Julius Caesar: Context (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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When was Caesar assassinated?
When was Caesar assassinated?
44 B.C.
What did Caesar's assassination mark?
What did Caesar's assassination mark?
End of Roman Republic
Year Julius Caesar was written
Year Julius Caesar was written
1599
Political anxiety in Elizabethan England caused by?
Political anxiety in Elizabethan England caused by?
Queen Elizabeth I's lack of heir
Theme resonating with Elizabethan audiences
Theme resonating with Elizabethan audiences
Political assassination and consequences
Republican values in the play
Republican values in the play
Shared power
What Caesar's increasing control represented
What Caesar's increasing control represented
Threat of dictatorship
Elizabethan debate mirrored in play
Elizabethan debate mirrored in play
Balance of power: monarchy vs. Parliament
Danger play warns about
Danger play warns about
Political ambition
Brutus's internal conflict
Brutus's internal conflict
Loyalty to Caesar vs. duty to Rome
Conflict explored through Brutus & Caesar
Conflict explored through Brutus & Caesar
Public duties vs. personal loyalties
Consequence of political life in play
Consequence of political life in play
Tragic consequences