Julius Caesar Test

Key elements of Shakespearean tragedy

Violence on-stage, comic relief, self vs. self, fate vs. free will

Two additional elements of Shakespeare's tragic heroes

Victims of internal conflict, subject to their own descisions

How do the Soothsayer and Tiresias compare?

They both warned the main character but Tiresias was an esteemed prophet while the Soothsayer was not

How do Calpurnia and Haemon compare?

They were both family members of the main character who warned them but Calpurnia received a dream while Haemon simply used logic

Rhetorical situation

Factors surrounding an argument

Differences between Greek and Shakespearean tragedy

Greek tragedy has violence offstage, less self vs self, fate over free will and no comic relief; Shakespeare has violence onstage, self vs self, fate vs free will and comic relief