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With Shakespeare... it is more important to what? |
With Shakespeare... it is more important to know what is being said than to know what is being said. |
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What is the Feast of Lupercal and who attends it? |
Caesar attends the feast of Lupercal which is the celebration of the founders of Rome. |
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Why did the Romans strike women with dead goats? |
During the Feast of Lupercal, the Romans would strike women who could not bare children with dead goats because it was thought to make them fertile. |
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What did Shakespeare rely on to establish the setting of his plays? What did a bare stage give him? |
Shakespeare relied on language. Julius Caesar shifts rapidly from various locations and a barestage gave him more flexibility. |
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Define suspense. What does Julius Caesar raise the question of? What is Act II intended for? |
Suspense is theanticipation of the outcome of events. Julius Caesar raises the question of whether Brutus will joinCassius' conspiracy. Act Il is intended to raise the suspense ofthe play. |
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What transition was Rome facing during the time of Julius Caesar and what did this mean? |
Julius Caesar's Romedepicts a Rome in transition from a republic to an empire… meaning that itwould no longer be ruled by an elected body |
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Define Soliloquy. What does this provide for the audience? |
Shakespeare's plays often include characters that do speechesalone on stage (soliloquies). These are used to provide information for the audience. [such as act 1 Scene ll Cassius soliloquy reveals a plot to influence Brutus toparticipate in the conspiracy to overthrow Caesar] |
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Define Dramatic Irony. |
when the audience knowssomething that a character does not know (the audience knows that Cassius sent the letters to Brutus anonymously, but Brutusbelieves that they are from Roman citizens) |
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When was Julius Caesar born? When did he gain complete control of Rome? When was he assassinated? |
Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC and by 45 BC he had gainedcomplete control of Rome. He was assassinated in 44 BC |
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What did Caesars new policies do? |
He introduced new policies which reformed the senate and extended citizenshipto residents of conquered territories. |
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What did Julius Caesar develop? |
He developed the calendar which we still use today. |
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Define Situational Irony. |
Situational Irony occurs when what actually happens is theopposite of what is expected. (Caesar expects to be crowned king but gets assassinated instead.) |
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What did Lord Chamberlin make in 1599? What was one of the first plays ever preformed there? |
In 1599 Lord Chamberlainbuilt a new open air playhouse called the globe which was in circular form. Julius Caesar was one of the first plays performed there. |
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Define Verbal Irony. |
When a writer says one thing but means the opposite. (Antony says that compared to Brutus he is not an orator, but Antony's speech clearly shows that he is.) |
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What did actors during Shakespeare's time need to be prepared for? |
Actors during Shakespeare’s time had to be prepared for manydistractions. People commonly talked during the performances.The stage was surrounded by rowdy townspeople,and it was common for fights to break out. |
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Define Tragedy. |
A tragedy is a drama in which the main character suffers adownfall, which usually happens due to an error or a judgment or weakness. |
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What is the debate over Julius Caeser? |
There is a debate over whois the main character since Caesar dies in Act III. |
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What does Julius Caesar mention that has not been invented and what does this say about Shakespeare? |
Julius Caesar set in 44 BC mentions clocks which hadn’t beeninvented yetShakespeare wasn’t particularly interested inhistorical accuracy, he was more interested in the story line and maintainingthe interest of his audience. |
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Who does Brutus claim to be a descendent of? What did he do and what does it explain? |
Brutus claimed to have descended from the Founder of the RomanRepublic. His family reportedly expelled Rome’s 7th king because of histyrannous ways. It explains why Romans hateKings. |
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What have remakes of Julius Caesar been used for? |
Remakes of Caesar have been used to indict totalitarian regimes (one has supreme power). |
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Who is Caesar often made to look like? Who two presidents was he also made to look like? |
The character Caesar is oftentimes made to look like Hitler or Mussolini, In 2010 an off Broadway play depictedPresident Obama, and in 2017, President Trump. |
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How many films have been made of Julius Caeser? |
13 |
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During the silent film era, how many films were made of Julius Caesar? Since then, how many have been produced? |
10, 3 |
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What did John Wilkes Booth yell to the crowd after shooting President Lincoln on April 14, 1865? |
“Sic Semper Tyrannies”which is from the original play. |
