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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act II
Act II REVIEW • Presented by. . . • Casey Ristau • Dylan Gossick • Brooke Ruesink • Darren Hill • Josh Thomas • Dallas Serfoss
Act II Review • Given November 25, 2008 • To English 10 class • Ms. Nielsen
Act II • SETTINGS • scene 1 Brutus’s orchard, March 14 (the day before the Ides of March)
Act II • SETTINGS • scene 2 Caesar’s house, March 15, early morning
Act II • SETTINGS • scene 3 street in Rome near Capitol, later that morning
Act II • SETTINGS • scene 4 Brutus’s house, that morning around 8: 00 A. M.
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER • Brutus thinks, “Let’s kill Caesar because we can’t live under his rule!”
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER • Cassius sends Brutus a letter to to take action
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER • Lucius, Brutus’s servant, does his will
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER • • Casca Cinna Decius Trebonius Publius--Senator Metallus Cimber ALL CONSPIRATORS!
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • CHARACTER • Artemidorus--supporter of Caesar, warns him of death.
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • PLOT • scene 1 --Brutus is thinking, “Should I kill Caesar? ” sees letter. Portia suspects--lean look! Some guy wants to help him -- ? ? ?
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • PLOT • scene 2 --at Caesar’s place, Calpurnia has freaky dreams-DON’T GO TO CAPITOL!!! • Decius comes by--YOU SHOULD GO! Caesar agrees. All conspirators come by, wine party.
Act II • LITERARY TERMS • PLOT • scene 3 --letter for Caesar by Artemidorus. Lucius (Brutus’s servant) is sent to check on Caesar, go to Capitol, see what’s going on. • Soothsayer says Caesar should surround himself with friends--it’s DANGEROUS at the Capitol!
Act II • MEMORABLE QUOTES • “Tell me your counsels. I will not disclose ‘em. ” --? ? ? you can’t trust me with your secret.
Act II • MEMORABLE QUOTES • “Shall Rome stand under one man’s awe? ” --Cassius. Why should Rome be under this man’s (Caesar’s) power?
Act II • MEMORABLE QUOTES • “Thou sleep’st. Awake. ” --Cassius’s letter to Brutus. Wake up!
Act II • MEMORABLE QUOTES • “Before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once. ” --Caesar? you don’t really know that death is coming before your end.
Act II • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • SOLILOQUY • scene 1 p. 714: Brutus talking to himself--should we kill Caesar or not?
Act II • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • METAPHOR • Caesar=snake, crown=venom
Act II • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • METAPHOR • p. 164 “Big ruling machine (men) take off head (Caesar)
Act II • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • INTERNAL CONFLICT • Should Brutus join conspirators or not?
Act II • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • ALLITERATION • scene 2 • “sights, seen lioness, streets” • “fierce, fiery, . . fought”
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • Brutus is on board with the killing Caesar plan.
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • Calpurnia almost persuades Caesar to stay home until Decius convinces him that she is making him look chicken!
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • Arte has figured out the conspirators’ plan and writes letter to Caesar.
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • Portia knows something is going to happen, soothsayer says he believes something bad will happen. • That’s WOMEN’S INTUITION!!!
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • CASSIUS IS MARRIED TO BRUTUS’S SISTER (PORTIA!) • That means Brutus and Cassius are brothers-in-law! • Sometimes family ties are stronger than ties with friends
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • In scene 3, women are demeaned (lowered) four times-even by the women themselves!
Act II • WHAT WE LEARN • Calpurnia almost persuades Caesar to stay home until Decius convinces him that she is making him look chicken!


