Advisor(s)
Joan Robbins, James Savage
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; McIntosh Activities Room
Start Date
21-4-2023 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2023 10:50 AM
Abstract
The purpose of my research was to gain a detailed understanding of Roman society and history leading up to, during, and directly after Julius Caesar’s rise to power. With this knowledge I would be able to communicate important context to actors and other members of the production team. My main source was the New Cambridge Shakespeare third edition of Julius Caesar, which included a lengthy historical introduction as well as excerpts from the historian Plutarch. My advisor, Dr. Joan Robbins was able to provide me with excerpts from Shakespeare’s Roman Worlds by Vivian Thomas that provided some analysis of Julius Caesar. Due to my schedule I was not able to complete much analysis as my main focus was to provide the actors with an understanding of the world their characters inhabited. The director, Prof. James Savage compiled information on the Elizabethan era which allowed me more time to focus on multiple aspects of ancient Roman society and some bibliographical information on the characters in the play. I also gathered information relating to the punk movement and aesthetic as the play was set in that style.
Recommended Citation
Rowe, Isabelle, "Julius Caesar Dramaturgy" (2023). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 36.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2023/posters/36
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Julius Caesar Dramaturgy
ONU McIntosh Center; McIntosh Activities Room
The purpose of my research was to gain a detailed understanding of Roman society and history leading up to, during, and directly after Julius Caesar’s rise to power. With this knowledge I would be able to communicate important context to actors and other members of the production team. My main source was the New Cambridge Shakespeare third edition of Julius Caesar, which included a lengthy historical introduction as well as excerpts from the historian Plutarch. My advisor, Dr. Joan Robbins was able to provide me with excerpts from Shakespeare’s Roman Worlds by Vivian Thomas that provided some analysis of Julius Caesar. Due to my schedule I was not able to complete much analysis as my main focus was to provide the actors with an understanding of the world their characters inhabited. The director, Prof. James Savage compiled information on the Elizabethan era which allowed me more time to focus on multiple aspects of ancient Roman society and some bibliographical information on the characters in the play. I also gathered information relating to the punk movement and aesthetic as the play was set in that style.