PPT-Brutus’s Speech to the Roman Populace in

Julius Caesar Hwhat aspiration happens The events that incite Brutus to speak Roman officials fed up with people blindly following Caesartoo much power Cassius plans assassination of Caesar deceitfully recruits Brutus to join him. 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.. Julius Caesar. Simile. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as . in:. “the fog clung to him like a cloak” . Metaphor. A . metaphor. is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, thus highlighting the similarities between the two.. Thera. 1200 BCE . Trojan. War. 490 BCE . Battle of. Marathon. 431 BCE . Peloponnesian. War. 430 BCE . Pericles. dies. 331 BCE . Alexander. d. efeats the Persians. 264 BCE . First. Punic War. 218 BCE . Romans, countrymen, and lovers!. . Hear. me for my cause; and be silent, that you may . hear:. believe . me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may . believe:. censure. me in your wisdom; and awake your senses, that you may the better judge.. QVHS Drama Club 2016. Macbeth. Why Shakespeare?. Seriously. He’s been dead for 400 years.. Assassination. Be all and the end all. Knock . knock. !. Who’s there?. The milk of human kindness. One fell swoop. "Julius Caesar". By: Ean Scanameo, Lola Musa, Merylin Okebe, Cherry Moparthy and Pruthak Patel. Step One:The Close Reading . Two Important Quotes:. . Quote: “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: -- Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”. “which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous”; thus, he determines to“kill him in the shell. ” . (II.i.. 33–34. ).. Brutus’s servant enters with a letter that he has discovered near the window. Brutus reads the letter, which accuses him of sleeping while Rome is threatened: . Shakespeare NEVER created an original story. . Instead he retold old stories, audiences wanted to see what twists he would add to their old favorites. . When reading Shakespeare, you should familiarize yourself with the story before you begin. .  . English poet, . playwright. , and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.. He is often called England's national poet.. - Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. . Rome was established in the year . 735. by a . group of people called the . Latins. .. For many years Rome was ruled by a people . called the Etruscans. The Roman’s learned many things from them . Brutus’s argument: Why should Caesar fall? . C. omplete . the following: . Lens #1: What is the Brutus’s point of view here? . What is he thinking? . What does he believe? . What does he want? . First- Provide an ‘overarching’ answer. . This will be your biggest extra credit assignment for this quarter, and you will have until this . coming Monday . to complete it.. You must memorize and recite Antony’s funeral speech in the original Shakespearean language. This will be recited in front of the class for 25 points or to Mrs. Thomas privately and by appointment for 20 points.. Act 2. Resolved. Although Brutus is still anxious (he envies . Lucius. his ability to sleep soundly) he has decided Caesar must die. . ‘It must be by his death.’. He has decided that Caesar is like ‘a serpent’s egg’ and that if his powers were to increase he would become a tyrant.. wants to . kill Caesar for the good of Rome, and he believes that this noble cause shouldn’t be smeared by “. criminal-like” behavior. . Give an example when Brutus spoke out against the behavior of the others. .