2. Lincoln Kennedy
His successor was a
Democratic senator from
the south named Andrew
Johnson, born in 1808.
His successor was a
Democratic senator from
the South named Lyndon
Johnson, born in 1908.
Lincoln’s Secretary,
whose name was
Kennedy, advised him
not to go to the theatre.
Kennedy’s secretary,
whose name was Lincoln,
advised him not to go to
Dallas.
He was shot in the back
of the head in the
presence of his wife.
He was shot in the back
of the head in the
presence of his wife.
3. Lincoln Kennedy
Assassin John Wilkes
Booth was born in the
South in 1839.
Assassin Lee Harvey
Oswald was born in the
south in 1939.
Booth shot Lincoln in a
theatre and ran to a
warehouse.
Oswald shot Kennedy
from a warehouse and ran
to a theatre.
His assassin was shot
before going to trial.
His assassin was shot
before going to trial.
4. Shakespeare and The Tragedy
of Julius Caesar
“Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek headed men, and such as sleep 0’nites;
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous”
-Julius Caesar
5. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
play, in five acts, about several
men trying to save the Roman
Republic from Caesar’s ambition
of having complete control.
Before Caesar, Rome was a
Republic
= equal citizenship and people could
elect tribunes to represent them in
tribunals = like congress and the
senate!
9. HOT ISSUE!!!
One of the hottest
political issues in
Elizabethan England
was the role of the
monarch and what
loyalty should be
owed him or her.
Hmmm? Sound
familiar?
10. During this time…
Renaissance=rebirth=15th &16th century Europe
Art, scholarship, and literature flourished
Reformation-King Henry VIII (Elizabeth’s dad)
split from Pope and Catholic Church and founded
Protestant Church of England
Age of Exploration-The Americas and more
Age of Discovery-many scientific discoveries
including telescope and planetary motion
11. Heard of these guys?
Other figures from the Renaissance
Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo Da Vinci
Christopher Columbus
Hernán Cortés
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Donatello
Michelangelo
12. TRAGEDY
tragedy: a play in
which events turn out
disastrously for the
main character or
characters
13. Tragic Hero
a character whose basic
goodness and superiority are
marred by a tragic flaw
a fatal error in judgment that
leads to the hero’s downfall.
Brutus-is noble, but is a poor
judge of character-too rigid in
his ethical and political
principles
Caesar-brings great things to
Rome, but proud, arrogant,
and ambitious
14. Dialogue Monologue
a conversation between
characters.
a speech by one character in
a play, story or poem.
Given to another character.
15. Soliloquy Aside
a speech given by a
character alone.
short speech delivered by an
actor in a play, which
expresses the character’s
thoughts. Traditionally, the
aside is directed to the
audience and is presumed to
be inaudible to the other
actors.
20. What type of Irony is it?
Antony says Brutus is
“an honorable man”
21. What type of Irony is it?
The audience knows
about the plot to
assassinate Caesar, but
Caesar does not.
We watch Caesar go out
on the Ides of March
with suspense.
22. Look for this :
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in
words.
“Now this looks like a job
for me
So everybody just follow me
Because we need a little
controversy
Because it feels so empty
without me.”
23. Look for this : Alliteration
Repetition of
the same
consonant
sounds at the
beginning of
words.
“ She sells sea
shells by the
sea shore.”
24. Look and listen for the poetic
devices…
Alliteration-repetition of consonants, usually
at the beginning of words.
Whereat with blade, with bloody, bladeful blade,
He bravely broached his bloody boiling
breast.” Quince-Midsummer
Assonance-repetition of vowel sounds
“What lusty trumpet thus doth summon us?”-
King John
Consonance-repetition of consonant sounds
30. Famous Quotes
Et tu, Brute?-Then Fall, Caesar.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me
your ears:
Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious, And
Brutus is an honorable man.
Beware the Ides of March
31. Dramatic Terms
Soliloquy-a long speech
expressing the thoughts of a
character alone on stage.
Monologue-a speech by one
character in a play, story, or
poem. Addressed to another
character.
Aside-short speech delivered by
an actor in a play, which
expresses the characters thoughts.
Directed to the audience. Other
characters cannot hear.
32. Three Ways to Persuade
-According to our good friend, Aristotle.
Ethos
(credibility)
Pathos (emotion)
Logos (Logic)
33. ETHOS
Appeal based on the character of the
speaker. An ethos-driven document relies
on the reputation of the author.
Why should I trust you as a
speaker? What makes you such
an expert?
34. PATHOS
Appeal based on emotion.
Advertisements tend to be pathos-
driven.
How are you going to make me
emotionally involved? Humor?
Sadness? Fear?
35. LOGOS
Appeal based on logic or
reason.
Statistics, Cause and effect, examples,
quotes from experts
37. Restatement- Restatement-Rephrasing an
idea in different words, in order to more
fully explicate the concept, and magnify its
importance to listeners.
Repetition- Repetition-the reuse of the same
words, or nearly identical terms, repeatedly
for emphasis, in order to emphasize their
importance.
“ I have a Dream”-MLK
38. Parallelism The repeated use of phrases,
clauses, or sentences that are similar in
structure or meaning. Writers use this
technique to emphasize important ideas,
create rhythm, and make their writing more
forceful and direct.
“ I came, I saw, I conquered.”
39. Rhetorical Question-a statement that is
formulated as a question but that is not
supposed to be answered.
. . . For if we lose the ability to perceive our faults,
what is the good of living on? --Marcus Aurelius
41. Diction: What words have a strong
connotation (emotion)?
“our remonstrances have produced
additional violence and insult; our
supplications have been disregarded; and
we have been spurned, with contempt, from
the foot of the throne.”
42. What words have a strong
connotation (emotion)?
“our remonstrances have produced
additional violence and insult; our
supplications have been disregarded; and
we have been spurned, with contempt, from
the foot of the throne.”
