PPT-Julius Caesar Project is due

ComparisonContrast Essay Prewrite Class work Rough Draft Quiz 15 March 2012 ComparisonContrast Essay We compare objects or people to see how they are alike we contrast them to see how they are . Background:. . For centuries, Romans debated and even fought civil wars while trying to decide whether a monarchy, a republic or a dictatorship was the best form of government. . In 60 B.C., a triumvirate (a 3-man rule) of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey was formed to govern Rome.. Rome . was growing and quite wealthy after the second Punic War, but the republic faced serious problems.. Many . Roman politicians took bribes and often encouraged violent mobs to help them rise to power. Soldiers returning home from years at war could not find work because rich landowners used slaves to do the work once done by poor Romans. . Caesar had more than a mere name and military reputation: his energy could never rest and his one disgrace was to conquer without war. He was alert and headstrong; his arms answered every summons of ambition or resentment; he never shrank from using the sword lightly; he followed up each success and snatched at the favor of Fortune, overthrowing every obstacle on his path to supreme power, and rejoicing to clear the way before him by destruction. --. By William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare. Background on William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.. His parents were Mary Arden and John Shakespeare, a respected glove-maker.. BCE. led . to . thirteen . years of war and ultimately . to . the end of the Roman Republic. . By . 33. BCE. , both Caesar’s . most . trusted . lieutenant . and the last queen of Egypt . would . be dead, and a young man . In . the 6th C. . B.C.E., . Rome was ruled by a . family of brutal tyrants called the . Tarquins. . Led by . Lucius. Julius Brutus, the Romans fought against the monarchy . and . established . Rome as a . julius. . caesar. By . william. . shakespeare. Warning: . This Play is based on . true events. Once again…. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar . is categorized as a . tragedy. , but it is based on real-life events.. Octavian was the son of Julius Caesar’s niece. . The first eighteen years of Octavian’s life were unremarkable, but a surprise in Julius Caesar’s will eventually resulted in him becoming Caesar Augustus, the ruler who transformed Rome into . pp.115. 1.. Getting acquainted with Shakespeare. 2. A look at Shakespeare. ’. s London. 3. The Elizabethan Theater - The Global Theater . 4. Biography of Julius Caesar and brief historical overview. SIT . NEAR YOUR NORMAL SEAT!. Pick up the paper(s) by the door.. Update your ToC:. 88: Notes – Fall of the Republic/Rise of Caesar. 89: Julius Assassination Twitter Activity. Write down your HW. :. Gaius Julius Caesar Caesar had more than a mere name and military reputation: his energy could never rest and his one disgrace was to conquer without war. He was alert and headstrong; his arms answered every summons of ambition or resentment; he never shrank from using the sword lightly; he followed up each success and snatched at the favor of Fortune, overthrowing every obstacle on his path to supreme power, and rejoicing to clear the way before him by destruction. -- JULIUS CAESAR 100 – 44 B.C.E On March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators . The event took place 1 month after Caesar was appointed dictator of Rome for life. BRUTUS’S SOLILOQUY IN ACT II REVEALS WHAT?. AS ACT II PROGRESSES PORTIA BECOMES___________. NAME ALL THE WAY CASSIUS INFLUENCES BRUTUS?. QUESTIONS. WHO . PREVENTS . ARTEMIDORUS FROM WARNING CAESAR?. Test Review. Section I: Name the character (10 points) . H. as . a dream that Caesar’s statue is flowing with . blood. Calpurnia. B. . . Convinces . Caesar to go to the . capital. Decius. C. . . Warns .