An Introduction to Julius Caesar
8th Grade Honors Reading
Instructor: Mrs. Lang
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears…”
Who was Julius Caesar?Who was Julius Caesar?
Setting
Rome
Protagonists
Calpurnia
Marcus AntonyOctavius Caesar
Lepidus
Antagonists
CassiusCasca
Cicero
Et tu Brutus?
Conflicts
Theme
Look for puns…
Credits• Slide 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2NmLTdSq8• Slide 3: http://questgarden.com/62/15/1/080310122438/index.htm• Slide 4: http://reganwiki.wikispaces.com/Chapter+6+Section+1+The+Roman+World+takes+
Shape• Slide 5: Calpurnia, Antony, Octavius, Lepidus• Slide 6: Cassius, Casca, Cicero• Slide 7: Brutus• Slide 8: http
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• Slide 10: http://images.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/beware-the-ides-of-march.jpg
• Slide 11: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/a/abattoirs.asp