March 5 9 Julius Caesar Monday March 5

March 5 -9 Julius Caesar

Monday, March 5 n Word n Julius Caesar Act I n Act I questions

Word of the Day (33) carnage (n. ) bloodshed, extreme violence n CAR-nej n Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies: reanimated dinosaurs plus naïve human beings equals awesome carnage. n

Julius Caesar Tragedy: A drama or literary work which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially because of a tragic flaw, a moral weakness, or an inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances n

JC-Themes Power n Rhetoric n Superstition n Loyalty n Fate n

JC-Act I n Scene I – Flavius – Marullus – Carpenter – Cobbler

JC-Act I n Sene II – Caesar – Casca – Calpurnia – Antony – Soothsayer – Brutus – Cassius

JC-Act I n Scene III – Cicero – Casca – Cassius – Cinna

Tuesday, March 6 Word n MIDTERM n

Word of the Day (34) Impute (v. ) blame; attribute negative action to someone n im-PYOOT n Obviously, Cassius is the mastermind behind Caesar’s assassination, but we cannot fail to impute Brutus for his role. n

Wednesday, March 7 Word n JC-Act I n Act I questions n

Word of the Day (35) Garish (adj. ) unpleasantly bright or showy n GARE-ish n It seem that many wealthy people wear garish jewelry and clothing just so other people don’t forget how much money they have. n

Thursday, March 8 Turn in projects n Word n Act I questions n Begin Act II n

Word of the Day (36) Deleterious (adj. ) deadly; destructive; dangerous n dell-uh-TEER-ee-us n All jokes aside, the deleterious effects of bullying are evident in the recent rash of suicides across the country. n

Act I questions 1. What festival is being celebrated at the beginning of the play? Lupercal 2. Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calphurnia as he runs the race around the Palatine Hill? Because she is sterile

Act I questions 3. Who warns Caesar of his unfavorable fate? What day is this terrible fate supposed to occur? Soothsayer; Ides of March (March 15 th) 4. What is Caesar’s reaction to this warning? He dismisses it 5. Name at least three of Caesar’s weaknesses. Epilepsy

Act I questions 6. What reason does Cassius give Brutus for not wanting Caesar to become king? Caesar is no better than Brutus (in fact, he is weaker) 7. What does Caesar do after he is offered the crown each time? Refuses it

Act I questions 8. How does Cassius plan to trick Brutus into joining the conspiracy Sending him fake letters from different people concerned about Caesar 9. Name four conspirators. Cassius, Casca, Cinna, Metellus Cimber 10. Give three examples of superstition from Act I. Lupercal, lightning, animals

Act II-scene 1 Rewrite Brutus’s soliloquy n Focus on each sentence, not each line n