Transcript Caesar PowerPoint

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Study guide
Life of Shakespeare
Vocab
Characters
Iambic pentameter
Allusions and Quotes
Format
• 20 Character
Matching (20 pts)
• 30 Multiple Choice
(30 pts)
• 5 Quote explanations
(5x5 = 25 pts)
• 1 Essay (25 pts)
TOTAL: 100 points
• ESSAY:
Discuss the rhetorical
techniques used in
Antony and Brutus’
funeral orations.
Explain why Antony
was more successful.
The Roman
William Empire
Shakespeare
’s
(ca. 44 B.C.)
Julius
Caesar
William Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar
Marullus & ______,
Flavius scold the fickle Romans
Two tribunes,_________&
for changing their loyalty so quickly and carelessly. Last
Pompey now they cheer for ______.
Caesar
week they cheered for _______,
Stop partying in the
streets and get back to
work you fickle knaves!
Caesar and his entourage walk to the stadium to
Lupercal
watch the races and festivities of the ________.
Soothsayer tells Caesar to
On the way, a ___________
Beware the Ides of March
“__________________”—Caesar
ignores this
Soothsayer a dreamer.
warning and calls the ________
Beware
the Ides
of
March!
Caesar’s
1st fatal
mistake
Cassius & Brutus stay behind
to talk. Cassius asks if
Brutus is mad—he’s not—
and both men admit that
they are worried that Caesar
is becoming too powerful.
Colossus
Cassius says that Caesar towers over them like a_________.
Why, man, he doth bestride the
narrow world/ Like a Colossus;
and we petty men/ Walk under
his huge legs… CASSIUS I.ii
After the race, _______
Casca stops to talk with Cassius and
Brutus. He tells them what they missed….
Casca says that
Antony
_______offered
to
make Caesar the
king of Rome,
but...
Caesar refused to be crowned king… ONCE
Caesar refused to be crowned king… TWICE
Caesar refused to be crowned king… THREE TIMES.
Casca also says that Caesar had an epileptic seizure.
Despite this apparent weakness, the Roman people
still cheered for Caesar.
…ONE MONTH
LATER...
(14 & 15 March 44 B.C.)
On the day of March 14, there is a terrible tempest.
Many strange and portentous events are seen
Cassius forges 3 letters.
That same night, ________
The letters are supposedly from the
___________________
and are meant to
Roman people
convince _______to
Brutus
join the conspiracy.
Cinna leave the letters
Cassius has ______
in Brutus’ house, on his Senate chair,
and attached to his statue.
While the storm
rages on,
_______sits
in
Brutus
his garden,
troubled over
whether or not to
join the
conspiracy
against Caesar.
Brutus finds the forged
letter from Cassius
and it convinces him
to join the conspiracy.
His wife, ______,
Portia
wants to know what’s
bothering him, but
Cassius & the other
conspirators arrive
before he can tell her.
Brutus & the conspirators shake hands
but do not swear an oath— they all
believe they are doing the right
thing—promises are unnecessary
because there is no doubt that anyone
will back down or sell out, and their
motives are reason enough—they are
all committed to killing Caesar and
keeping Rome free.
MEANWHILE
at Caesar’s house…
After having a
dream about her
husband’s death,
Calphurnia
___________begs
Caesar to stay at
home… but he
leaves with_______.
Decius
Caesar’s 2nd
fatal mistake
Caesar makes his way to the Senate on the
Ides of March; he is surrounded by both
friends & enemies.
Caesar brushes aside the warning from Artemidorus
________
on his way to the Senate on the Ides of March
Caesar’s 3rd,
final, and fatal
mistake
What touches
us ourself shall
be last served
—Caesar
THE ASSASSINATION
Speak, hands,
for me!
Casca
—_____
After following _______’
Brutus suggestion to proudly cover
themselves in Caesar’s _____,
blood the Senators raise their
swords in triumph and head out to the marketplace.
Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is
dead!/ Run hence, proclaim, cry
it about the streets
— Cinna
Antony inspects the dead body of his beloved Caesar
while Brutus and Cassius stand nearby.
That I did love thee, Caesar, ’tis true!/
...How like a deer strucken by many
princes/ Dost thou here lie!
—Antony
Suspense builds as Antony speaks at Caesar’s funeral. When Antony finally
lifts the cloak from Caesar’s body, the Roman people are both surprised and
angered at the sight of their former leader’s mauled and bloody body.
If you have
tears, prepare
to shed
them now.
—Antony
_______ speech convinces the Roman people
Antony’s
to rebel, riot, and seek REVENGE!
A mob of angry Romans kills ______the
POET
Cinna
because he has the same name as one of the
conspirators. As for Brutus and Cassius…
Wait! NO!
You’ve got the
wrong guy—I’m
not Cinna the
consiprator, I’m
Cinna the poet!
They flee Rome & head to the city of
Sardis before they also get killed.
__________________
Antony & Octavius prepare for war
against Brutus & Cassius.
Armies of Antony & Octavius march from Rome to_______
Philippi
PHILIPPI
Octavius stations his soldiers to the NORTH…
PHILIPPI
O
Antony stations his soldiers to the SOUTH.
PHILIPPI
O
A
MEANWHILE
in Sardis…
Brutus and Cassius argue over
whether to march toward Philippi.
We should wait for
Antony & Octavius
to come to us…the
long march will
make their soldiers
too tired to fight.
Brutus and Cassius argue over
whether to march toward Philippi.
NO! They will
recruit troops and
new supplies
along the way…by
the time they get
here they will be
too strong!
Brutus and Cassius argue over
whether to march toward Philippi.
FINE, Brutus, be
that way!…you get
your way as usual.
Brutus wins and they decide to march
to Philippi the next morning.
We will camp here
tonight and march
to Philippi in the
morning.
That night Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar.
Thou shalt see me at
Philippi.
What does this encounter
foreshadow for Brutus?
The next
morning at
Philippi…
Brutus and Cassius march to Philippi.
PHILIPPI
O
A
Brutus stations his soldiers in the NORTH…
PHILIPPI
O B
A
…and Cassius takes position in the SOUTH.
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
Before fighting, the two sides have a PARLEY…
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
You are
traitors to
Rome!
Before fighting, the two sides have a PARLEY…
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
You are
traitors to
Rome!
NO! We
want Rome
to be FREE
of tyranny!
The FIRST BATTLE begins…
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
The FIRST BATTLE:
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
Antony attacks Cassius
The FIRST BATTLE:
PHILIPPI
O B
A C
Antony DEFEATS Cassius
The FIRST BATTLE:
PHILIPPI
O B
A
The FIRST BATTLE:
Brutus attacks Octavius
PHILIPPI
O B
A
The FIRST BATTLE:
Brutus DEFEATS Octavius
PHILIPPI
O B
A
Now only the armies of Antony and Brutus remain,
PHILIPPI
A
B
…things are
pretty much
even on both
sides UNTIL…
Cassius
…_________gets
some BAD
information &
makes a BAD
decision…
When Cassius sees soldiers
swarming through his army’s
camp, he sends ________to
Titinius
investigate & find out whether or
not they are friend or enemy…
Pindarus
As Cassius’ slave,_________,
watches Titinius cross the
battlefield, he mistakenly reports
that Titinius has been surrounded
by enemy troops. Cassius
assumes that Brutus’ soldiers are
defeated & ALL IS LOST.
Since Cassius
refuses to be taken
alive, he asks
Pindarus
______________to
kill him.
…BUT THEN…
…Titinius returns &
explains that the
soldiers surrounding
him were actually
Brutus’ cheering
soldiers who had just
defeated__________.
Octavius
…Titinius is so upset
about Cassius’ death
that he kills himself
with Cassius’ sword.
…Brutus holds a funeral for
Cassius outside of camp
because he does not want
to discourage his soldiers
before they fight the
second battle …
The SECOND BATTLE:
PHILIPPIB
A
The SECOND BATTLE:
PHILIPPIB
A
Antony attacks Brutus
The SECOND BATTLE:
PHILIPPIB
A
Antony DEFEATS Brutus
The SECOND BATTLE:
Antony is VICTORIOUS
PHILIPPI
A
The SECOND BATTLE:
Antony is VICTORIOUS
PHILIPPI
A
The SECOND BATTLE:
Antony is VICTORIOUS
PHILIPPI
A
The SECOND BATTLE:
Antony is VICTORIOUS
PHILIPPI
A
The SECOND BATTLE:
Antony is VICTORIOUS
PHILIPPI
Brutus’ soldier,
CATO,
charges into
battle and is
killed…
LUCILIUS
____________also
charges into battle
shouting that HE is
Brutus—he wants to act
as a decoy in order to
protect Brutus.
Lucilius is
captured, but
Antony spares
his life because
he showed
great bravery in
battle &
tremendous
loyalty to
Brutus.
Brutus
When ________realizes
that
his forces are completely
defeated, he also refuses
to be taken alive.
He asks his men to help him
to commit suicide…
Only _________agrees
to assist.
STRATO
Brutus then impales himself on the
sword that STRATO
________ holds for him.
Antony calls Brutus
noblest
the __________
Roman of them all.
Octavius promises an
honorable funeral for
Brutus & vows that Brutus
will be remembered &
praised in Rome.
THE
END