WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR: A HOTLIST OF WWW RESOURCES
This is a work in progress of a collection of topics intended
for Grade 10 students engaged in the study of this play.
All the links here have been reviewed and new links will be added
later. Please e-mail your comments and suggestions for links.
Roman Government
- A Quick
Look at Governments in Classical Times
The Roman
Senate
Historical Analysis
- Roman
Revolution 133-27 BC - read "Effects of Conquest"
which establishes a pattern of political violence in the Roman
Republic.
Historical Figures in the Play
- Julius
Caesar
Marcus Brutus
Motive
for Murder - hypothesizes why Julius Caesar was really killed.
Don't be discouraged by the jargon at first, read on, it gets
better.
History
- The
End of the Roman Republic
The
First and Second Triumvirates
The
Rise of Rome
Maps and Charts
- The
Julio Claudian Dynasty: Family Tree of the Caesars
Map
of Rome During the Time of Julius Caesar
Renaissance
Understand the ideas that influenced Shakespeare and the
world in which he lived:
- Nicolo
Machiavelli: Power for Good or Evil
Virtual
Renaissance - what the world was like during the era Shakespeare
lived
Virtual Tour:
Shakespeare's Globe Theater
Language of Shakespeare
- How
to Write like Shakespeare - great tips on how to understand
Shakespeare's language!
Shakespeare
Glossary - defines Elizabethan terms used in some of the
plays.