Julius Caesar Lesson 2
We started off the lesson with the theme of chaos again and recapped a little about our first Julius Caesar lesson. We rediscussed the purpose of Act 1 Scene 1 again and Mrs Seah raised quite a funny issue. There was a girl in 310 which misspelled the "the ides of March" as "the eyes of March", which was actually quite funny, especially after I knew the meaning of "the ides of March" (check below for the meaning).
After which, we discussed some lines in the book, where Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that Caesar was unworthy to be King. A few of the main lines we discussed were:
These growing feathers pluck'd from Caesar's wing
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,
Who else would soar above the view of men,
And keep us all in servile fearfulness.
We picked out the symbols are the main underlying reason for Cassius to say this to Brutus. Based on my notes (which I doubt are 100% accurate), the symbols picked out are wings, fly and soar, which is actually interlinked. Cassius is implying that Caesar is like a bird, and that he is a very arrogant and proud man who puts himself above all others (status-wise).
We also discussed the soothsayer in the play, which in the movie, was performed by a blind man. Mrs Seah pointed out that the book did not state that the soothsayer was blind and the director of the movie merely made an assumption according to typical stereotype thinking. This shows us the viewpoint of the director of the movie, that soothsayers are typically old and blind. Apparently, because soothsayers can SEE into the future, therefore having eyes doesn't really matter to them because they are able to SEE deeper meanings, instead of just the surface.
After that, we discussed on the methods Cassius used and the way he phrases his words to convince Brutus to join his conspiracy. Three main methods were raised:
- praising and flattering Brutus to please him
- accusing Caesar of being a coward and that he is unworthy to be King
- pointing out to Brutus that getting rid of Caesar would be for the best interests of the people
Okay, here were the words we learnt for this lesson:
1. Go into the light - Going into the after world after one has passed away (there's no definite meaning for this on the Internet so this is just my interpretation)
2. Out of body experience - an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one's body and, in some cases, perceiving one's physical body from a place outside one's body
3. Tudor - a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603
4. Realm - a royal domain; kingdom
5. Preaching to the converted- to try to persuade people to believe things they already believe
That's it for now. I'll probably post Lesson 3 and 4 by tomorrow. I am seriously lagging behind on these reflections.
After which, we discussed some lines in the book, where Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that Caesar was unworthy to be King. A few of the main lines we discussed were:
These growing feathers pluck'd from Caesar's wing
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,
Who else would soar above the view of men,
And keep us all in servile fearfulness.
We picked out the symbols are the main underlying reason for Cassius to say this to Brutus. Based on my notes (which I doubt are 100% accurate), the symbols picked out are wings, fly and soar, which is actually interlinked. Cassius is implying that Caesar is like a bird, and that he is a very arrogant and proud man who puts himself above all others (status-wise).
We also discussed the soothsayer in the play, which in the movie, was performed by a blind man. Mrs Seah pointed out that the book did not state that the soothsayer was blind and the director of the movie merely made an assumption according to typical stereotype thinking. This shows us the viewpoint of the director of the movie, that soothsayers are typically old and blind. Apparently, because soothsayers can SEE into the future, therefore having eyes doesn't really matter to them because they are able to SEE deeper meanings, instead of just the surface.
After that, we discussed on the methods Cassius used and the way he phrases his words to convince Brutus to join his conspiracy. Three main methods were raised:
- praising and flattering Brutus to please him
- accusing Caesar of being a coward and that he is unworthy to be King
- pointing out to Brutus that getting rid of Caesar would be for the best interests of the people
Okay, here were the words we learnt for this lesson:
1. Go into the light - Going into the after world after one has passed away (there's no definite meaning for this on the Internet so this is just my interpretation)
2. Out of body experience - an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one's body and, in some cases, perceiving one's physical body from a place outside one's body
3. Tudor - a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603
4. Realm - a royal domain; kingdom
5. Preaching to the converted- to try to persuade people to believe things they already believe
That's it for now. I'll probably post Lesson 3 and 4 by tomorrow. I am seriously lagging behind on these reflections.
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