The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

first, Shakespeare?

Shakespeare was born on ___(place) in ___(year)

Stratford-Upon-Avon... April 23, 1564

Shakespeare married___ bore___children through her.

Anne Hathaway... 3 children

By the year 1594, Shakespeare...worked as a ___ and a ____ for an acting company called _____.

Actor & Playwright...Lord Chamberlain's Men.

The English monarch from 1558-1603 was _____.

Queen Elizabeth I

The New Monarch in 1603 was ____. Hence, Shakespeare's acting company was called ____.

James I... The King's Men.

In 1599, Shakespeare's acting company constructed and performed in ______ in London.

The Globe Theatre/Theater

Shakespeare died on ___ and was buried at ____ in Stratford.

April (23), 1616... Holy Trinity Church

Problem areas with Shakespeare's Sentences

• Inversion of Subject and Verb
• Separation of words that normally appear together
• Omission of parts of words
• Puzzling constructions that don't fit in any category

Fact: Shakespeare wrote in "Modern English"

Problem areas with Shakespeare's Words

• Unfamiliarity- Archaic words no longer used
• Familiar words with different meanings
• Words only used and have meaning within the context of the play

Fact: Shakespeare invented over 1700 words (ie. bedazzled, addiction, assassination, and Jessica)

Two types of Shakespearean Word Play

• Pun: Words that sound the same but have different meanings ("I bee stung!")
• Metaphor: Comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is something else (Her eyes are the sun.)

Two types of Shakespearean Stage Directions:

• Direct (Stated)
• Implied (hinted-- normally by action or other actors)

The Plague'S AFFECTS...

• CLOSED THEATRES
• FORCED SHAKESPEARE TO WRITE NO PLAYS
• SHAKESPEARE INSTEAD WROTE NARRATIVE POEMS

THREE TYPES OF PLAYS WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE

• TRAGEDY (ROMEO & JULIET; CAESAR)
• COMEDY (THE TAMING OF THE SHREW)
• HISTORY (RICHARD III; HENRY VIII)

Fact: ALL Shakespearean history are about English monarchs.

PLACES where plays were staged..

• Court/Great Halls
• University Halls
• Inns of Court ( legal societies)
• Private Houses
• Churches

Fact: The First Theater in London was call "The Theatre"; it was built in 1576 by James Burbage

Fact: Theaters were not built inside London because civic officials did not like the performance of drama.

Fact: Shakespeare's Theatre was called The Globe.

Differences in Eras of theaters

• All theaters were "open air'
• No separation of audience and actors with a curtain
• No movable scenery
• Acting not just 'on stage'
• Roles of women played by men

Scene Changes indicated by...

• All actors exit one way; all actors re-enter a different way
• Dialogue
• Audience imagination
• Hand props
• Stage action (not specific to location)