Julius Caesar |
Task 1: take written notes of the plot as you are watching the film. Type the notes. You can use a telegraphic style, or a bullet list or whatever method best helps you focus your attention and remember. You can also add your personal comments about a particular detail, character or any other aspect that grabbed your attention.
● Cassius is jealous of Caesar, him being treated like a god ● Brutus agrees with Cassius ● Mark Antony tells Caesar that Cassius is dangerous ● Casca tells Brutus and Cassius about Caesar denying the crown multiple times and then fainting ● Casca joins Cassius to bring down Caesar ● Brutus joins Cassius believing the only way to save Rome is to kill Caesar ● Cassius wants to kill Mark Antony ● Brutus decides against it ● Caesar's wife has a dream that he will die ● Caesar will not go to the senate ● One of the conspirators convinces Caesar to go ● They stab caesar ● Mark Antony finds them around Caesar ● Mark Antony shakes all their hands ● They agree to let Mark Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral ● Mark Antony vows to avenge Caesar ● Brutus addresses the crowd outside the capital ● Brutus tells the crowd he loved Caesar but he loved Rome more ● Brutus says they either die slaves as Caesar lives or they live free as Caesar dies ● Mark Antony praises Caesar for how much he cared about Rome while making it sound like Brutus made a mistake for killing him ● Mark Antony reads Caesar’s will which reads that Caesar left his wealth to the people of Rome ● The crowd has turned against the conspirators ● The crowd riots and go to push Brutus and Cassius from the city ● Brutus and Cassius are now out of Rome with armies of men ● Rome is under the control of Marc Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus ● Brutus and Cassius fight ● Brutus reveals his wife has killed herself ● Caesar’s ghost tells Brutus he will see him in Philippi on the battlefield ● Mark Antony and Octavius lead troops to Philippi ● Cassius’s troops lose and Cassius orders someone to kill him with the dagger he used to kill Caesar ● Brutus throws himself onto his sword and kills himself ● Mark Antony standing over Brutus’s body praises him for his dedication to the welfare of Rome. |
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**** THESE NOTES ARE A BIT TOO EXTENSIVE
Task 1: take written notes of the plot with your comments / impressions.
● Rome has many slaves; 30 years after crucifixion ● Emperor Nero, Rome looks beautiful ● Fabias and Marcus been away for three years after brilliant victories ● Ordered to camp outside Rome, lash soldier that complains ● Marcus rushes through Rome angry ● They fought in Britain ● Emperor is a fool, mean to servants ● “Hail Nero” Nero is treated like a god ● Petronius, Marcus’s uncle, owns slaves ● Nero murdered wife and mother ● Servant won’t fight, it's a sin to kill, Fabius and Marcus laugh at him ● Lygia is General’s daughter ● Marcus thinks all women slaves are dull barbarians ● Lygia does not like Marcus, treats people with respect ● Lygia’s real name is Callima, taken hostage from Lygia the territory, daughter of King of Lygia ● Lygia is adopted, doesn’t think Rome should be conquering ● General and wife treat Lygia like a daughter ● Paul of Tarsus visits General ● Paul has come from Antioch, Corinth, he is Paul the apostle ● Marcus doesn’t know what a Rabbi is ● General says he’s a teacher of philosophy to hide he’s a christian ● Marcus think women should feel not think ● Peter is coming to Rome ● The general’s family are all christian ● Paul was tried but acquitted ● Paul believes he could teach Marcus the word of God, teach Rome teach the world ● Ursus protects Lygia ● Lygia prays to God and asks for forgiveness for sins. She prays that Marcus may see the God’s light ● Nero has a breakdown, is stressed out even though he doesn’t have to do anything except make an appearance at the ceremony ● Petronius knows how to make Nero feel special so he will do things ● Peter believes Nero is not evil but sick in heart and soul ● Marcus doesnt want sex slave Petronius gave him, wants to buy Lygia ● Eunice, Petronius’s sex slave, is in love with Petronius ● Lygia is ordered to Nero’s house of women, taken away from General ● Nero is attracted to Lygia ● Petronius convinces Nero she is “too narrow in the hips” ● Nero sings a bad song ● The empress is attracted to Marcus ● Two gladiators fight ● Petronius controls Nero ● Lygia is now owned by Marcus ● Head of Nero’s house of women signals Ursus to save her ● Petronius tells Marcus that Lygia is a christian ● Eunice admits her love to Petronius ● Old greek brings Marcus to Christian gathering with Paul ● Peter tells the Christians a story of Jesus ● Jesus said Peter will deny him 3 times which he did ● Jesus visited his apostles after his death ● Lygia’s parents are there ● They follow Lygia home ● Ursus kills Croton but brings unconscious Marcus to Lygia’s house ● Ursus asks Marcus for forgiveness ● Lygia is in love with Marcus ● Lygia is trying to make him a man of christ ● Marcus doesn’t understand Jesus ● Marcus doesn’t want to change ● Marcus breaks their crucifix ● Acte confesses her love to Nero, he bans her from Rome ● Marcus sees the empress ● Nero wants to rebuild Rome, make Neropolis ● Nero sets Rome on fire ● Marcus goes to save Lygia ● Terrifying scene of people trying to escape ● Marcus leads people into the sewers to escape to the river ● Marcus kills a Roman commander to open the gate to let people out ● Nero did this for inspiration for a song ● A mob storms the palace ● Empress tells Nero he should blame the fire on Christians ● Nero does and will exterminate all Christians, Petronius fails to convince him not to ● Petronius and Marcus send for Galba to take over Rome ● Marcus goes to jail to save Lygia, gets locked up ● The Romans are sending lions on the Christians ● Peter sees a light in the forest, asks the Lord what he should do, Nazarius says the people in Rome need him ● Petronius frees Eunice and has a doctor slit his wrist, she slits her wrist ● Petronius has faith in Christianity ● Nero reads Petronius last words and has a temper tantrum ● Christians are lashed into the colosseum ● Peter yells for peace to the christians, the audience laughs, he’s put in the dungeon ● The christians start singing ● The lions are released and tear them apart ● Nero examines the bodies at night, they are smiling ● Marcus is still unsure about the Christian faith ● Marcus and Lygia are married by Peter ● Peter is crucified upside down on Vatican hill ● General Plautius yells to the crowd that Nero was the one that burned Rome ● The christians are burnt alive ● Marcus is forced to watch Ursus defend Lygia from a bull ● Marcus asks for Christ to give Ursus strength ● Ursus kills the bull ● Marcus breaks from his chains, calls out Nero, announces Galba new emperor of Rome ● A mob storms Nero’s palace with no army to protect him ● Nero strangles the empress for turning his people against him ● Acte gives Nero a knife so he can die like a man but he can’t do it, Acte kills stabs him in the heart ● Marcus believes a permanent world and a permanent faith can not be done without each other ● Peter’s cane glows
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