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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar. “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?" (Act III , Scene II). Julius Caesar. Calpurnia.

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Julius Caesar

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  1. Julius Caesar “I thrice presented him a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?" (Act III, Scene II)

  2. Julius Caesar Calpurnia Caesar returns home to Rome after a military victory in Spain. Everyone is preoccupied with Caesar and the possibility he may become king. If Caesar became king, it would be the end of Rome’s republican system of government. Because of bad omens and nightmares, Calpurnia warns Caesar not to go to the senate on the Ides of March. Adopted son and appointed successor.

  3. Brutus (Comrade Gone Bad) Roman nobleman who plots against Caesar only to preserve the republic–in actuality, he loves and admires Caesar. His sense of honors is also his weakness because he assumes others are as noble as he is; consequently, he is easy to manipulate. Portia She is the daughter of Cato, a noble Roman who was against Caesar. Portia is hurt that Brutus does not confide in her.

  4. Conspirators (Back Stabbers) Cascais tribune elected to represent the common people of Rome. He is blunt and quick to assume. He is convinced Caesar wants the crown. Cassius Roman general and long time acquaintance of Caesar who lacks integrity. He hates the fact that the people see Caesar as a god. Decius persuades Caesar that Calpurnia is mistaken—there is no danger at the Senate. He literally leads Caesar right into the hands of the conspirators.

  5. Caesar’s Followers (True Friends) Antony He is loyal, impulsive, and passionate. He is the enemy of Brutus and the other conspirators. Lepidus Antony does not think highly of Lepidus, but Octavius trusts Lepidus’s loyalty.

  6. Ancient Rome’s Way of Life

  7. The Colosseum was home to various gladiatorial battles . . . The Colosseum could seat as many as 45,000 spectators.

  8. “For several hundred years, men and women bathed together in Rome. The Roman Baths were the social and entertainment centers of the time, combining the modern bar-room, health spa, community center and meeting places” (Khan)

  9. Ancient Roman chariot race in Circus Maximus

  10. After Life • “The ancient Romans did believe in an afterlife. They believed in the immortality of the soul and had a complicated belief system about life after death. The ancient Romans believed that when one died, one was met by Mercury, the messenger god and son of Jupiter and taken to the river Styx, that flowed nine times around the underworld. There they paid the ferryman, Charon, a fee to cross the river where they were met and judged by Minos, Aenaeus, and Rhadymanthas” (“Ancient Romans”). • Sound familiar?

  11. Three Levels of the After Life • “The ancient Romans did not believe in eternal damnation. Therefore, after one was judged he was sent either to the Fields of Elysium, if one was a warrior or other type of hero, or to the Plain of Asphodel, if one was an ordinary citizen. However, if one was judged to have committed a crime against society, one would have been sent to Tartarus to be tortured by the Furies until such time as one's debt to society was deemed to have been paid in full. At that time, one was released. All three areas of the underworld were ruled over by Pluto, brother of Jupiter” (“Ancient Romans”). • Burial is vitally important!

  12. “Ides of March Marked Murder of Julius Caesar”Jennifer Vernonfor National Geographic News12 March 2004 Julius Caesar's bloody assassination on March 15, 44 B.C., forever marked March 15, or the Ides of March, as a day of infamy. It has fascinated scholars and writers ever since.For ancient Romans living before that event, however, an ides was merely one of several common calendar terms used to mark monthly lunar events. The ides simply marked the appearance of the full moon.But the Ides of March assumed a whole new identity after the events of 44 B.C. The phrase came to represent a specific day of abrupt change that set off a ripple of repercussions throughout Roman society and beyond.

  13. Julius Caesar Unit Informal & Formal Writing Assignments Final Project Test

  14. WHO/WHAT/WHERE/WHEN/WHY/HOW Act 1 Scenes i , ii, iii Act 2 Scenes i, ii, iii, iv Act 3 Scenes i, ii, iii Act 4 Scenes i, ii, iii, iv Act 5 Scenes i, ii, iii, iv, v

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