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Julius CaesarThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Read: Act I pgs. 342-363
Answer: pg 363 #1-9
Due: September 11
Read: Act II pgs. 364-381
Answer: pg 381 # 1-8
Due: Sept. 13
Read: Act III pg. 382-403
Answer: pg 403 #1-7
Due: Sept. 17
Read: Acts IV and V pgs 404-433
Answer: pg 419 # 1-4 and pg. 433 #1-3, 7
Due: September 19
September 27: Present your chosen lines.
Read the lines. Explain what they mean in the context of the play and relate them to our lives. If you memorize your lines, you will earn 2 points extra credit per line. 10 extra credit points for wearing a toga to school.
If you missed the video, here is the article: Et tu, Julius? and video clips from the film Video Clips.October 1
-- Extra credit activities due: You may do up to two essays.
Choose one of the following essay questions. 800-1200 words per essay.Questions for Extra Credit: (20 points each)
(1) Is Antony motivated more by personal ambition or love for Caesar?
(2) Who is the villain in the play? Is there a hero? Explain.
(3) If you had lived in 44 B.C., Caesar's last year in power, would you have sided with Caesar or Brutus? Why?
(4) Do you believe assassination of a head of state can ever be justified? Give examples of 20th Century leaders killed by assassins. Explain why these leaders were targets of assassins. Using Julius Caesar as an example, explain your position.
5) What was the role and status of women in Caesar's time?
(6) What was everyday life like for an ordinary citizen of Rome? How is this presented in the play?
(7) Omens and the whims of fate play a role in Julius Caesar. Write an expository (informative) essay that explains the attitude of the typical ancient Roman toward charms, omens, gods, the whims of fate, and the supernatural in general.
October 1: -- Exam: Essay, Multiple Choice, and VocabularyLinks:Videos:(With subtitles, so you can actually watch and read the play at the same time. This is the easiest AND most effective way to read the play.)No Fear Shakespeare:The History of English in 10 Minutes Funny and informative cartoon.Crash Course -- Shakespeare (12 min.)Classic Radio Production Listen to the radio production while reading. This is the classic Orson Welles version.Animated Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (25 min.) Fairly creepy cartoon version of Julius Caesar. All Shakespearian language. Condensed down to 25 minutes. Great for review.Scene from the Globe Theater (3 min)Watch these short films on the African Version Very insightful and helpful.Study and Review Pages:Absolute Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Great character descriptions and commentary on each act. Use this page for review after each act.
Quizlet -- Julius Caesar Vocabulary
NY Times Article on "Trump Version" of Caesar
NY Times Article: Protesters at Caesar Production
Huffington Post Article on Caesar Controversry
News Clip on Caesar/Trump Controversy
The truth about Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" Video
Shakespeare Uncovered: Rhetoric
Shakespeare Uncovered: Impact on American History
Beowulf
The Lament of the Last Survivor (lines 2247-66) Old English (as early as 8th Century)
- 'Heald þu
- eorla æhte! Hwæt, hyt ær on ðe
- feorhbealo frecne, fyra gehwylcne leoda minra, þara ðe þis lif ofgeaf gesawon seledream. Ic nah hwa sweord wege
dryncfæt deore; duguð ello sceocSceal se hearda helm hyrsted golde
fætum befeallen; feormynd swefað
þa ðe beadogriman bywan sceoldon
ge swylce seo herepad, sio æt hilde gebad
ofer borda gebræc bite irenaGEOFFREY CHAUCER -- The Canterbury Tales, The Epilogue to The Pardoner's Tale; Middle English (Late 1300s)946 "Nay, nay!" quod he, "thanne have I Cristes curs! "Nay, nay!" he said, "then I will have Christ's curse!
947 Lat be," quod he, "it shal nat be, so theech! Let it be," he said, "it shall not be, as I may prosper!
948 Thou woldest make me kisse thyn olde breech, Thou would make me kiss thine old underpants,
949 And swere it were a relyk of a seint, And swear it was a relic of a saint,
950 Though it were with thy fundement depeint! Though it were stained by thy fundament!
951 But, by the croys which that Seint Eleyne fond, But, by the cross that Saint Helen found,
952 I wolde I hadde thy coillons in myn hond I would I had thy testicles in my hand
953 In stide of relikes or of seintuarie. Instead of relics or a container for relics.
954 Lat kutte hem of, I wol thee helpe hem carie; Have them cut off, I will help thee carry them;
955 They shul be shryned in an hogges toord!" They shall be enshrined in a hog's turd!"
