Act I
Questions
1.	Explain why the tribunes have nothing but contempt for the common people of Rome?
2.	What warning does the soothsayer give? What is Caesar’s reaction to this warning?
3.	Summarize Casca’s report of what happened at the games.
4.	Whom does Cassius say the night of unnatural events is like?
5.	How does Cassius feel about Caesar? Why does Caesar fear Cassius?
6.	Why is Brutus’s’ participation essential to Cassius? In what essential way is he different from Cassius?
7.	How does Cassius try to win Brutus over? What is it in Brutus that allows this technique to be effective?
8.	Why does Caesar refuse the crown?
9.	Compare and contrast the reactions of Cicero and Casca to the violent storm. What do their reactions tell you about each man? How does the storm itself help advance the plot?