Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Expect comprehension quizzes the class period after we finish an act.

Use these links to answer the Webquest Questions.

The Life of William Shakespeare
1A. Link A Note: Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, not April 23 (our best guess at his birthday).
1B. Link B
1C. Link C
1D. Shakespeare Quiz
1E. The Shakespeare-Oxford Society Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?
1F. Much Ado About Something  More on the controversy surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakepeare's Plays
2A. Types of Plays
2B. Shakespeare: Subject to Change fun interactive site (mute your computer!)
2C. History of the Globe Theatre
2D. Virtual Tour of the Globe Theatre
2E. The New Globe Theatre
2F. The Complete Works of Shakespeare Online
2G. Early Modern English What?!!? Shakespeare isn't considered "old English"? He actually wrote in "early modern" English? Then why is it all Greek to me?
2H. History of the English Language More on Shakespeare's English

Historical Context
3A. Julius Caesar Biography at the BBC
3B. Julius Caesar and Rome
3C. Julius Caesar (the person) Quiz
3D. National Geographic Article on Ides of March

Related Topics
4A. Niccolo Machiavelli "The ends justify the means."
4B. The Prince by Machiavelli
4C. Famous Assassinations in History
4D. Stoicism
4E. Basic Ideas of the Stoics
4F. Stoics and Epicureans
4G. Review of the 1953 Movie
4H. The West Wing Episode 2162 Votes Compare Santos' speech to Mark Antony's.

General Study
5A. No Fear Shakespeare
5B. Mr. Trevenen's awesome background information page
5C. The Characters of Julius Caesar
5D. Julius Caesar Text
5E. Julius Caesar Paraphrased (blocked at school)
5F. Review for the Test
5G. Important Quotations
5H. Quote Quiz
5I. Review Activities on Quia

Humor
6A. Has too much Shakespeare made you grumpy?  
Then vent your frustration with these Shakespearean insults.
6B. Or, mix and match to create your own.
6C. You forgot to pay attention in class? Then check out the 60 Second Shakespeare Caesar page.
6D. Don't have a whole minute? Then check out this summary of the play.
6E. Julius Caesar Mad Lib
6F. Shakespeare Magnetic Poetry

Assignments and Study Guides
7A. Julius Caesar Documents Download your documents from this page.
7B. Julius Caesar Extra Credit