PPT-Julius Caesar

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. 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. --. 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 . 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 . 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 . 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. :. 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…. 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). 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 . 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 .