Political Assassination Lincoln Kennedy Elected in 1860 Elected

Political Assassination Lincoln Kennedy Elected in 1860 Elected in 1960 Concerned with civil rights Lost a son while president Concerned with civil rights Lost a son while President

Lincoln Kennedy His successor was a Democratic senator from the south named Andrew Johnson, born in 1808. Lincoln’s Secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to theatre. He was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife. His successor was a Democratic senator from the South named Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908. Kennedy’s secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dallas. He was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife.

Lincoln Kennedy Assassin John Wilkes Booth was born in the South in 1839. Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and ran to a warehouse. Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was born in the south in 1939. Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theatre. His assassin was shot before going to trial.

“Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek headed men, and such as sleep 0’nites; Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much; such men are dangerous” -Julius Caesar Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Quickwrite You have 2 minutes to write 5+ sentences in which you respond to the following. A good friend of yours has been elected president of the student council. Soon, you notice that he or she is abusing the position by claiming privileges and using it to further his or her social life. How would you deal with this situation?

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar play, in five acts, about several men trying to save the Roman Republic from Caesar’s ambition of having complete control. Before Caesar, Rome was a Republic = equal citizenship and people could elect tribunes to represent them in tribunals = like congress and the senate!

Julius Caesar in Context Debuted at Globe Theatre in 1599

Another noteworthy production: Orson Welles, creator of the famous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast also directed and starred in his 1937 production of Caesar set in Nazi era Germany.

Wow! 1485 -1625=Exciting Times!!! Shakespeare lived and wrote in =Elizabethan Era

Elizabethan Era: The height of the Renaissance under Queen Elizabeth

HOT ISSUE!!! One of the hottest political issues in Elizabethan England was the role of the monarch and what loyalty should be owed him or her. Hmmm? Sound familiar?

During this time… Renaissance=rebirth=15 th &16 th century Europe Art, scholarship, and literature flourished Reformation-King Henry VIII (Elizabeth’s dad) split from Pope and Catholic Church and founded Protestant Church of England Age of Exploration-The Americas and more Age of Discovery-many scientific discoveries including telescope and planetary motion

Heard of these guys? Other figures from the Renaissance Copernicus Galileo Galilei Leonardo Da Vinci Christopher Columbus Hernán Cortés Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Francisco Pizarro Donatello Michelangelo

TRAGEDY tragedy: a play in which events turn out disastrously for the main character or characters

Tragic Hero a character whose basic goodness and superiority are marred by a tragic flaw a fatal error in judgment that leads to the hero’s downfall. Brutus-is noble, but is a poor judge of character-too rigid in his ethical and political principles Caesar-brings great things to Rome, but proud, arrogant, and ambitious

Dialogue a conversation between characters. Monologue a speech by one character in a play, story or poem. Given to another character.

Soliloquy a speech given by a character alone. Aside short speech delivered by an actor in a play, which expresses the character’s thoughts. Traditionally, the aside is directed to the audience and is presumed to be inaudible to the other actors.

Irony Dramatic Verbal Irony of Situation

Verbal Irony Author says one thing and means something else. 2/20/2021 English 19

Irony of Situation When what is expected does not occur. 2/20/2021 English 20

Dramatic Irony Audience knows something that a character in the literature does not know. 2/20/2021 English 21

What type of Irony is it? Antony says Brutus is “an honorable man”

What type of Irony is it? The audience knows about the plot to assassinate Caesar, but Caesar does not. We watch Caesar go out on the Ides of March with suspense.

Shakespeare’s Theatre emphasis on language and the human voice Shakespeare had to create atmosphere and setting through language. IMAGERY. Shakespeare’s audience accepted the stage convention of heightened language, often in verse. no-one spoke in verse outside theatre.

Imagery: picture the images that these words conjure ‘Tis now the very witching time of night When chruchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow, You cataracts and hurricanes spout… Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble

Look and listen for the poetic devices… Alliteration-repetition of consonants, usually at the beginning of words. Whereat with blade, with bloody, bladeful blade, He bravely broached his bloody boiling breast. ” Quince-Midsummer Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds “What lusty trumpet thus doth summon us? ”King John Consonance-repetition of consonant sounds

Characters Flavius and Marullus =Tribunes/government workers. Julius Caesar=Conquering Roman general, a mighty soldier swayed by superstition.

Casca: Conspiratorhates the ordinary citizenry yet is jealous when the people honor Caesar.

Calpurnia=Wife of Caesar Marcus Antonius/Mark Antony =Vows to avenge Caesar’s death.

Soothsayer=Fortune Teller Cassius=Displays greed and envy and motivates most of the conspirators.

Marcus Brutus=Only conspirator whose motives to assassinate Caesar are pure. Cicero=A senator Cinna=A poet

Famous Quotes Et tu, Brute? -Then Fall, Caesar. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears: Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. Beware the Ides of March

Three Ways to Persuade -According to our good friend, Aristotle. Ethos (credibility) Pathos (emotion) Logos (Logic)

ETHOS Appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author. Why should I trust you as a speaker? What makes you such an expert?

PATHOS Appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathosdriven. How are you going to make me emotionally involved? Humor? Sadness? Fear?

LOGOS Appeal based on logic or reason. Statistics, Cause and effect, examples, quotes from experts

Lastly… Address readers' concerns, counterclaims, biases, and expectations. What might the opposition say, and how do you plan to counter attack?

Restatement-Rephrasing an idea in different words, in order to more fully explicate the concept, and magnify its importance to listeners. Repetition-the reuse of the same words, or nearly identical terms, repeatedly for emphasis, in order to emphasize their importance. “ I have a Dream”-MLK

Parallelism The repeated use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar in structure or meaning. Writers use this technique to emphasize important ideas, create rhythm, and make their writing more forceful and direct. “ I came, I saw, I conquered. ”

Rhetorical Question-a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered. . For if we lose the ability to perceive our faults, what is the good of living on? --Marcus Aurelius

Diction-word choice Notice the change in tone: “An odor filled the room. ” “A Stink filled the room. ”

Diction: What words have a strong connotation (emotion)? “our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne. ”

What words have a strong connotation (emotion)? “our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne. ”