Cori Martin

SLM 521

Dropin #5

Great Caesar’s Ghost!

As an introduction to William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar read the summaries of the first three scenes that comprise Act I.

Organize the events and characters into the following graphic organizer, and be prepared to discuss it in class, and turn in your work.

Caesar Summarized As you read the summaries, what is your opinion of Caesar? Brutus? Are they sympathetic characters? http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/

Use the following organizer to outline the main events of each scene, substituting the scene for main idea.

Why are we doing this? Shakespeare can be hard stuff, so it’s easier to outline what is going on first. To be clear about who is doing what to whom before we examine the language, the best part of Shakespeare!