Julius Caesar Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide for the play Julius Caesar. It contains instructions for studying the characters, historical context, literary terms, and important speeches. This is likely for students in high school.
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*Julius Caesar* **Study Guide** 1. Know all characters. Be sure that you can distinguish between conspirators, townspeople, etc. 2. Know the relevant history of Julius Caesar (videos and notes) 3. Know the rhetorical devices and appeals (applied to text of *Julius Caesar)* 4. Know th...
*Julius Caesar* **Study Guide** 1. Know all characters. Be sure that you can distinguish between conspirators, townspeople, etc. 2. Know the relevant history of Julius Caesar (videos and notes) 3. Know the rhetorical devices and appeals (applied to text of *Julius Caesar)* 4. Know the into notes on Shakespeare (A & E Bio w/my additions) 5. Know the quotes from the sheets as well as those pointed out in class (who said them, to whom were they speaking, what is the context). 6. Know the sonnet form, iambic pentameter, blank verse, etc. 7. Know the personal philosophies and historical context for main characters 8. Review "What is a Tragic Hero" sheet. Make sure you can analyze Brutus as a tragic hero. 9. Review the "Literary Analysis" sheets for the end of each act. Make sure you understand the definition and function of literary terms. 10. Review the historical contradictions between Shakespeare, Plutarch, and modern historicans. 11. Review key speeches and the annotations for the speeches (worksheets). BEST OF LUCK!
