PPT-The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

By William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Background on William Shakespeare Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 in StratforduponAvon in England His parents were Mary Arden and John Shakespeare a respected glovemaker. 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. --. True or False?. True or False?. Cassius influenced . Brutus to join the . conspiracy. .. True. Cassius advised the conspirators to kill both Caesar AND . Antony. True. Portia had a terrible dream and advised her husband not to go to the senate that . 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 . 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 . 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 . By William Shakespeare. Ideas to Consider as We Read…... Most people resent others’ power….. Sometimes being superstitious is a good thing….. No cause, political or other, is worth dying for…. 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. :. All of Shakespeare’s plays are written in . Blank verse. . - this is unrhymed iambic pentameter.. . iambic pentameter . - An . iamb . contains an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. . Scene . i. , Preview. Two characters, Flavius and . Marullus. , are walking the streets of Rome where many citizens are celebrating Caesar’s triumph over Pompey. They run into two men, a carpenter and a quick witted cobbler, and inquire about their garb. The commoners are celebrating Caesar’s return, and Flavius and . The Play. The Characters. Julius Caesar – The Real Man. A historic figure who lived from 100 to 44 BC. Military Leader and Ruler of Rome. Statues currently exist in museums today. Caesar’s biography was written in . 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. Julius Caesar Caesar Seizure Caesura: (in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line. Czar: the title of the ruler of Russia before 1917 Cesarean section Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C .) Gaius Julius 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 . Veni. Vidi. Vici.. I came. I saw. I conquered.. How many words can you think of that are associated with . Julius Caesar. ?. Caesar Salad. Orange Julius . Caesarian Section (C-Section). July!. Little Caesar's Pizza .