Review: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Guided Notes

William Shakespeare is known for being:

• A famous playwright and poet

• A renowned scientist

• An explorer of the Americas

• A famous painter

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Julius Caesar was a famous leader of which ancient civilization?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

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A ________________ is a work in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character or __________________ __________________.

• tragedy; tragic hero

• comedy; comic relief

• epic; epic hero

• satire; satirical subject

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a tragic hero?

• Possesses noble stature or high position

• Exhibits extraordinary talents

• Possesses a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall

• Lives modestly, has common background, average skills, and lives an ordinary life

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Shakespeare’s plays are ________________ ________________, plays in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of _______________.

• verse dramas; poetry

• prose comedies; prose

• musical operas; songs

• historical novels; narration

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His verse dramas were written in ________________ ________________ - unrhymed lines.

• blank verse

• free verse

• sonnet form

• couplet rhyme

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__________________ ____________________ - a fixed pattern of rhythm or meter in which most lines contain __________ ____________________ syllables each followed by ________________ ________________ syllables. This means there are ______________ syllables per line.

• Iambic pentameter; five; unstressed; stressed; ten

• Trochaic tetrameter; four; stressed; unstressed; eight

• Anapestic trimeter; three; unstressed; stressed; six

• Dactylic hexameter; six; stressed; unstressed; twelve

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__________________________: a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his or her private thoughts and intentions.

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Aside

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__________________________: a character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.

• Aside

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

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__________________________: a long speech by one character while other characters on stage listen.

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

• Aside

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