Best Answer



The Themes of Julius Caesar


For the following items, place a plus(+) next to the response
which best applies the statement to the play.

1.  "Power corrupts."

  ____ a.  Caesar wanted to be crowned king.
  ____ b.  Brutus feared the control of Rome by one man, and
             therefore plotted against Caesar.
  ____ c.  Cassius' desire for power caused him to lead a 
             conspiracy against Caesar.


2.  "Cowards die many times before their deaths."

  ____ a.  Caesar refused to heed the warnings given him because
             he was not a coward.
  ____ b.  Brutus and Cassius had to run away from Rome or they
             would have been killed.
  ____ c.  Brutus and Cassius led a life of disgrace after fleeing
             Rome, finally dying in shame and defeat.