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.