemy at Philippi.
Workbook MCQs :
1. Cassius accuses Brutus of having …………….
a. accused Lucius Pella of taking bribes
b. accused Pindarus of taking bribes
c. plotted against Cassius’ life
d. instigated the Sardians against Lucius Pella.
Answer:- a. accused Lucius Pella of taking bribes
2. Brutus reminds Cassius of ……….
a. the Ides of March when they murdered Caesar
b. the Feast of Lupercal
c. the day Caesar suffered from an epileptic fit
d. the day Caesar almost sank in the river Tiber and Cassius saved him
Answer:- a. the Ides of March when they murdered Caesar
3. While Cassius and Brutus are arguing …………….
a. a poet enters
b. Lucilius enters
c. Antony and Octavius attack them
d. Lucius enters with a taper
Answer:- a. a poet enters
4. Brutus does not want to wait for the enemies to attack them because. …………….
a. he fears that the people between Sardis and Philippi may join their forces
b. they might receive a fuller number up
c. they may become refreshed with renewed energy
d. he is impatient by nature
Answer:- a. he fears that the people between Sardis and Philippi may join their forces
5. Portia commits suicide by …………….
a. swallowing burning coals
b. swallowing poison
c. hanging herself
d. burning herself
Answer:- a. swallowing burning coals
6. This scene shows trouble between…………
a. Brutus and Cassius
b. Cassisu and Pindarus
c. Brutus and Antony
d. Brutus and Portia
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7. Brutus would raise money by …………….
a. selling his property
b. turning his heart into gold
c. borrowing from his friends
d. dishonourable means
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8. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Cassius:
a. Cassius said that he was a ‘better’ soldier.
b. Cassius said that he was an ‘older’ soldier.
c. he said that he was more honest a soldier than Brutus
d. he said he could not bear this quarrel.
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9. In this scene the dead Caesar’s …………….
a. ghost plays a major role
b. appears on the battlefield
c. frightens everyone
d. warns us of the coming catastrophe.
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10. Caesar’s ghost tells Brutus. …………….
a. thou shalt see me at Philippi.”
b. ‘Why comest thou?”
c. ‘Speak to me what thou art.’
d. ‘Now I have taken heart thou vanishest.’
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11. Brutus accuses Cassius of:
1. sending him money
2. not sending him money
3. acquiring money by unfair means
4. spending all the money.
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4
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Workbook Questions :
Question No: 1
BRUTUS – You wronged yourself to write in such a case
CASSIUS In such a time as this it is not meet That every offense should bear his comment.
1. Where are Brutus and Cassius? What charge is levelled by Brutus against Cassius?
Answer:- They are in a camp near Sardis. Brutus told Cassius that should not have written in support of Lucius Pella who is a corrupt man.
2. Why does Cassius feel that they should not argue in ‘such a time’?
Answer:- Cassius feels that in such a time as this when their enemies are collecting armies and are ready to attack they should not keep arguing on such a small matter as writing a letter in favour of one person.
3. What did Brutus accuse Cassius of? How did Cassius react to this accusation?
Answer:- Brutus accused Cassius of having an ‘itching palm’. Cassius reacts very angrily to this accusation. He says that if anyone else had said this he would have killed him.
4. Explain the line:- “It is not meet that every offense should bear his comment”.
Answer:- This means that times are hard. Their enemies are collecting forces and can attack anytime. At such a time it is not proper that they should take every little fault into account so seriously.
5. Brutus accuses Cassius of many wrongs. Was Brutus justified in doing so? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- Yes, he was justified. Cassius had been selling offices for money. Moreover, when Brutus sent a message to Cassius asking for money which he needed to pay the troops, he refused to give.
Question No: 2
BRUTUS-The name of Cassius honours this corruption
And chastisement doth therefore hide his head.
CASSIUS-Chastisement.
BRUTUS – Remember, ….. the ….. of …..’, remember.
1. What does Brutus remind Cassius of? Fill in the blanks of the lines in the extract.
Answer:- Brutus reminds Cassius of idea of March when Caesar was killed March, the ides of March.
2. What do the words in the blanks signify? For what purpose did Julius Caesar bleed ‘for justice sake’?
Answer:- The words in the blanks signify the Ides of March. This was the day when Caesar was killed by them to uphold justice, liberty and democracy. Now that they had power, they were resorting to corrupt practices.
3. How does Brutus connect the act of murdering Caesar to corruption?
Answer:- Brutus reminds Cassius that the senators who killed Caesar were not murderers. They killed Caesar in the name of justice. They killed him because he allowed the robbers to go unpunished. What he means to say is that they should not repeat those things for which they sacrificed Caesar.
4. How is Brutus wrong in his assessment? Was Brutus being fair to Cassius? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- Brutus was wrong because they killed Caesar not because he was unjust, but because he was going to be a despot.
Brutus was not fair to Cassius. He was angry with Cassius because the latter had not given him money when he needed it.
5. What change of behaviour do you see in Brutus?
Answer:- Brutus’ behaviour has changed. He appears to be tense and agitated. There is inner turmoil in him. Perhaps he is so much disturbed due to the death of Portia, his dear wife.
Question No: 3
BRUTUS- Must I stand and crouch
Under your testy humour? By the gods,
You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you.
1. Explain the lines:-
You shall digest the venom of your spleen/Though it do split you.
Answer:- The lines are spoken scornfully. Brutus means that Cassius will have to swallow the poison of his anger and bad temper even if it kills him.
2. How does Brutus taunt Cassius in the succeeding lines of the extract that Cassius tells Brutus in exasperation ‘Is it come to this’?
Answer:- Brutus tells Cassius tauntingly that if he shows this kind of anger and ill temper he will laugh at him. The words pinch Cassius so much that he says “Is it come to this ?”
3. Why does Cassius consider himself a better soldier than Brutus? Was he justified in the assessment of himself? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- Cassius considers himself better because he has more experience of the world. He was not justified in his assessment because he was not more experienced than Brutus.
4. State any two derogatory remarks made by Brutus for Cassius. Was Brutus justified in doing so?
Answer:- Brutus had called Cassius a madman. Secondly, he said to Cassius that he should frighten his slaves by showing how choleric he is. Brutus will not be frightened. He was not justified in doing this.
5. What was the misunderstanding between Brutus and Cassius? How does Cassius justify himself to Brutus? What makes Cassius soften towards Brutus?
Answer:- The misunderstanding was that when Brutus sent a message that he needed money to pay the troops, Cassius refused. Cassius justified himself saying that he did not refuse to give him money but the man who brought this message must be a fool. Cassius softens towards Brutus when he comes to know that Portia has died.
Question No: 4
CASSIUS-There is my dagger,
And here my naked breast, within, a heart,
Dearer than Pluto’s mine, richer than gold,
If that thou be’st a Roman, take it forth,
1. What has made Cassius become so frustrated in anger? What were Cassius’ complaints against Brutus before this extract?
Answer:- Cassius says that a friend should bear with the weaknesses of a friend but Brutus does not budge from his hard stand. This frustrates him. Complaints of Cassius were that Brutus had wronged him many times. He had also disregarded Cassius’ letter written in support of Lucius Pella.
2. What does Cassius mean to say when he says his heart is “Dearer than Pluto’s mine”? Who is Pluto? Why does Cassius compare his heart to Pluto’s mine?
Answer:- He means to say that his heart is dearer than the wealth of god Pluto. He means to say that as there is gold enough in Pluto’s mine, he has love for Brutus in his heart.
3. Why had Cassius, according to Brutus, denied giving gold to him? How did Cassius justify this accusation made to him by Brutus?
Answer:- Cassius says that he had not denied giving money to Brutus. The man who brought this message must be mad. He offered his breast to Brutus and said that the man who denied him money has opened his heart to him. Brutus can take out his heart, his dearest possession.
4. How does Brutus try to pacify Cassius and end the quarrel? How would you have ended the quarrel? Write your answer in two sentences.
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5. Who enters the scene? Why has the person come here? How does Brutus react to the person’s intrusion?
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Question No: 5
BRUTUS- No more, I pray you.
Messala, I have here received letters,
That young Octavius and Mark Antony
Come down upon us with a mighty power,
Bending their expedition towards Philippi.
1. Who does Brutus speak to in the first line of the extract? Why does he not want the person to speak of the topic anymore? What is the topic of conversation that is upsetting to Brutus?
Answer:- Brutus speaks to Cassius in the first line. He does not want to speak about the death of Portia. Brutus is upset because he has received letters informing that Antony and Octavius have gathered great power.
2. Whose thought is Brutus trying to wave off? What philosophy of his is he trying to use in the extract?
Answer:- He is trying to wave off Portia’s thought. He is an idealist and he is trying to use this philosophy (we must all die one day) in this context.
3. Who is Messala? What piece of information does Messala give after the extract?
Answer:- He is a soldier in the army of Cassius. He gives the information that he too has got letters and by an edict and an order of doom Antony, Lepidus and Octavius have put to death hundred members of the senate.
4. How does Brutus plan to meet his enemy? What does Cassius advice Brutus contrary to his plan?
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5. How did Cassius prove himself to be ‘a better soldier’ than Brutus in his advice?
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Question No: 6
BRUTUS-There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
1. What instructions are being given before the extract and to whom?
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2. Explain the lines: There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
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3. How does Brutus compare the voyage of life to the voyage at sea?
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4. Was Brutus justified in taking advantage of the ‘tide’ in his life? Give reasons for your answer.
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5. What does Brutus propose to do after the extract? Who does he call for and why?
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Question No: 7
BRUTUS – How ill this Taper burns! Ha! Who comes here?
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes
That shapes this monstrous apparition.
1. Describe the setting of the scene. What does Brutus see that makes his blood turn cold?
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2. What does the apparition tell Brutus? What effect does the apparition have on Brutus? How would you have felt had you been in place of Brutus?
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3. What is the significance of the words of the apparition in the play?
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4. Was the apparition real or a figment of Brutus’ imagination? Give reasons to justify your answer.
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5. When does the apparition appear to Brutus again? To whom did Brutus tell this, later in the play?
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