Thursday, Jan. 5

Shakespeare and Caesar introductory material for all classes. Primary Focus:

Shakespeare- It was written for common people, and Shakespeare uses the "commoner" in Rome and the audience together.  The characters manipulate each other, but they are also used to manipulate the audience and their feelings about the characters.

Caesar- A tyrant and a mass murderer.  Not a good dude.  How would an author create sympathy for this kind of person after he is assassinated?  We will look at two options: 1. Convince the audience that criticism of him was overblown.  2. Convince the audience to like his opponents/enemies even less.