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.

QUO VADIS

**** 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