julius ceaser act one reading & study guid

. Vocabulary: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the play.Wherefore- for the cause or reason (why)Exeunt- used as a stage direction to indicate and two or more performers leave the stageVulgar- characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding
What part of speech is vulgar when used by Flavius in line 72? NOUN
Construe- to give the meaning or intention of ; explain; to interpret
II. Literary Terms: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the play.
blank verse: unrhymed verse or lines.
List characters who speak in verse- FLAVIUS, FIRST COMMONER
prose: written, non rhythmic literature
List characters who speak in prose- CAESAR
**What possible reason do some characters speak in prose and some speak in verse? Because it's a play from the older century's.
tragedy- disaster
pun- play on words
Example from Act I, scene I:
conflict- fight, warfare
External: 1. man vs. man
2. man vs. society
3. man vs. nature
Internal: 4. man vs. self
Sililoquy: a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts or intentions.
Example: Casca begins plotting how to win over Brutus in a siloloquy that begins with these lines: Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought from that it is disposed
iambic meter:
iambic pentameter: a fixed pattern of rhythem, or meter in which most lines contain 5 unstressed syllables each followed by a teased syllable.
metaphor: saying something is what it's really not
Example: time flys
simile: uses "like or as" to compare something
Example: Her teeth were as white as snow.
III. Questions: Answer the following questions:
Background-
Where and when was Shakespeare born? April 23, 1564 in Stanford-Upon-Avon, England
What theatre did Shakespeare help build? Globe Theatre-Opened in 1599, also known as "The Wooden O".
When did he die? April 23, 1616
In what historical period was Shakespeare living? Who was the ruler of England at that time? The Elizabethan Period.... Queen Elizabeth I was ruler at that time.
What three types of plays did Shakespeare write? Give and example of each. Tragic Comedies, Romances and Problem plays.
What was it like to go to a play during Shakespeare's time? An honor
What historian did Shakespeare use as a source for writing Julius Caesar? Queen Elizabeth
When and where did Julius Caesar live? Rome- 100 to 44 BC
Who is Pompey? Although he is not a character in the play, why is he important to the plot? He was Julius Caesar's enemy
Scene 1:
10. What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? Rome and Indes of March
12. Who are Marullus and Flavius? Members of the Council
13. Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street? Because they do not like Caesar or his celebration.
14. What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory? Ruin the stutues.
Scene 2:
15. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia? Keep her at the house
16. Why might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else? Because he is his most loyal friend
17. What is soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? Someone who can predict the future- Beware the Ides of March.
18. What does ides mean? The 15th of every month in the Roman Calendar
19. Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar's rise to power? Use lines from the play to support your answer. He respects him- Brutus is Caesar's good friend, but does not want him in power- No, Cassius for the eye cannot see itself, except when it's reflected by something else.
20. Brutus says, "For let the gods so speed me as I love/ The name of honor more than I fear death." What do these lines imply Brutu's most important value in life? That he fears the man in power, but also respects him.
21. What story does Cassius tell Brutus? He and Caesar had a swimming race in the Tiber River and he had to save Caesar's life.
22. What is Cassius point in telling this story? He is trying to convince Brutus that Caesar is not as great as he seems.
23. What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? He thinks too much and is dangerous, he reads to much.
24. What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? One of his ears is deaf.
25. How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? 3 times
26. What was Ceasar's reaction to the offering, according to Casca? He fainted and fell down.
27. What sickness does Caesar have? Epolopsy
28. What happens to Marullus and Flavius? They were put to death
29. What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? He is going to manipulate him
Scene 3:
30. What unusual events occur during the storm? In his dream Caesar saw a slave who cought people on fire.
31. What meaning does Cassius interpret fromt he storm? That is was a sign that something bas was going to happen.
32. According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow? Kill Caesar
33. Who is definitely part of the conspiracy?
1. Metellus 4. Marullus
2. Casca 5. Flavius
3. Cassius 6. Coronel

Shakespeare: Terms to know
Define these terms found on p. 686-688.
verse drama- plays in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry.
blank verse- unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
iambic pentameter- a fixed pattern of rhythem, or meter, in which most lines contain 5 unstressed syllables each followed by a teased syllable.
soliloquy- a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts or intentions.
aside- a characters quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.
rhetorical devices- use language and sound to appeal to the audience's emotions and make the speech more convincing and memorable.
Repetition of words and sounds
Parallelism, or repeated grammatical structures
Rhetorical questions, or questions requiring no answer
7. irony- exits when there is a contrast between appearance and reality
8. dramatic irony- the audience or reader knows something that one or more characters do not know.
9. pun- play on words, jokes that suggest two or more meanings of a word
10. allusion- referring to historical, biblical and litarary, references well known people, places or things.
You should also know:
ambition: your drive to succeed
vanity: vane (think you are all that)
envy: jealousy
revenge: pay back
In your opinion, is it right to ask a close friend to do something dangerous? Explain.
Yes, if the dangerous thing involves a life or death situation. You hope that the close friend can understand and help you out.
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Shakespeare- Grade 10 Study Questions
England in Shakespeare's Day [p. 683]
William Shakespeare is the greatest Play writter of all time.
He lived in the country of England during the Renaissance.
He was born in the year 1564, when Elizabeth I was queen of England.
England was established as a world power in 1588, when the English defeated and attempted invasion by The Spanish Armada.
Plays in which dialogue is mostly poetry is called versa drama.
Theatre in Shakespeare's Day [p. 684]
In the 1590's, Shakespeare's theater group called the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
The new London home of the group was a place called the Globe Theatre.
When Queen Elizabeth I died, the group's new sponsor was King James I and the group changed it's name to the King's Men.
The Globe Theatre was located on the banks of the Thames River.
The theatre was 3 stories, made of wood, and could hold as many as 3,000 spectators. Customers, called groundlings stood on the pit by the stage and paid the lowest price for admission. Richer patrons sat in balconies, also called inner galleries.
Most theatres in that day had no artifial lighting or heating, so performances were given in daylight in warmer weather.
Most commonly quoted phrases came from Shakespeare's plays. Some examples are:
"Friends, Romans, Country Men, lend me your ears" from Julius Caesar
"O Romeo, O Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" from Romeo and Juliet
"To be or not to be" from Hamlet