Block Day, Feb. 15 & 16 ~ Purgers not Butcherers?

You little lucky beasts! Due to a family emergency, I won't be there today.
Roots & Confused Words Quiz will be moved to Monday. Study hard; it's the new format. Luckily, the quiz only covers roots we've learned since January. Starts at "lau" on the "Master Roots List."


Julius Caesar

• Go over J15 Act 2, Scene 2 (You guys won't have the key, but you can talk it over together and back it up to the text to be sure about your answers.)
• Read Act 2, Scenes 3 & 4
• What can be seen about Caesar's Character in 2.3? Portia's in 2.4? 

Journal 16 (Julius Caesar 3.1)

ACT III, SCENE I.

1. In regard to Artemidorus's request, how does Caesar's nobility doom him?

2. What is Metellus Cimber's petition to Caesar? What is Caesar's response and why does he give this response?

3. What does Brutus instruct the conspirators to do before they go public? Why does he instruct them to do this?

4. What request does Antony's servant bring to Brutus? What is Brutus's response?

5. Why does Cassius object to letting Antony speak at Caesar's funeral? What reassurance does Brutus give him?

6. How well organized do the conspirators seem to be? Who is in charge? Who should be?

7. What promise does Antony give Brutus about his funeral speech?
8. After being left alone with Caesar's body, what does Antony promise to do?

• Analyze the film together: watch it here (starting at 20 min). 
• How does Caesar's behavior in the scene anger the conspirators?
• What do the costumes tell us about the characters and the situation?
• How does the act of the assassination in the film compare with Brutus' recommendation in the scene to 'kill him boldly, but not wrathfully'?
• Where does Casca stab Caesar in this production? 
• What do you think of the way Brutus kills Caesar?
• How do you feel about the conpsirators and their cause after watching this scene?
• Director Gbolahan Obisesan says of the murder, "As an idea it sounded brilliant. The way it's carried out, it's savage." Do you agree? 

HW: Journal 17 (Julius Caesar 3.2)

ACT III, SCENE II.

1. What reason does Brutus give for murdering Caesar? What is the crowd's reaction?

2. What final mistake does Brutus make in letting Antony speak?

3. Why does Antony read Caesar's will to the people?

4. At the end of the scene, what are the fates of Brutus and Cassius?

Charleton Heston speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8