Block Day, Feb.23 ~ Julius Caesar Act 3

If you haven't taken the Roots/Confused Words Quiz, go ahead and begin with that. If the sub doesn't have the copies, go across the hall and ask Mrs. B. for them.

After finishing the quiz,  begin here. (Folks absent yesterday need to take theirs in the hall now.)

ROOTS

• Hydr, hydra, hydro - water
• ignis - fire
• luc, lum, lus, lun - light

Journal 19: Director's Analysis

• Watch Shakespeare UNLOCKED mins 29-?

Journal 19:
Before you watch...

1. If you were directing this play and scene, what time period would you set it in? And where would this scene be? 
2. How would you direct this scene to relate to our times? 

After watching...

1.  Nelson Mandela chose 'Cowards die many times before their death;/The valiant only taste of death but once' as favorite lines. Ceasar says these lines. To whom in the play do you think they most apply?
2. What example of a hand prop is given in the clip which shows how powerfully a prop can speak for a character? 
3. What do the actors say is happening in the world today which makes Julius Caesar a play of our time? 

JULIUS CAESAR

Journal 20: Act IV, Scene 1 (pg.52) & Act IV, Scene 2 (pg.54)
ACT IV, SCENE I.
1. What are Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus doing at the opening of the scene?
2. Why do they want Caesar's will? What is ironic about this?
3. What is Antony's plan for Lepidus? What is his reason?

ACT IV, SCENE II.
4. What does Brutus tell Lucilius about dying love?
5. What practical instructions does Brutus give Cassius about their disagreement? What is unusual about this?
6. After reading Antony's interactions with his group and Brutus' interactions with his partner, do you notice any ironic similarities? Why would Shakespeare create this pairing of scenes back to back?


HW: Finish all work from today.