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Background to Julius Caesar and William Shakespeare
Mr. Hershey
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What do you know about Shakespeare?
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About William Shakespeare…
• born in Stratford-upon-Avon on or about April 23, 1564
• the third of eight children, three of whom died in childhood, born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden.
• never went on to university.
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About William Shakespeare…• married Anne Hathaway on
November 28, 1582. • three children: a daughter,
Susanna, and twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet died at age 11.
• Globe theater was built in 1599
• Shakespeare wrote 37 plays (History, Tragedy, Comedy)
• Also wrote sonnets and poems
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About William Shakespeare…
• Works offered something for everyone; rich and poor; educated and uneducated
• Shakespeare wanted to explore human behavior
• To understand how different people deal with life’s universal problems
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Elizabethan Age…
• Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558-1603
• Elizabeth I strongly supports the arts
• Artists of all types were held in high esteem
• Elizabethan Age produced some of the greatest works that England has ever seen.
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Blank Verse
• Shakespeare wrote in blank verse – poetry with lines that do not rhyme
• Lines written in a pattern called iambic pentameter
• iamb: pair of syllables; unstressed, stressed
• Pentameter: five measures• Ten syllables in each line• Sometimes changed the
words to fit the pattern
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“I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king.”
William Shakespeare
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History of Government in Rome
• Monarchy until 509 BC• Brutus family drives king from power and
Rome becomes a republic• Moderate democracy by 100 BC ruled by
Senate• Triumvirate was formed in 60 BC– Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
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Historical Context: Julius Caesar
• Roman general and politician• Lived from 100 to 44 BC• Greatest military leader in Roman history• Gained much support from the people – Spent money on entertainment– Freed farmers from heavy taxes
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Historical Context: Julius Caesar
• Senate ordered Caesar to disband his army around 50 BC
• Caesar refused• Led his forces in a civil war against the forces
of Pompey.• Caesar defeats Pompey in 45 BC and returns
to Rome