Hi, all. I hope you had a wonderful break and used your time wisely.The Act I "Julius Caesar" packet is due tomorrow, Monday, 2/22.Instead of journal entries, you will be completing study guides for each act of "Julius Caesar." They are counting as quiz grades. You will have several questions to complete each night, as well as some occasional reading. If you need to reference the text, go here. We have a very tight schedule to follow with this play. Please do not fall behind!The following is to...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Who’s Who in “Julius Caesar”
Who’s Who in “Julius Caesar”The First Triumvirate(before the play begins)Julius CaesarOctaviousCrassusThe Second Triumvirate(after Caesar dies)CaesarMarc AntonyPompey M. LepidusJulius Caesar - dictator of RomeCalpurnia – wife of CaesarMarcus Brutus – Roman who is the hero of the playPortia – Brutus’ wifeServants to BrutusClaudisClitusDardaniusLucius StratoVarro Comrades in Arms with BrutusYoung Cato MessalaTitinius Volumnius Lucilius Conspirators against CaesarMarcus BrutusDecius BrutusCascaCassiusMettelus...
“Julius Caesar” background about the person, and the play
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. Until 509 B.C., Rome was a monarchy, but, in that year, the Brutus family evicted Trarquinius Superbus from the throne and Rome was established as a republic. By 100 B.C., Rome was a moderate democracy in form; in actual practice, the Senate was ruling Rome. In 60 B.C., a triumvirate (a 3-man rule) of Caesar, Crassus, and...
Shakespeare background information
Shakespeare Timeline* William Shakespeare lived for 52 years. In just 23 years, between approximately 1590 and 1613, he wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 other poems. He is the most widely read of all authors, in English speaking countries, and is second only to the Bible.1564 * William Shakespeare was born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptized at Holy Trinity Church.1571-1578 * He attended King Edward IV Grammar School in Stratford-upon-Avon between the age of 7 and 14.1582 * Married...
Notes about The Globe Theatre
The Globe TheatreAlthough Shakespeare's plays were performed at other venues during the playwright's career, the Globe Theatre in the Southwark district of London was the venue at which the Bard's best known stage works (including his four great tragedies) were first produced. The Globe theatre was built by a carpenter called Peter Smith together with his workforce. They started building in 1597 and it was finished in 1598.The Globe Theater had a 1500 plus audience capacity. Up to 3000 people would...
"Julius Caesar" homework and text
The packet that you received in class is due Monday, February 22nd, once we return from break. It will be counted as a grade.This website is better than the other one I posted. It is a side by side text, much like the one we will be reading in class. http://www.enotes.com/julius-caesar-textI will be posting the notes we took in class and the notes we didn't get to due to the snowsto...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"Julius Caesar" text
Here is a link to the entire text of "Julius Caesar": http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=2...
Monday, February 1, 2010
Reminders/Project
As another new marking period begins, I want you to go back and reread this post.The project I assigned today is due Monday, February 8th. It is being counted as a quiz grade. You may work alone, if you feel more comfortable, or in groups of no more than three people.Here are the topics:♦ Create a Maycomb Daily News. The front page should include news from the trial as well as real events occurring during 1935. The editorial page includes the editor’s viewpoint on events in town, an editorial...
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