The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

2. Background of Shakespeare • Born 1564 • Died 1616 • Married Anne Hathaway • Three children

3. Background Continued • Actor • Playwright • Poet • Lord Chamberlain’s Men • King’s Men

4. Background Continued • His company was associated with The Globe

5. The Globe • Located on the bank of the Thames • Eight-sided building • Thatched roof • Brick supports • Unroofed yard

6. The Globe • Spectators or patrons • Groundlings • Paid a penny • Watched from open yard • Stood or sat • Noisy and rude

7. Open to the elements

8. The Globe - patrons cont. • Upper gallery patrons • Paid more • Sat in the upper areas • Had shelter from the elements • Merchant or business class

9. The Globe - patrons cont. • Lower gallery patrons • Most distinguished sat here • “Gentlemen’s Rooms” • Most honored guests • Sat on cushions

10. Props and Lighting • Daylight only • Large threat of fire • The original Globe did burn down and was rebuilt

11. Scenery & Furniture • Minimal amount • Convention of the theater of the time • The scene was set in the dialogue of the actors

12. Costumes and Actions • Lavish costumes • Exaggerated emotions • Much use of noise and music • Trumpet blasts • Drums • Orchestra above stage areas

13. Costumes and Actions cont. • No female actors • Young men and boys played female parts

14. Plays • Repertory system • A group of actors that stayed together and were usually sponsored by a patron • They had a series of 10 or so plays that they performed

16. The Globe Key 1. Platfrom stage 2. Canopy (Heavens) 3. Hut 4. Turret 5. Hell 6. Trapdoor

17. Platform Stage

18. Heavens

19. The Globe Key 7. Inner stage 8. Doors to Tiring Rooms 9. Balcony 10. Bay window stage 11. Musicians gallery

20. Balcony (Upper Stage) Inner Stage http://www.ualberta.ca/~sreimer/shakespr/glob-qt.htm

21. Literary Terms 1. Tragedy a play in which a 1)main character who is 2)a person of high standing 3) suffers a great fall due to a tragic flaw within himself

22. Literary Terms 2. Stage directions instructions written by the dramatist to describe the appearance and actions of characters, sets, costumes, and lighting

23. Literary Terms 3. Soliloquy a speech spoken by a character alone on the stage usually reveals the private thoughts and emotions of the character

24. Literary Terms 4. Protagonist central character in a story or drama

25. Literary Terms 5. Drama a play performed before an audience by actors and actresses on stage

26. Literary Terms 6. Dialogue conversation between characters in a literary work

27. Literary Terms 7. Aside a comment by a character in a play heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage

28. Literary Terms 8. Blank verse unrhymed iambic pentameter

29. Literary Terms 9. Pun a play on words a joke based on the multiple meanings of words that sound alike

30. Literary Terms 10. Antagonist a person or force that opposes the protagonist

31. Characters Lucius Calpurnia AntonyBrutus Cassius Portia Decius Ligarius Trebonius Cinna Mattelus Cimber Caesar

32. More Characters Flavius Marullus Soothsayer Octavius Caesar