Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

Students will be reviewing many concepts regarding the Elizabethan Era, Characteristics of Shakespeare's writing, and the literary elements related to this specific literary study. The three main literary elements being studied for this unit are Hyperboles, Puns, and Foreshadowing, as Shakespeare is a master of each. Students will also focus on a mutlitude of characters along with how each feels about and sees Julius Caesar. This study focus will abridge the decision making processes within the text with decisions they are making in their daily lives in reference to relationships, politics, and social expectation.

Below you will find two of the documents we have completed in class as extra-textual reading assignments.

To read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar online, click here.

To read Julius Caesar on No Fear Shakespeare provided by Sparknotes.com, click here.

Elizabethan Stage and Drama

Elizabethan Period and Post Elizabethan Information

Pages 775 - 877 in the Holt text