Julius Caesar Quotes Flashcards

Key Quotes and Their Significance

• "But I am constant as the Northern Star" - Reflects Caesar's unwavering nature and confidence in his leadership.
• "Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar" - Caesar's shock at betrayal from Brutus highlights themes of loyalty and friendship.
• "You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things" - Murellus expresses disdain for the common people's fickleness and lack of understanding.
• "Beware the Ides of March" - The Soothsayer's warning foreshadows Caesar's impending doom.
• "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars But in ourselves that we are underlings" - Cassius emphasizes personal responsibility over fate.
• "Set honor in one eye and death in th' other" - Brutus prioritizes honor over life, illustrating his tragic heroism.
• "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look" - Caesar's observation foreshadows Cassius's conspiratorial nature.
• "He doth bestride the narrow world like a colossus" - Cassius critiques Caesar's towering power over Rome, feeling oppressed.
• "If Caesar had stabbed their mothers, they would have done no less" - Casca highlights the absurdity of the crowd's admiration for Caesar.
• "For mine own part, it was Greek to me" - Casca's confusion reflects the theme of miscommunication and misunderstanding in politics.
• "Oh he sits high in all the people's heart" - Casca acknowledges Caesar's strong emotional hold on the populace.
• "Think you no stronger than my sex being so husband" - Portia challenges gender roles and asserts her strength to Brutus.
• "and for Antony, think not for he can do more than Caesar's arm" - Brutus underestimates Antony's potential power post-assassination.
• "Do not go forth today" - Calphurnia's plea to Caesar indicates her prophetic fear and concern for him.
• "Cowards die many times before their deaths" - Caesar comments on bravery and the nature of fear.
• "Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius" - Artemidorus warns Caesar, emphasizing the treachery of his friends.
• "let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood" - Brutus calls for the conspirators to embrace their act, symbolizing their unity.
• "O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth" - Antony's lament for Caesar shows his grief and moral complexity.
• "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him" - Brutus reveals his conflicted feelings about Caesar and his motivations for assassination.
• "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" - Brutus justifies his actions, reflecting his deep commitment to Rome.
• "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears" - Antony's famous appeal marks a pivotal moment in swaying public opinion.
• "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff" - Antony questions Brutus's honor after Caesar's death, playing on public emotions.
• "Thou hast described a hot friend cooling" - Brutus reflects on deteriorating relationships and superficiality in friendship.
• "There is a tide in the affairs of men" - Brutus notes the importance of seizing opportunities to shape one’s destiny.
• "Thou shalt see me at Philippi" - Caesar's ghost foretells future conflict, emphasizing themes of fate vs free will.
• "till Caesar's three and thirty wounds be well avenged" - Octavius vows revenge, stressing the ongoing consequences of betrayal.
• "Farewell to you; and you; and you" - Brutus's farewell underscores his isolation amidst the fallout of betrayal.
• "Caesar, now be still? I killed not thee with half so good a will" - Brutus expresses regret, revealing his inner turmoil.
• "This was the noblest Roman of them all" - Antony honors Brutus as a true Roman, highlighting tragic heroism and moral complexity.