PPT-The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare DRAMA Drama is an art form that allows us to be spectatorparticipators in a story Makes powerful comments on human nature and the human condition Reveals human truth arising out of characters under pressure . 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.. 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.. 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 . Act III . Literary Elements. Stage Direction- . the manner in which the author arranges the players on the stage. Inverted Word Order-. author flips the usual conversational order of words for emphasis. 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 . William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Tragedies. Plays that tell of a reversal of fortune, from good to bad, experienced by a man or woman, usually of noble birth. Sometimes . based on historical characters . 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.. 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…. 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 . 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. . William Shakespeare. The Roman Republic (. 509 BC-27C. ). Began by overthrowing the Roman Monarchy. Government headed by two consuls, elected by the citizens and advised by the senate. Three separate branches (Legislative, Senate, and Consuls). 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.