Who are the characters introduced?
Caesar - leading character, and most powerful
Tribunes - Flavius & Murellus
Conspirators against Julius Caesar - Marcus Brutus, Cassius, Cascus & Cinna
Julius Caesar`s wife - Calpurnia
Senators - Cicero, Brutus, Cinna, and Cassius
Some commoners - A carpenter and cobbler are introduced at the start, and the tribunes are upset that they have made a holiday because Caesar has returned.
The characters have already showed some change. For example, some of the senators are suppose to be loyal to Julius Caesar but show hate towards him by plotting to kill him.
What are the important events?
Carpenter and cobbler are celebrating the return of Julius Caesar, but the tribunes, Murellus and Flavius, don't like that they are celebrating.
After walking through the crowd, Cassius trys to test Brutus' loyalty for Julius Caesar and he hopes he will help him in his plan to kill Julius.
Casca thinks that bad omens are occuring and the omens mean that Julius Caesar is thinking about ruling by himself, and wants no help. Casca tells Cicero this and they think of a plan to kill Julius. they approach Cinna in an attempt to get his help in plotting Julius' murder and he obeys.
Tone - The tone changes throughout the Act 1, it is sunny and triumphant because Julius returns, but towards the end of the Act it is thundering and lightning.
As Aaron and I discussed, the graphic novel is a lot different than the orginal copy. The comic book has a page for each scene, and highlights the important quotes given. The transition between each scene can be a little confusing but the pictures and heading helps you determine what is happening in the scene. The comic book shows pictures of the tone changing well because as the Act goes on, the weather gets darker, matching the tone. We found comparing our versions helped us understand what were the important events.
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