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Caesar Wrap Up Activity Caesar Wrap Up Activity Choose a partner to work with for this Choose a partner to work with for this activity. activity. Each person needs one sheet of notebook Each person needs one sheet of notebook paper and a pen/pencil. paper and a pen/pencil. Title your paper “Caesar Wrap Up Title your paper “Caesar Wrap Up Activity” Activity” You will each be responsible for turning You will each be responsible for turning in a completed activity sheet…even if it in a completed activity sheet…even if it looks exactly the same. looks exactly the same. This assignment is worth 30 points. This assignment is worth 30 points. READY?? READY??

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Caesar Wrap Up Activity. Choose a partner to work with for this activity. Each person needs one sheet of notebook paper and a pen/pencil. Title your paper “Caesar Wrap Up Activity” You will each be responsible for turning in a completed activity sheet…even if it looks exactly the same. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Caesar Wrap Up ActivityCaesar Wrap Up Activity

Choose a partner to work with for this activity.Choose a partner to work with for this activity. Each person needs one sheet of notebook Each person needs one sheet of notebook

paper and a pen/pencil. paper and a pen/pencil. Title your paper “Caesar Wrap Up Activity”Title your paper “Caesar Wrap Up Activity” You will each be responsible for turning in a You will each be responsible for turning in a

completed activity sheet…even if it looks completed activity sheet…even if it looks exactly the same. exactly the same.

This assignment is worth 30 points.This assignment is worth 30 points. READY??READY??

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Who said it and why is it Who said it and why is it significant?significant?

1. “Beware the 1. “Beware the Ides of March”Ides of March”

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Soothsayer!Soothsayer!

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Who and Why?Who and Why?

2. “Yond Cassius 2. “Yond Cassius has a lean and has a lean and hungry look; hungry look;

He thinks too He thinks too much; such men much; such men are dangerous”are dangerous”

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CaesarCaesar

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Who and Why?Who and Why?

3. “It must be by his death; and 3. “It must be by his death; and for my part for my part I know no personal cause to I know no personal cause to spurn at him, spurn at him, But for the general. He would But for the general. He would be crowned, How that might be crowned, How that might change his nature, there’s the change his nature, there’s the question.”question.”

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BrutusBrutus

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Who and Why?Who and Why?4. “I could be well moved, if I 4. “I could be well moved, if I were as you;were as you;If I could pray to move, prayers If I could pray to move, prayers would move me;would move me;But I am constant as the But I am constant as the Northern Star,Northern Star,Of whose true fixed and resting Of whose true fixed and resting qualityqualityThere is no fellow in the There is no fellow in the firmament.”firmament.”

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CaesarCaesar

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Who????Who????5. “O pardon me, thou bleeding 5. “O pardon me, thou bleeding

piece of earth,piece of earth,

That I am meek and gentle with That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!these butchers!

Thou art the ruins of the noblest Thou art the ruins of the noblest manman

That ever lived in the tide of times.That ever lived in the tide of times.

Woe to the hand that shed this Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!”costly blood!”

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AntonyAntony

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Next…Next…

6. “Now let it work: Mischief, thou 6. “Now let it work: Mischief, thou art afoot,art afoot,

Take thou what course thou wilt.”Take thou what course thou wilt.”

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AntonyAntony

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How about this one?How about this one?

7. “…Now Brutus, thank 7. “…Now Brutus, thank yourself;yourself;

This tongue had not offended This tongue had not offended so today,so today,

If Cassius might have ruled.”If Cassius might have ruled.”

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CassiusCassius

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Last but not least…Last but not least…

8. “Farewell, good Strato—8. “Farewell, good Strato—Caesar, now be still;Caesar, now be still;

I killed not thee with half so I killed not thee with half so good a will.”good a will.”

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BrutusBrutus

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Literary Analysis Literary Analysis Questions…Questions…

Appreciating Blank Verse.Appreciating Blank Verse. Blank Verse is unrhymed iambic Blank Verse is unrhymed iambic

pentameter. pentameter. Normally, a line of such verse will Normally, a line of such verse will consist of ten syllables with every second syllable consist of ten syllables with every second syllable stressed.stressed.

9. Which characters in Act I speak in blank 9. Which characters in Act I speak in blank verse? Which speak in prose? What do you verse? Which speak in prose? What do you think is the reason for this difference?think is the reason for this difference?

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The Effect of Imagery..The Effect of Imagery..

Imagery creates the mood, reveals character, Imagery creates the mood, reveals character, suggests ideas, and otherwise affects your suggests ideas, and otherwise affects your response to the action.response to the action.

10. Analyze the imagery in the following 10. Analyze the imagery in the following speeches of Cassius and discuss what they speeches of Cassius and discuss what they contribute to the audience’s idea of Caesar.contribute to the audience’s idea of Caesar.

a. Act I, Scene ii, lines 135-138a. Act I, Scene ii, lines 135-138

b. Act I, Scene iii, lines 103-111b. Act I, Scene iii, lines 103-111

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Cause and Effect Cause and Effect RelationshipsRelationships

A A causecause is an event or circumstance that is an event or circumstance that produces a result, or produces a result, or effect. effect. Ex. Act II Ex. Act II Calpurnia’s dream. Cause: Dream, Effect: CriesCalpurnia’s dream. Cause: Dream, Effect: Cries

11. Given the following causes from Act I, identify the 11. Given the following causes from Act I, identify the effects of each, and explain how these relationships effects of each, and explain how these relationships are important to the plot.are important to the plot.

a. Cause: Cassius is envious of Caesara. Cause: Cassius is envious of Caesar

b. Cause: Brutus admires Caesar but is afraid that Caesar will b. Cause: Brutus admires Caesar but is afraid that Caesar will become king.become king.

c. Cause: Casca makes a mocking description of Caesar’s c. Cause: Casca makes a mocking description of Caesar’s refusing the crown.refusing the crown.

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Inferring Tone…Inferring Tone…

Tone in a speech is the feelings and Tone in a speech is the feelings and emotions that accompany the words. It is emotions that accompany the words. It is often conveyed by the voice of the often conveyed by the voice of the speaker. When you read a play, however speaker. When you read a play, however you must infer the tone. you must infer the tone. Ex. Antony’s soliloquy Ex. Antony’s soliloquy over Caesar’s body is that of sincere grief and rage…over Caesar’s body is that of sincere grief and rage…look at the language and sentence structure. (Act III, look at the language and sentence structure. (Act III, scene i, line 254)scene i, line 254)

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Inferring Tone…Inferring Tone…

12. Brutus’s speech early in Act III Scene ii 12. Brutus’s speech early in Act III Scene ii begins with a reasonable tone and begins with a reasonable tone and shifts to one of urging the crowd’s shifts to one of urging the crowd’s acceptance of the assassination.acceptance of the assassination.

a. Examine Brutus’ funeral orationa. Examine Brutus’ funeral oration

b. Identify the tone and the shifts in tone.b. Identify the tone and the shifts in tone.

c. Give an example from the text to support c. Give an example from the text to support each of your inferences about the tone.each of your inferences about the tone.

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Recognizing Recognizing AnachronismsAnachronisms

An anachronism is an event or a detail that is An anachronism is an event or a detail that is inappropriate for the time period. inappropriate for the time period. Ex. A car in a Ex. A car in a story about the Civil War.story about the Civil War.

13. Remember, that Julius Caesar is set in 44-43 B.C. in 13. Remember, that Julius Caesar is set in 44-43 B.C. in ancient Rome. Identify anachronisms in the following ancient Rome. Identify anachronisms in the following passages:passages:

a. “…he plucked me ope his doublet and offered them his throat a. “…he plucked me ope his doublet and offered them his throat to cut.” (Act I, Scene ii, lines 264-266)to cut.” (Act I, Scene ii, lines 264-266)

b. “Peace! Count the clock!/The clock hath stricken three.” (Act II, b. “Peace! Count the clock!/The clock hath stricken three.” (Act II, Scene I, line 192)Scene I, line 192)

c. “Look, Lucius, here’s the book I sought for so; I put it in the c. “Look, Lucius, here’s the book I sought for so; I put it in the pocket of my gown.” (Act IV, Scene iii, lines 250-251)pocket of my gown.” (Act IV, Scene iii, lines 250-251)

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Understanding Tragedy Understanding Tragedy and Themeand Theme

A tragedy is a drama in which the central A tragedy is a drama in which the central character or characters suffer disaster or character or characters suffer disaster or great misfortune. In many tragedies, the great misfortune. In many tragedies, the downfall results from fate, a serious downfall results from fate, a serious character flaw, or a combination of the character flaw, or a combination of the two. Other contributing causes may be two. Other contributing causes may be present as well.present as well.

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Aristotle says…Aristotle says…

The Greek philosopher defined tragedy The Greek philosopher defined tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude.”magnitude.”

Although the main character is noble, a Although the main character is noble, a tragedy must focus on action rather than tragedy must focus on action rather than on character development. The action on character development. The action should arouse feelings of pity and fear in should arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience.the audience.

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Theme of a Tragedy…Theme of a Tragedy…

14. The theme of a tragedy is the meaning of the 14. The theme of a tragedy is the meaning of the central idea or insight about life that explains central idea or insight about life that explains why the downfall occurred, as well as the why the downfall occurred, as well as the main character’s recognition of that meaning main character’s recognition of that meaning and its consequences.and its consequences.

a. What is the central action of the play?a. What is the central action of the play?b. What does Brutus see as the meaning of the b. What does Brutus see as the meaning of the

central action and its consequences?central action and its consequences?c. Explain the theme of this tragedy.c. Explain the theme of this tragedy.

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Interpreting Metaphorical Interpreting Metaphorical LanguageLanguage

Metaphorical Language involves a Metaphorical Language involves a comparison of unlike things. Ex. Act V, comparison of unlike things. Ex. Act V, Scene i, line 87. Cassius says that the Scene i, line 87. Cassius says that the shadow of the birds of prey is a canopy, shadow of the birds of prey is a canopy, suggesting how dark and dense the suggesting how dark and dense the shadow is. This language deepens the shadow is. This language deepens the meaing and expresses the feelings and meaing and expresses the feelings and emotions in a way that ordinary, plain emotions in a way that ordinary, plain language often cannot.language often cannot.

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To interpret metaphorical To interpret metaphorical language…language…

First clarify what the subject of the First clarify what the subject of the comparison is—what is the writer writing comparison is—what is the writer writing about?about?

Then clarify what the subject is being Then clarify what the subject is being compared to.compared to.

Finally, ask yourself, “What ideas, Finally, ask yourself, “What ideas, feelings, and emotions are suggested by feelings, and emotions are suggested by the comparison?the comparison?

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Metaphorical LanguageMetaphorical Language

15. Interpret the following examples of 15. Interpret the following examples of metaphorical language from Act Vmetaphorical language from Act V

a.a. Act V, Scene iii, line 15Act V, Scene iii, line 15

b.b. Act V, Scene v, line 13Act V, Scene v, line 13

c.c. Act V, Scene v, line 23Act V, Scene v, line 23

d.d. Act V, Scene v, line 41Act V, Scene v, line 41

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Turn in your paper!Turn in your paper!