Who is Calpurnia?

Calpurnia is...

Who influences Caesar?

Who doesn't want Caesar to go to the Senate?

Why does Caesar seem weak?

Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia’s Dream part 1

What is foreshadowing?

What is dramatic irony?

There is dramatic irony in Julius Caesar because...?

Shakespeare uses dramatic irony because...?

What foreshadowing is there in Act II, Scene ii?

Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia’s Dream part 2

In this lesson, we will continue to explore Act II Scene ii, but this time we will read it in Shakespeare's original English. We will also look at the concepts of 'foreshadowing' and 'dramatic irony'.

English

Y8 English

Key Stage 3

Year 8

Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia's Dream (Part 2)

Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, Act 2

Julius Caesar

THEME

UNIT

Act II, Scene i - Motivation and Soliloquy: The Conspiracy (Part 1)

Act II, Scene i - Motivation and Soliloquy: The Conspiracy (Part 2)

Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia's Dream (Part 1)

The following questions relate to Act 2

What is a conspiracy?

What is Brutus' motivation for killing Caesar?

Why does Brutus compare Caesar to 'a poisonous snake'?

What is a symbolism?

Why does Brutus compare Caesar to a 'serpent's egg'?

Why does Brutus say he must "kill him in the shell"?

Lesson overview:Act II, Scene ii - Influence: Calpurnia's Dream (Part 2)

Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, Act 2: