Julius Caesar Literary Terms to Know.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Drama Terms Romeo & Juliet.
Advertisements

Drama Terms.
Dramatic and Literary Elements
Dramatic and Literary Elements Tools for Reading and Understanding Shakespeare.
Julius Caesar Literary Terms to Know.
Julius Caesar Background on William Shakespeare Globe Theatre Literary Devices Tragedy Background on Julius Caesar.
“Romeo & Juliet” Literary Terms Drama a story written to be performed by actors.
 Literary Terms –  Take 4 sheets of blank computer paper.  Fold in half side-to-side and top-to-bottom so that you get 4 squares. You will use both.
Literary Terms.  Act-larger section of a play, made up by scenes  Scene-smaller section of the play  Playwright-a person who writes dramatic literature.
Iambic Pentameter – a line of verse consisting of 10 syllables that follows an unstressed/stressed pattern Couplet – two lines of verse that form a unit.
Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Drama a story written to be performed by actors.
Romeo and Juliet This unit is designed for students at the Intermediate and Advanced Fluency Level.
Elements of Drama Notes Elements of Drama Notes (pg. 11) Drama: (Skip for now) Drama: (Skip for now) Tragedy: a drama with a sad outcome, usually includes.
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA. Drama: A narrative that is meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience; the story is told primarily through the speech.
Drama - a story written to be performed by actors
Macbeth It’s a tragedy!. Tragedy A play or novel in which the main character struggles, loses control, and usually dies. There is always an unhappy ending.
Literary and Dramatic Elements Definitions and Examples in Romeo and Juliet.
 Tragedy-recounts a casually related series of events in the life of a person of significance, culminating in an unhappy catastrophe (usually death).
Shakespearian Literary Terms Review 1. one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or disputeadversary 2.
Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy… A tragedy is a drama in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character, called the tragic.
Literary Terms. Round character a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict & is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully.
Literary Elements of Julius Caesar
Unit 4 PowerPoints Shakespearean Sonnets and Dramatic Elements.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Notes: Shakespeare’s Life Globe Theatre Parts of a Tragedy Poetry in Shakespeare’s Writing.
Drama Terminology Monday April 11, 2011.
Julius Caesar English II Notes.
Drama: Major genre of literature; performed on stage
Literary Terms Shakespeare.
Elements of Drama.
Elements Of Drama/Theatre
Shakespeare & Drama Terms
Shakespeare Plays The Globe Theater.
Vocabulary and Terms Shakespearean Drama.
Notes on Drama and Literary Devices for Reading Shakespeare
Dramatic Elements, Plot, and stage Terms
Bellringer Respond to the following: What do you think is Brutus’s frame of mind at this point in the plot (the end of Act II)? How would you feel in his.
Drama Terms Romeo & Juliet.
Shakespearean Drama.
Literary Terms to Know Ms. Palevsky English Concepts
Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy
Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy…
Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms
Julius Caesar Literary term notes.
Shakespeare.
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA.
Shakespearean Drama Vocabulary and Terms.
Activator: Acrostic INSTRUCTIONS: Write the name “Shakespeare” on your plate. Next, write information you learned during your Web Quest using the letters.
Shakespearean Drama English.
Types of Speeches Aside, Soliloquy, and Monologue
Welcome To: JEOPARDY Julius Caesar Act III.
Definition Unlike short stories or novels, plays are written for the express purpose of performance.
Julius Caesar Academic vocabulary.
Terms for Drama English I.
DRAMA TERMS.
Macbeth Notes.
Shakespearean Terms.
The Tragedy of John Proctor
Romeo and Juliet Dramatic Terms.
Shakespearean Drama.
Drama Drama Drama …It’s not just for your mama!
Shakespearean Dramatic Terms.
Terms for Drama English I.
Drama Terms 1.
Macbeth It’s a Tragedy.
Frequently used techniques
Elements of Drama Literature Lovelace.
Terms to Know For….
Literary Terms for “Macbeth”
Drama Terms 1.
Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy…
Presentation transcript:

Julius Caesar Literary Terms to Know

Crisis or turning point Dramatic Structure Act III Crisis or turning point Act II Rising Acting (Complications) Act IV Falling Action Act I Exposition Act V Climax and resolution

Exposition: introduces conflicts and provides background information Rising Action – series of complications caused when main characters try to resolve their conflicts Turning point – main character makes a choice that determines the rest of the play’s actions

Falling Action – the results of the actions taken during the turning point Climax – an action that determines how the conflict will be resolved, moment of greatest tension (near the end of the play, usually the death of the tragic hero in a tragedy) Resolution: usually closely follows the climax and ties of loose ends in the plot (usually brief)

Dialogue Conversations of the characters on stage

Aside Spoken to the audience or to one character; the other characters on stage do not hear an aside

Monologue Spoken by one character to other characters onstage

Soliloquy A long speech by a character who is alone on stage that reveals the character’s innermost thoughts and feelings. This speech is not heard by other characters. Brutus in his orchard: It must be by his death. And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn him But for the general. (II.i.10-12)

Irony The contrast between appearance and reality, between expectation and fulfillment. What is ironic about Caesar’s confidence in his own unassailability?

Dramatic Irony When the audience knows something that a character does not Anthony says this to Caesar: Fear him [Cassius] not, Caesar, he’s not dangerous. He is a noble Roman, and well given (I.ii.196-197)

Verbal Irony When the words spoken are the opposite of what is meant Decius says to Caesar to get him to the Capitol: Pardon me, Caesar, for my dear dear love To your proceeding bids me tell you this, And reason to my love is liable. II.iv.102-4. What is ironic about Anthony’s statement when he says, “Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up/To such as sudden flow of mutiny”?

Foil A character who serves as a contrast to another character How is Cassius a foil to Brutus? (consider their motivations to kill Caesar)

Tragedy A serious work of literature that narrates the events leading to the downfall of a tragic hero. It evokes fear and pity in the audience. Ends with the death of the tragic hero

Tragic hero A character who displays noble qualities but has a serious flaw. Classical Definition: When dying, he/she gains some awareness or self-knowledge usually accepting death and acknowledging that it is to some degree just. Who is the tragic hero in this play?

Tragic flaw A defect in character or judgment in the tragic hero that directly causes the hero’s downfall (usually death) Examples: pride, rebelliousness, jealousy What is Brutus’ tragic flaw?

Iambic Pentameter “The Art of the Poet” 10-syllable lines of rhymed, unstressed/stress meter. The stressed syllables are red. ‘T’is three o’clock; and, Romans, yet ere night We shall try fortune in a second fight FYI: Shakespeare’s plays are about 90 % verse and 6% prose

Label the unstressed/stressed syllables And after this let Caesar seat him sure: For we will shake him, or worse days endure. Cassius: I.ii.321-322 When iambic pentameter is read out loud it will follow a beat such as –da DUM, da-DUM or toe-heel, toe-heel

Blank Verse Unrhymed, 10-syllable lines of unstressed/stressed meter Are yet two Romans living such as these? The last of all the Romans, fare thee well! Do you notice a pattern as to when Shakespeare uses verse and when he uses prose? (look at pages 768-769)