Thursday, November 8, ACT 4 / 5

Objective: By the end of class, students will develop a plot structure for Julius Caesar to date and read/view ACT 4 and 5.

DO NOW

Who is partnering with Marc Antony to defeat the conspirators? Why do the Roman citizens side with Antony? 

Direct Instruction

Read Act 4.

Guided

Together create a plot structure through Act 4.

 View ACT 4 and 5


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Study questions about Act 5, Scene 5 (Brutus’s death):

 1. Why did Brutus want his servant to help him with the sword?

2. Why didn’t Brutus just give up and live?

3. Do you think that Brutus regretted joining the conspirators before he died?

4. Why did Caesar’s ghost visit him earlier in the play?

5. Why did Antony say that Brutus was “the noblest Roman of them all”?

Exit Pass

Do you think Brutus feels guilty? Does guilt affect ability to fight back effectively? Why or why not?