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an introduction to Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

  Coined 1,000 words  You may not get it, but Elizabethans did  Blank verse  Shakespeare loved messing with words  Grammar  Word order  Omissions  Word play  Puns  Archaic words Let’s start with some language

  You studied heroes last year (noble, trials, decent, feats, epiphany)  The tragic version  Nobility or Wisdom  Hamartia  Reversal of Fortune  Discovery/Recognition  Audience’s pity and fear The Tragic Hero

  History of Rome (in a nut shell)  270 BCE—Latins  Etruscans rule  Latins win!  Punic Wars  After the wars  Julius Caesar  Pompey  Marcus Crassus  Assassination! (That is where the play comes in)  Aftermath (the rulers)  Marc Antony  Octavian  Lepidus Now let’s discuss the man himself