AFTER YOU READ
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act I
1. Interpret: What do noble Romans such as Flavius and Cassius fear or resent
about Caesar’s success?
2. Infer: What does Caesar’s reaction to the soothsayer’s warning show about him?
3. Analyze: Use this chart to analyze Brutus’ expression of his values in his
speech in Scene ii.
Speech
Brutus
What Does
It Say?
What Does
It Mean?
Why Is It
Important?
Scene ii,
lines 82–89
4. Literary Analysis: Given what you have read so far, explain the tragic flaw in
Brutus’ character that might lead him to disaster.
5. Reading Skill: In Scene ii, how do glosses 73 and 74 help readers understand
what happened in the marketplace?
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Reader’s Notebook
SUPPORT FOR WRITING AND EXTEND YOUR LEARNING
Writing: Character Descriptions
Write character descriptions that
would
help actors
prepare
to play the roles
to help
students
develop
their understanding
of of
Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Antony. Take notes by answering these questions:
• What motivates this character?
• What does this character say in Act I?
• What does this character do in Act I?
• How does he interact with other characters?
Reading
Listening and Speaking: Dramatic
Media Analysis
With a
a small
partner,
make
notes how
for your
dramatic
of the
discussion
between
With
team,
analyze
different
typesreading
of media,
such
as newspapers,
Cassius and
Brutus
in lines
132-174
Act I, Scene
ii. Study
your
notesthese
before
television,
and
Internet
sources,
have of
presented
a recent
event.
Answer
delivering
your
reading.
questions as you prepare your analysis:
CASSIUS
• What event is the focus of the coverage?
personality:
main points of his argument to Brutus:
• In what ways is the coverage of the event in different media sources the same?
tone of voice he would use:
• In what ways is the coverage of the event in different media sources different?
BRUTUS
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personality:
• Does each source seem to have a positive, negative, or neutral perspective on
thepoints
event?ofExplain.
main
his argument to Cassius:
tone of voice he would use:
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