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•Britney
or Shake
or Both
By Kelly Vance
Edited by Jamie House
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Britney Spears grew up in Kentwood, LA.
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Britney Spears was married twice.
The first was a one day marriage that was
annulled and the second was to ……
Kevin Federline
 Both
 Shakespeare
was an actor in many if not most
of his plays, which is one reason he was not
penniless
 Britney Spears acted in How I Met Your
Mother, Will and Grace, and Crossroads
 Britney
 During
Shakespeare’s time women would not
have worked outside the home
 Britney-December
2nd.
 Both
 Shakespeare,
"The first thing we do, let's kill
all the lawyers". - (Act IV, Scene II). KING
HENRY IV
 Britney – lawyers have billed Brit more than
$600,000 in legal fees over the last five
months. K-Daddy's lawyer, Mark Vincent
Kaplan, has billed half a mil. over the last
four months. The court has already ruled Brit
has to pay MVK's "reasonable" attorney's
fees.
 Shakespeare
 Shakespeare
married a woman 8 years
older than he was.
 Shakespeare’s
wife Ann Hathaway (no, not
that one) was several months pregnant when
the two married.
 Shakespeare
 At
that time it was called Grammar School
but he finished-Britney did not.
 Britney!
 Just
kidding, Shakespeare’s family was
illiterate as were most of the people in this
era.
 Britney
 She
paid $3000 for a Yorkie she named
London
 Both
 Queen
Elizabeth was known to have
supported Shakespeare’s Theater
 Britney and Prince William were pen pals and
said to have been romantically involved
 Britney
 Shakespeare
and wife Anne Hathaway had
three, two girls and one boy.
Both
Shakespeare lived during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I
Currently Queen Elizabeth II reigns in England
 Both
 Shakespeare
as an actor in his plays
 Britney after the infamous head shaving
fiasco
 Both
 Shakespeare
was born in Stratford on Avon
( Avon is the river next to the town of
Stratford)
 Avon sold a Britney Spears doll with a key
chain that sang “Lucky”
 Shakespeare
 Britney
is American, not English, Silly.
Based on a true story, this play takes
place in Ancient Rome,
where Julius Caesar
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.
A small group of men conspire to assassinate Caesar,
believing they are acting to preserve the freedoms
of the Roman Republic.
He is the head of the
Roman state. He is a
great soldier, and has
just returned from a
series of wars during
which he defeated the
sons of the previous
Roman ruler, Pompey.
He is popular with the
crowds that stand in the
streets to greet his
triumphal return,
cheering and clapping.
Calpurnia is Caesar’s
wife.
He is a loyal friend and supporter of Caesar, who he
believes will make a good ruler of Rome. He is
appalled at the killing of the head of state, and
although he shakes hands with the conspirators
immediately after the murder, he vows to avenge
Caesar’s death.
He gives a funeral oration over
Caesar’s dead body that stirs
the crowd to anger and desire for
revenge. He will be one of the
three rulers of Rome, after
Caesar’s death, and he gathers
an army to fight the
killers.
He is a respected Roman, a man of
intelligence and honor, who is a
personal friend of Caesar, yet
wonders whether, as a ruler, he
will overstep his powers and
become a tyrant rather than a
good head of state.
He is finally convinced to join the
conspirators as their leader. As
they raise their daggers to
commit the murder, Caesar
recognizes his dear friend and
cries, in Latin, “Et tu, Brute?” or
“You too, Brutus?” Portia is
Brutus’ wife.
Cassius is one of the
leaders of the
conspiracy. He is
suspicious of Caesar
from the beginning,
gathers others into the
band, and convinces
Brutus to join with them
in their plans for
assassination.
He and Brutus flee Rome
after the killing, each
gathers an army, and
they try to conquer
Mark Antony’s army.
Casca, Trebonious,
Decius, Cinna
and Metallus
Cimber are the
other members of
the conspiracy,
each of whom
participates
by stabbing Caesar.
 Tragic
Hero – Shakespeare always develops a
tragic hero as the focal point of his
tragedy. His tragic hero is a nobleman and
leader whose death affects the course of the
empire. Moreover, Shakespeare endows his
tragic hero with a character weakness, or
flaw, that ultimately causes him to make a
fatal mistake. Both Caesar and Brutus
qualify as the tragic hero of Julius Caesar.
 External
and Internal Conflict – Shakespeare
builds a tragedy on external and internal
conflicts. He uses the political controversy in
Rome to create the external conflict in Julius
Caesar and ambition and the desire to do right
as internal conflicts.
 Comic Relief – Shakespeare uses humor to
relieve the somber mood of a tragedy. The use
of puns, for example, is an example of humor.
 Supernatural Incidents – Shakespeare often
includes a supernatural incident in a
tragedy. Appearances of ghost and prophetic
dreams are common in Julius Caesar.
 Revenge
Motive – One of the major
characters in a Shakespearean tragedy is
often motivated by a desire for
revenge. Mark Antony’s original purpose in
waging war against the conspirators is
revenge.
 Chance Happening – Shakespeare introduces
a chance happening that precipitates the
catastrophe of a tragedy. As a result of such
a chance happening, Shakespeare’s hero is
doomed to death at the conclusion of the
play. The chance happenings in the battle
scenes are good examples in Julius Caesar.
Animal Motifs are used throughout the play. Watch
for Shakespeare’s use of animals as symbols.
 The archetype of the RITUAL is also found.
 Rhetorical devices and persuasive techniques are
used often, also. We’ll learn more about them as
the play goes on.
 If you have trouble remembering the characters,
make a list as they come up and jot down
information about them on the right. Write
questions you have on the left and answers to those
questions on the right.
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