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Name: _____________________________ Period: __________________ Date: ______________________________ William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Guided Notes Activator: Write down facts you know about William Shakespeare and Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare Prior Knowledge 3 classifications of _______________________ Julius Caesar Prior Knowledge _____________________ o ______________________: a play that traces the main character’s downfall o ______________________: a play that ends happily and that usually contains many humorous elements. o ______________________: a play that chronicles the life of an English monarch. A _________________ is a work in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character or _____________________ ___________________. Qualities of a _____________________ ___________________ o Possesses ______________________ or __________________ ________________. o Exhibits ___________________________ ________________________. o Displays a _______________ ______________ - an error in judgment or defect in character that _______________ to ____________________. o Faces downfall with ______________________ and ________________________. Shakespeare’s plays are ________________ ________________, plays in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of ________________. o His verse dramas were written in _________________ ________________ unrhymed lines. Name: _____________________________ Period: __________________ Date: ______________________________ o ___________________ ______________________ - a fixed pattern of rhythm or meter in which most lines contain ____________ _______________________ syllables each followed by a __________________ syllable. This means there are ______________ syllables per line. o Often in Shakespearean plays, ___________________ characters speak in iambic pentameter, while the ___________________ characters speak in prose/no poetry. Shakespearean Drama ___________________ __________________: o ___________________________: a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his or her private thoughts and intentions. o _________________________: a character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear. o _________________________: a long speech by one character while other characters stage listen on Shakespeare’s plays contain speeches known for their use of ______________________ ___________________ - use of ______________________ and ____________________ to appeal to the audience’s emotions and make the speech more convincing and memorable. o ____________________________: repeating words and sounds o ____________________________: repeated grammatical structures. o _______________________ __________________: questions requiring no answer. Shakespeare’s plays use _______________________ __________________, the audience or reader knows something that one or more characters do not know. ________________ ___________________is the imaginary, invisible wall of any room on stage. The “see-through wall: allows the audience to view scene being played inside. It expands the room to include the audience. ____________________ character: A character that serves by contrast to highlight or emphasize opposing traits in another character. Name: _____________________________ Period: __________________ Date: ______________________________ The Theater of Shakespeare’s Day 1. Shakespeare’s plays were produced in a _______________________ _____________________ (____________________ _____________________). 2. Public theaters were built around _____________________ _______________________ without _______________________ ______________________. All plays had to be performed during ____________________ __________________. 3. The theater had 3 levels of _____________________ with benches where _________________ playgoers sat. 4. __________________ spectators watched the play from the _____________________ which was called the _________________. 5. There was no ______________________ in the theaters of Shakespeare’s day. Settings were indicated by _____________________________ in _______________________________. 6. There were __________________________ _______________________ and plenty of __________________. 7. _______________________ did not perform on the stage of Shakespeare’s day; acting companies were made up only of ____________________ and _______________________. 8. Young __________________ performed ______________________ roles. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Written in England in ______________; setting Rome _____________ BC Based upon the assassination of ________________ by his close friends and confidants. Based on ________________ book about the Romans. Julius Caesar – born in ________________ B.C. in Rome; Rose to power through the use of his ________________; Was a member of the ________________ or popular party. Caesar and ________________ agreed that one would leave to fight every three years. Name: _____________________________ Period: __________________ Date: ______________________________ Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus form the ________________. They took over the ________________and the rulings of Rome for a while. The First Triumvirate would not last long due to the jealousy that erupted between__________________________. Pompey declares a ________________ against Caesar. Caesar had the backings of the ________________and Pompey only had the backing of the ________________ Caesar easily makes his way into Rome and forces Pompey to flee. Caesar was now in total control of ________________. Shakespeare’s play begins after Caesar __________________________________. German took the name and turned it into Kaiser. The Russian word Czar as well traces its roots back to ________________. The term _____________________________ can trace its origins back to Julius Caesar because the popular belief was that Caesar did have not a natural childbirth, but instead was “cut from the womb.” Connection to Shakespeare’s time period: In 1599, _____________________________ was getting old and had no heirs. There was concern that a _____________________________ could start after her death. Shakespeare may have written The Tragedy of Julius Caesar as a _____________________________. Important Points to Consider: • Do the _____________________________ (the outcome) justify the _____________________________ (what you did)? What is the difference between _____________________________ ? Who is the _____________________________ ? Is _____________________________ an honorable man?