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“Julius Caesar” Test Review

“Julius Caesar” Test Review . WODS. WODS . Nirvana Faux Pas Suave Mantra Teetotaler Euphemism Fait Accompli Dichotomy Bona Fide Anomaly Dilettante . Catch 22 Bourgeois Machiavellian Nouveau Riche Bravado Harbinger Stigma Maudlin Camaraderie Quid pro quo

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“Julius Caesar” Test Review

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  1. “Julius Caesar” Test Review

  2. WODS WODS Nirvana Faux Pas Suave Mantra Teetotaler Euphemism Fait Accompli Dichotomy Bona Fide Anomaly Dilettante • Catch 22 • Bourgeois • Machiavellian • Nouveau Riche • Bravado • Harbinger • Stigma • Maudlin • Camaraderie • Quid pro quo • Svengali

  3. WODS – What should I study? • Definition • Language of origin • Connotation will not be on the test!

  4. Shakespeare • Globe Theatre’s History • Important Dates • Theater in Shakespeare’s time • Elizabethan England • Parts of the globe – not on the test USE YOUR NOTES FROM YOUR PACKET TO STUDY!

  5. Charcacters • Pre AP – pgs 7 & 14 • CP – pgs 15 – 16 Use these pages from your packet to help you study. It is important to understand each character’s loyalties and role in the conspiracy. Flavius and Marallus Julius Caesar Casca Calphurnia Mark Antony Brutus Cassius Cicero Cinna Lucius Decius Metellus Trebonius Portia Lepidus

  6. “Julius Caesar” Rome in Caesar’s day “Julius Caesar” The Play Basic Plot Themes and literary devices Dramatic Speeches Conflict Setting • Important Dates • Government • Monarchy • Republic • Dictatorship

  7. Test Format Pre AP – • 70 Multiple choice questions • 15 – short answer • 1 essay – you may use your book for the essay portion CP - • 70 Multiple choice questions • 1 essay – you may use your book for the essay portion

  8. Essay • Possible Essay Topics (PAP) • Rhetorical appeals in both Antony and Brutus funeral orations • Caesar or Brutus tragic downfall as the tragic hero • The complex relationships of many of the characters

  9. Essay • Possible Essay Topics (CP) • How does Shakespeare use certain literary elements to create suspense? • Brutus and Antony’s funeral orations as persuasive speech. • The complexities of certain characters and their personality flaws • Caesar • Brutus • Cassius • Antony

  10. QUIZ YOURSELF! Match each character to their description Character Description begs Caesar for his brother to return from exile Leader of Rome – defeats Pompey Persuaded Brutus Brutus’ servant Weak Triumvirate member scolds the Plebians Killed for his name Stabs herself in the thigh Persuades Caesar to come to the Capitol Stays close to Caesar Foresees Caesar’s death in a dream Roman orator Conspirator “It’s Greek to me!” Caesar’s friend and part of the Second Triumvirate the “noblest Roman of them all” • Flavius • Julius Caesar • Casca • Calphurnia • Mark Antony • Brutus • Cassius • Cicero • Cinna • Lucius • Decius • Metellus • Trebonious • Portia • Lepidus

  11. Paraphrase the following quotes in your own words: “You know not what you do: do not consent That Antony speak in his funeral. Know you much the people may be moved By that which he will utter?” (Act III;I;232-235)

  12. “Oh let us have him, for his silver hairs Will purchase us a good opinion; And buy men’s voices do commend our deeds.” (ActII; I; 144-146)

  13. “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He, only in general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them.” (Act V; IV, 68-72)

  14. “No sir; their hats are plucked about their ears, And half their faces buried in their cloaks, That by no means I may discover them By any mark of favor” (Act II; I, 73-76)

  15. You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey? (Act I;i39) • But, for my own part, it was Greek to me. (Act I ;ii.283)

  16. Post Reading Questions • How would you define treason? • Is the life of an individual less important than the well being of a society? • What are the benefits and drawbacks to a representative government? • What dominates your life, fate or free will?

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