Julius Caesar Lesson 5

"I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd
Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar.
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
And tell me truly what thou think'st of him"
- There is irony in the contrast between the preceding arrogance and the admission of physical infirmity
- Deflate his claim

"He should not humor me. I will this night,
In several hands, in at his windows throw,
As if they came from several citizens,
Writings all tending to the great opinion
That Rome holds of his name; wherein obscurely"
- Cassius plans to write in petitions, praising Brutus, he would write it in different handwritings so people would think many people wrote in

"Caesar's ambition shall be glanced at:
And after this let Caesar seat him sure;
For we will shake him, or worse days endure."
Rhyming couplet
- end on a dramatic note
- emphasizes on his resolve

New words:
Incommunicado - (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others
Adage - a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
Degenerate - to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate

PPPT
Pitch: low
Pause: dramatic
Power: soft
Tone: inflection (stress)