The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

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

Background Continued Actor Playwright Poet Lord Chamberlain’s Men King’s Men

Background Continued His company was associated with The Globe

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

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

Open to the elements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Platform Stage

Heavens

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

Inner Stage Balcony (Upper Stage)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Literary Terms 8. Blank verse unrhymed iambic pentameter

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

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

Calpurnia Antony Brutus Cassius Portia Decius Ligarius Trebonius Cinna Mattelus Cimber Caesar Characters Lucius

More Characters Flavius Marullus Soothsayer Octavius Caesar