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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar. by William Shakespeare. Key Facts. Full title: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Author: William Shakespeare Type of work: Play (drama) Genre: Tragedy . Key Facts con’t. Setting (Time): 44 B.C. Setting (Place): Rome

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Julius Caesar

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  1. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

  2. Key Facts • Full title: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar • Author: William Shakespeare • Type of work: Play (drama) • Genre: Tragedy

  3. Key Facts con’t • Setting (Time): 44 B.C. • Setting (Place): Rome • Source Shakespeare used for Julius Caesar: Plutarch’sLives

  4. Key Facts con’t • Play takes place over 6 days time • Actual events, as recorded in history, take place over a span of 3 years.

  5. Key Facts con’t • Protagonist – Brutus (no, not Caesar!) • Play revolves around Brutus’s thoughts and actions • We can always trust Brutus to have honest intentions. He believes in doing what is best for the people of Rome, not himself. • Brutus is guided by his love for Rome, even if it means turning against his friends. • Tragic flaw – Error in judgment. He trusts too much.

  6. Key Facts con’t • Antagonist – Julius Caesar • Not really a traditional antagonist • He desires to rule Rome • Brutus is antagonized by Caesar’s ambition • Caesar thinks he is fit to rule because he is better than others • Believes his power is justified by his personal potential for greatness

  7. Key Facts con’t • Antagonist – Antony • Once Caesar is gone, Antony becomes the antagonist. • Can be cold and calculating: He plots to have the people riot and kill the conspirators (even though others may get killed in the process) • Unclear whether he is motivated by his grief for Caesar or by his own ambition. Is he trying to take power? • He makes the reader admire Brutus more because Brutus only killed for noble reasons

  8. Key Facts con’t • Written mainly in blank verse – unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter. • Iambic – unaccented syllable followed by accented syllable • Pentameter – 5 feet per line (10 beats) • It is the preferred meter for English verse because it echoes the natural rhythms of spoken English • Shakespeare uses blank verse to establish character rank. • It is used for the dialogue of all aristocratic & important characters

  9. Key Facts con’t • Commoners and minor characters often speak in ordinary prose. • Prose – Ordinary form of written language. Most writing that is not poetry, drama, or song.

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