![]() In Romeo and Juliet for example, you could use this to look at the Montagues and the Capulets. This warm up activity, introducing the theme of lies and conspiracy, can be adapted to introduce the world of other plays you are studying. How do they think it would feel to be a conspirator who was actively trying to hurt a powerful leader? What could drive you to that point? Why might you dislike a leader that much? When there are only a few players left standing reflect with them on how it made them feel not knowing what number each person they met would whisper and how they felt revealing their own.If they meet someone with the same number they should walk around together. Pupils who are tapped on the shoulder should die dramatically on the floor.Explain to pupils that the number they hear will change how they react to that other person: 1s will tap 2s on the shoulder 2s will tap 3s on the shoulder 3s will tap 1s on the shoulder.When you clap your hands they need to find another person and swap numbers, in a conspiratorial whisper. Explain that they should continue walking around the space.Then ask pupils to decide on a number, either 1, 2 or 3, and keep it secret.Ask them to walk around the space, as through they were plotting this act. To do this they have to work with a group of other conspirators, in secret.Invite them to imagine that they live in a place where they are ruled by a leader they want to remove and are planning a way to get rid of him. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.In this activity pupils will get a sense of what it feels like to live with a secret, to think about the consequences of acting against a ruler and what might drive a person to do that. She has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms. On 15 March, Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, urges him not to go to the Senate. Brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, Portia. After doing so, they visit Brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. Act IIĬassius, Casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate Brutus to join their cause to remove Caesar. But the conspirators are still wary of his aspirations. ![]() They offered Caesar a crown three times, and he refused it every time. The conspirator Casca enters and tells Brutus of a ceremony held by the plebeians. Brutus has a more balanced view of the political position. Cassius, a successful general himself, is jealous of Caesar. He has been gaining a lot of power recently and people treat him like a god. ![]() They fear he will accept offers to become Emperor. Information to help you plan your visit to Shakespeare's family homesįellow senators, Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus, are suspicious of Caesar's reactions to the power he holds in the Republic. Prices, booking, opening times and more to help you get organisedĮnjoy seasonal activities and special events throughout the year Walk in Shakespeare's footsteps at Shakespeare's New Place Relive Shakespeare's love story at Anne Hathaway's Cottage Visit William Shakespeare's Birthplace and explore his childhood world, right where it all began.
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