Julius Caesar Context PPT with worksheet

A student-friendly, SEN-accessible PowerPoint that gets students up to speed on the context behind Julius Caesar. Covers Shakespeare in 1599 and the new Globe, his grammar school training in rhetoric, Plutarch and what Shakespeare changed, the Roman Republic and its hatred of kings, who Caesar actually was, dictator for life and the refused crown, the Ides of March, how the Republic collapsed into empire anyway, an ageing Elizabeth I with no heir, the Earl of Essex, the Divine Right of Kings, censorship and why setting the play in Rome mattered, the plebeians and the crowd, women in Rome, omens and the supernatural, Stoicism, ethos, logos and pathos in the funeral speeches, and the big question of who the tragic hero is. Comes with a matching worksheet so you can check learning later or in the lesson.

19 slides, about an hour to get through, longer if you stop to actually discuss things, which is usually worth it.

Some commentary in notes to help discussion and get students asking questions.

Built for GCSE English Literature (AQA), where context is assessed under AO3. Works as a full classroom lesson or something to set for independent study.

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