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Julius Caesar -

Historical Background

William Shakespeare

The Globe Theater

Historical Background - Julius Caesar

The play with written in the late 16th century

  • Presented in the Globe Theater
  • Elizabeth Tudor was on the Throne

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The Period Covered in the Play

  • Roman Empire was at its height - empire covered all of the Mediterranean area from Gibraltar to Egypt and into Europe and Great Brittain

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Roman Empire at its height

Never was as strong as with Julius Caesar again!

Rome - Interesting Tidbits

  • Roman Achievements
    • Laws and Order
    • Effective Road Systems
    • Military System unmatched
    • Civilized Housing
    • Culture

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Julius Caesar - A Glance in History

  • Julius Caesar
    • Most noted of ALL the Caesars
    • Conquered Egypt and brought the Roman Empire to its greatest point
    • Through his victories he was encouraged to be a life-long Caesar - sons would inherit
    • Presented the idea to become a "god" on earth
    • Encouraged to be made into the King of Rome - thus turning their democracy into a dictatorship

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Democracy

  • The Democracy lasted for years
  • When the system broke down
    • power was shared by
      • Pompey
      • Julius Caesar
      • Crassus
    • They were a Triumvirate (a ruling body of three leaders)
  • A Civil War took place 11 years laters
    • Caesar wanted Democracy
    • Pompey wanted a monarchy
  • Caesar won and entered Rome unopposed

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

The Play begins from this point!

  • Many men feel that Caesar has become too powerful for his own good, so they are making plans to assassinate him!
  • The key is to get the beloved and trusted Brutus to join in the assassination to gain the support of the people