Bell Ringer find all ten errors! beware the Ides of March. Those words come from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In the play, a soothsayer, or a person able to predict the future, spoke those words. He were telling Julius Caesar that he was about to dye. Some other famous words were also uttered around the same time – Et tu, Brute?” Those were reportedly Caesar’s last words. They mean “and you, Brutus” He spoke them to his freind, Brutus, who was part of the group there too assassinate Caesar. Some say Caesar spoke the words as a warning to Brutus. Others think he spoke the words cuz he was sad his friend had betrayed him.

Objective! We want to think about how our authors use characters’ actions to build tension. Each of these moments move the plot forward. I want you to decide what are the most important moments we’ve read so far and explain why they are important.

ACT 1! Let’s review! Scene 1? Scene 2? Scene 3? let’s go through the questions from the group work!

Example! Mercutio is killed by Tybault and yells, “A plague on both your houses!” This foreshadows the suicides to come later. It also angers Romeo, causing him to vow to avenge his friend. Romeo and Juliet meet. The reader knows that these two are from competing families and that a conflict will arise from this.

Discuss! Let’s see how our scenes compare. What scene do you think has built the most tension so far? How have the conflicts (internal and external) caused the plot to advance? Tomorrow, we’ll discuss symbols: what symbols have you seen so far and what do you think they represent?