English II Pre-AP

Unit 2: Literary Analysis and Julius Caesar

I. William Shakespeare

A. Birth and Early Life

1. April 23, 1564

2. Stratford-upon-Avon

3. Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden

B. Young Adulthood

1. Age 18 – marries Anne Hathaway

2. 3 children

3. “Lost Years”

I. William ShakespeareC. Career

1. Lord Chamberlain’s Men/King’s Men

2. Wrote 38 plays

i. Tragedy

ii. Comedy

iii. History

iv. Tragicomedy

3. Globe Theater (see handout)

The Globe Theater

I. William Shakespeare

1. Theatre Production

1. Sets and Costuming

2. Gender Roles

3. Perception of Theatre

2. Shakespeare’s Later

Life

1. Retirement

2. Death and Will

II. Julius Caesar

1. Early Life

2. Rise to Power

1. Military Campaign – Asia Minor

2. Concern for Image

II. Julius Caesar

1. Early Political Career

1. Administrator of Spain

2. Senate

3. Campaigning

4. Supreme Priest of Rome

2. Political Alliance – First Triumvirate (60

BCE)

1. Gnaeus Pompey Magnus

2. Marcus Licinius Crassus

II. Julius Caesar

1. Consul

1. Actions

2. Perception

2. Governorship and Gallic Wars

3. Civil War

II. Julius Caesar

1. Dictatorship

1. 46 BCE – elected Dictator for 10 years

2. Actions and Perception

3. 44 BCE – elected Dictator for Life

2. Assassination

3. Legacy

III. Reading & Analytical Focus

� What to Watch Out For� The Story

� Organization and Development

� Literary Elements and How They Develop Meaning

� Elements of Rhetoric!!! ☺

� Motifs and Themes

� How You Will Be Assessed� AP-Style Multiple Choice Questions

� A Rhetorical Analysis Timed Writing

� Test over Play (with Cold Reads and all that good stuff!)