KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BELLARY

ENGLISH PROJECT TOPIC:- “”” JULIUS CAESAR “””

PREPARED BY :- K.SAI KIRANCLASS :- 10TH C….*

JULIUS CAESAR

This is a drama. As per our C.B.S.E(N.C.E.R.T) text book.

And This is written by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is an English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists..***

BY:- William Shakespeare

*This a very big play and cbse has divided this entire play into some Scene and Acts….. *Have an Introduction to the lesson...

Drama

Conspiracy

WARPoliticsProphets

Murder

Ghosts

History

Murder

IMPERATOR

GAIUS

JULIUS

CAESAR

DIVUS

Julius CaesarBy:- william shakespeare

Gaius was his given name, one

of only eight names which

could be given to boys.

Julius was the family name.

The name of Gaius’ branch of the Julius family was “Caesar,” which originally meant “hairy.”

Gaius Julius CaesarHis Name

Hair.

ELEMENTS OF FICTION/SHAKESPEARE TRAGEDY

Exposition:Characters & Setting

Act I

Rising Action:Introduction of Conflicts

Act II

Climax:Turning Point

Act IIIIn a tragedy, things usually go from

bad to worse in Act III

Falling Action:Conflict resolution begins to fall into

place Result of the climax Act IV

Denouement:Main conflicts are resolved

Act VThis act includes a catastrophe, which is another climactic turning point in the story line.

Let’s have an introduction about the characters in the play…

Julius Caesar· Physically weak: Caesar has several infirmities · A tyrant: Caesar has had Marullus and Flavius

arrested · Superstitious: Caesar believes in portents and dreams · Indecisive: Caesar cannot make up his mind whether or not

to go to the senate · Inflexible: Caesar thinks himself perfect and decisive

Protagonist: Julius Caesar is an arrogant soldier and ambitious politician, who believes that he is infallible. After his great victory over the sons of Pompey, he believes that he is worthy of more power than just being the head of Rome; he wants to be crowned the leader of the entire Roman Empire.

Brutus

* Of Noble Heritage Brutus is a Roman nobleman, as was his father· Sincere: Brutus truly believes that his role in the assassination

is for the good of Rome · Honest: He refuses to take bribes · Naive: He believes in the essential goodness of those around

him· Philosophical: His philosophies guide his actions and

decisions.

Cassius

· Envious: Cassius has contempt for Caesar and envies Caesar's position · Fearful: Cassius is afraid that Caesar has ambitions to be king. He fears what might become of Rome in such an instance.

· Politically Astute: He advises Brutus to assassinate Antony along with Caesar. Understanding what can happen, he advises Brutus not to allow Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral.

· Corrupt: Prior to the battle at Philippi, he is accused by Brutus of taking bribes

· Military Strategist: His battle plan for Philippi is well thought out and based on sound military principles

Marc Antony

· Loyal to Caesar: Antony loved and admired Caesar

· Clever: Antony pretends to befriend the conspirators and asks that he be allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral

A skilled orator: Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral sways the crowd · Hard: Antony's role in condemning men to death shows he

can be as cold hearted as he is passionate

· A skilled military leader: Antony has an equal voice in planning the war against the legions of Brutus and Cassius

The major theme of Julius Caesar is that misused power is a corruptive force. This is seen in the fact that Caesar is a dictator suspected of being tyrannous, that Cassius is so

power hungry that he assassinates Caesar, hoping to become more powerful himself, and that Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus become a dictatorial and tyrannical Triumvirate,worse than Caesar ever hinted at being.

Major Theme of the play

Julius Caesar July 12, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC, was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in classical antiquity. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

Leading his legions across the Rubicon, Caesar sparked civil war in 49 BC that left him the undisputed master of the Roman world.

After assuming control of the government, he began extensive reforms of Roman society and government.

He was proclaimed dictator for life, and he heavily centralized the bureaucracy of the Republic.

These events incited a friend of Caesar, Marcus Junius Brutus, and a number of other senators, to assassinate the dictator on the Ides of March (March 15th) in 44 BC.

• The assassins hoped to restore the normal running of the Republic, but their actions led to another Roman civil war, and eventually to the establishment of the autocratic Roman Empire by Caesar's adopted heir, Augustus.

• In 42 BC, two years after his assassination, the Roman Senate officially sanctified him as one of the Roman deities.

As Caesar began to read the false petition, Casca pulled at Caesar's tunic and made a glancing thrust at the dictator's neck. Caesar turned around quickly and caught Casca by the arm, crying in Latin "Villain Casca, what do you do?" Casca, frightened, called to his fellow senators in Greek: "Help, brothers!"

Within moments, the entire group, including Brutus, was striking out at the dictator. Caesar attempted to get away, but, blinded by blood, he tripped and fell; the men eventually murdering him as he lay, defenseless, on the lower steps of the portico. According to Eutropius, around sixty or more men participated in the assassination. He was stabbed 35 times.

Caesar's last words are given as

"Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar."

Shortly after the assassination the senators left the building talking

excitedly amongst themselves, and Brutus cried out to his beloved city: "People of Rome, we are once again

free!".

Caesar's death also marked, ironically, the end of the Roman Republic, for which the assassins had struck him down. The Roman middle and lower

classes, with whom Caesar was immensely popular, were enraged that a small group of

aristocrats had killed their champion.

Mark Antony gave a dramatic eulogy that appealed to the common people. It was a

reflection of public opinion following Caesar's murder.

Antony, who had been drifting apart from Caesar, capitalized

on the grief of the Roman mob, perhaps with the intent of taking

control of Rome himself.

MARK ANTONY: A loyal friend of Caesar's. In contrast to the self-disciplined Brutus, Antony is

notoriously impulsive and pleasure-seeking, passionate rather than principled. He is extremely spontaneous and

lives in the present moment. As resourceful as he is unscrupulous, Antony proves to be a dangerous enemy

of Brutus and the other conspirators.

*This video is an extream summary of the play of julius caesar***

This is the end of the lesson thank you**