The Tragedy of Julius Caesar or CONSPIRACIES ARE AWESOME!

Political Assassination Lincoln Kennedy Elected in 1860 Elected in 1960 Concerned with civil rights Lost a son while president Lost a son while President

Lincoln Kennedy His successor was a Democratic senator from the south named Andrew Johnson, born in 1808. His successor was a Democratic senator from the South named Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908. Lincoln’s Secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy’s secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dallas. He was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife.

Lincoln Kennedy Assassin John Wilkes Booth was born in the South in 1839. Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was born in the south in 1939. Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and ran to a warehouse. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theatre. His assassin was shot before going to trial.

Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar “Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek headed men, and such as sleep 0’nites; Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much; such men are dangerous” -Julius Caesar Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Quickwrite A good friend of yours has been elected president of the student council. Soon, you notice that he or she is abusing the position by claiming privileges and using it to further his or her social life. How would you deal with this situation?

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar A _____ act play about an attempt to save the Roman Republic from Julius Caesar’s ambition of total control. Before Caesar, Rome was a Republic: equal citizenship and people could elect tribunes to represent them in tribunals (like congress and the senate).

Hot Topic Alert! One of the hottest political issues in Elizabethan England was the role of the monarch and what loyalty should be owed him or her. Hmmm? Sound familiar?

During this time… Renaissance=rebirth=15th &16th century Europe Art, scholarship, and literature flourished Reformation-King Henry VIII (Elizabeth’s dad) split from Pope and Catholic Church and founded Protestant Church of England Age of Exploration-The Americas and more Age of Discovery-many scientific discoveries including telescope and planetary motion

Other figures from the Renaissance. You might have heard of them. Copernicus Galileo Galilei Leonardo Da Vinci Christopher Columbus Hernán Cortés Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro Donatello Michelangelo

Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a character whose basic goodness and superiority are marred by a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw is a fatal error in judgment that leads to the hero’s downfall. Two characters, among others, who are tragic heroes in this play are Julius Caesar and Brutus.

Verbal Irony Author says one thing and means something else. 11/28/2018 English

Situational Irony When what is expected does not occur. 11/28/2018 English

Dramatic Irony Audience knows something that a character in the literature does not know. 11/28/2018 English

What type of Irony is it? Antony says Brutus is “an honorable man”

What type of Irony is it? The audience knows about the plot to assassinate Caesar, but Caesar does not. Caesar is warned about the Ides of March, and we watch with suspense to see what happens on this day.

I DON’T UNDERSTAND SHAKESPEARE In English Language, the order of words is important: The dog bit the boy. vs. The boy bit the dog. Shakespeare rearranges words to create rhythm-it’s poetry! Characters will have their own speech patterns- Romeo often speaks in couplets, often placing verb before subject Instead of He Goes=Goes He. Instead of Does he go?=Go does he?

The basic story… Based on a true story, this play takes place in Ancient Rome, where Julius Caesar, known for military brilliance and not salad, has just returned in triumph from war. The crowd hails him as their new leader, but there are some Romans who fear he will become too powerful of a ruler, more like an emperor, and they will lose the liberties they have enjoyed as citizens of a free state.

The basic story… A small group of men conspire to assassinate Caesar, believing they are acting to preserve the freedoms of the Roman Republic.

The basic story… Pompey, as well as others in the Roman senate, grow disturbed by Caesar’s growing ambition.

The basic story… Their fears seem to be valid when Caesar refuses to enter Rome as an ordinary citizen after the war. Instead, he marches his army on Rome and takes over the government.

The basic story… But the people don’t mind—in fact, they love him. Caesar is made dictator, or ruler—a position that was sometimes been granted for a ten-year term—for the rest of his life.

The basic story… Jealous of the adoration he receives from the people, and concerned about the unbalanced power structure Caesar has created (and how it would change the long standing republican government), the conspiracy begins…

Ancient Romans Were Weird Shakespeare uses Roman customs and superstition to create spooky conditions to mirror the dangerous plot being planned.

Ancient Romans Were Weird The Romans believed that omens could reveal the future. These omens could take the form of unusual weather, flights of birds, or other natural phenomena.

Ancient Romans Were Weird The Romans often sacrificed animals to the gods, and had their entrails examined by an official called a haruspex. Any abnormalities or imperfections indicated the anger of a god or a particularly bad event about to happen.

Ancient Romans Were Weird Unusual astronomical and meteorological occurrences were also seen as indicators of future events. Solar eclipses were believed to portend doom, as was lightning.

The basic story… Shakespeare creates a world full of political intrigue, magical occurrences, and military conquest.