Brutus sees Caesar's ghost

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The Play

Text of the Play

Multimedia Resources

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Women as Actors in Plays 

The Play

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in 44 BC, and its immediate aftermath. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theater,

 Text of the Play

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Full Text)

Scene-By-Scene analysis of Julius Caesar. 

Shakespeare's Life from Folger Shakespeare Library

  Multimedia Resources

Hear the Play Read Aloud

See the Play Performed at the Fall Festival, Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, University of California Davis

This is a video analysis and synopsis of Julius Caesar. 

Marlon Brando Played Marc Anthony in the 1953 Movie, Julius Caesar

Marlon Brando Performs Marc Antony Funeral Oration

4 Film Versions of Julius Caesar to Watch for the Ides of March (1950, 1953, 1970, 1979)

Modern Day Interpretations of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

• Shakespeare is the most filmed author ever in any language.

Teaching Julius Caesar: A Differentiated Approach from National Council of Teachers of English

Teacher's Guide to Julius Caesar from Penguin Books

Teaching Julius Caesar: A Differentiated Approach

Resources for Teaching About Shakespeare

 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

 

Teaching Modules from Folger Shakespeare Library. See also home page of the Folger Shakespeare Library

Shakespeare Uncovered tells the stories behind the stories of the Shakespeare's plays, from PBS Learning Media

Shakespeare Sparks Engagement, Deep Learning

Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare in Bits vs. Wordplay Shakespeare, a review of 2 digital presentations of the play.

An interesting collection of ways to learn about Shakespeare with edtech

Here is a link to a resource about the first women to act in Shakespearean theater.

• In the 1660’s women started performing in plays.

• One of those women was Elizabeth Mitchell Corey and she had one of the longest careers of an early actress working from 1660 - 1690

This is an image of Calpurnia, Caesars wife. Before 1660 this role would have been played by a young boy in any production of the play.