JC Contemporary Adaptations (2nd)

What does the 2009 Royal Shakespeare Company production focus on?

• Being a replica of the original play

• Modern political events

• Rome being a city of violence

• Comparison between Germany and Italy during WWII

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What is the plot of Caesar Must Die?

• Just the play with no plot changes

• Inmates in a prison are preparing to perform Julius Caesar

• Julius Caesar the play, with a modern twist

• A documentary of Caesar's life

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Who is the main character of American Caesar by William Manchester?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Arthur J. Gregg

• Robert L. Caslen

• Arthur McDouglas

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Who is the "Caesar" in, Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen?

• Joey

• Bronwyn St. James

• Jude

• Caesar

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Who made the play that focuses on Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy?

• Oskar Eustis

• Orson Welles

• Charleton Heston

• Gregory Doran

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What was changed for Prospect's Theatre production of Julius Caesar?

• Based more on political events today

• Dress changes, and different roles

• It is more modern

• Modern language

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What was the most significant modern relevance of Prospect's Julius Caesar adaptation?

• Racism

• Females being in power

• Antony being a populous leader

• Brutus being honorable

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Which film adaptation is the most popular?

• "Caesar" the TV show

• Caesar Must Die

• The film, "Mean Girls"

• The 1953 Julius Caesar film

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What makes Prospect's Julius Caesar play different than the original play.

• More female characters

• More modern sets

• Changing the script to be more modern

• Modern ways of dressing

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What was different about the 2012 Royal Shakespeare Company production?

• More modern

• Intense modification of the script

• All black cast

• It captured the chaos of a divided city

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