Promenade Scene re-scripted

Portia; Why are you acting so odd?
Brutus; You wouldnt understand.
Portia; I'll try.
Brutus; Why did you got involved in this?
Portia; Because I care for you and wanted to go through this with you.
Brutus; You're just making it worse
Portia; Why are you acting like this? I havent done anything wrong.
Brutus; Dont worry yourself, it'll be ok soon.

Hitler Speech

The great time has just begun, Rome has awoken. There is one power in Rome. I know my comrades  that it must have been difficult at times when you desired change that never came. So again and again the appeal had to be made to continue the struggle. You mustn't act yourselves, you must obey, you must give in, you must submit to the overwhelming need to obey.  

Portias interrogation

Cinna; So Portia, would you change the past if you could?
Portia; I wouldnt of let Brutus kill himself, but I would have always killed Caesar.
Cinna; Are you sorry for what you did to Caesar?
Portia; No. i was losing everything and now I have lost everything.
Cinna; I am really sorry for your loss.

Brutus' death

OUR ATTEMPT TO GRACEFULLY REMOVE BRUTUS FROM THE PERFORMANCE SPACE..

HAHAHAHAHA.

Brutus' Interrogation -Portia's monologue

Yesternight, at supper, you suddenly arose and walked about, musing and sighing, with your arms across and when I asked you what the matter was you stared upon me with ungentle looks. I urged you further , then you scratched your head and too impatiently stamped your foot. Yet I insisted, yet you answered not, but with an angry wafture of your hand you gave a sign for me to leave you. So I did. This will not let you eat, nor talk, nor sleep. Please Brutus, make me acquainted with your grief.

Scene 6 -movement sentenses

"Im your whore, not your wife."

"I wouldnt even be able to recognise you, Brutus."

"I admit.. Im only a woman"

"Tell me your secrets. I wont betray them."

Scene 2 conversation

(Brutus passes Portia a blanket)
Cassius; What are you doing?
Brutus; She's my wife.
Cassius; She's in the same boat as us, shes no different.
Brutus; Shut up Cassius, you got us into this mess.
Cassius; Oh.. so that makes you better than me, does it?
Portia; Guys, calm down.
Cassius; Who are you to tell us what to do?
Brutus; Leave her alone.
Cassius; I will talk to who I want, how I want.
Marc Anthony; Well why dont you talk to me instead?
(Enter Cinna)
Cinna; I dont think you understand. No communication.
(Exit Cinna)
(Long pause)
Cassius; Where did you go Marc Anthony?
(Pause) 
Brutus; Well?
Marc Anthony; None of your business.
Octavius; She can hear everything you're saying.
Cassius; Shut up Octavius, you silly little boy.
(Brutus laughs)
Octavius; Im not a little boy.
Portia; Leave him alone.
Brutus; Portia, stay out of this.
Portia; Why should I?
Brutus; Let me deal with this.. please.
Cassius; You need to learn to control your wife.
Brutus; She doesnt need controlling.
Cassius; She needs to learn to shut her mouth.
Brutus; What did you say?
(Brutus and Cassius stand up)
Cassius; You heard.
Brutus; Watch your mouth!
Cassius; Oh look at the big man, Marcus Brutus.. sit down.
(Enter Cinna)
Cinna; Right! Enough of this. Marc Anthony, I want to speak to you.

Promenade scene

Portia;
-"when I asked you what the matter was you stared upon me with ungentle looks"

-"yet I insisted, yet you answer not"

-"with an angry wafture of your hand you gave me a sign to leave"

Brutus;
-"You are my true and honorable wife, as dear to me as the blood that runs through my sad heart"

Introducing Monologues

Cassius;

• Name; Caius Cassius
•  Age; 38
• Born in 1976 in Venis, moved to Rome as a child when his father become a senator there.
• Cassius was a low ranking senator who had little power.
• Was second to be caught when he was bribing officers to let him out of the city.

Potential motives;

• A strong dislike of Caesar -creating tension
• Jealous of Caesars power
• Feels he needs to match the power that his father had

Brutus;

• Name; Marcus Brutus
• Age;40
• Born in 1974 in Rome -has lived there all his life with his wife.
• Was a high ranking senator 
• Was caught the day after Caesars death going about his regular routine.

Potential motives;

• Feels like he deserves more
• Caesar is gaining too much power and Brutus wants to bring democracy back to Rome
• Giving justice to the people of Rome

Marc Anthony;

• Name; Marc Anthony
• Age; 45
• Born in 1969 in Sardis -moved to Rome when he joined the senate 15 years ago
• Close to Caesar -enjoys the popularity
• Last to be caught in his hometown of Sardis

Potential motives;

• Driven by popularity and money
• Jealous of Caesar
• Scared of losing power when Caesars adopted son takes power

Portia;

• Name; Portia Brutus
• Age; 36
• Was born in 1978 in Rome -has lived there all her life 
• Wife to Marcus Brutus -married for 17 years
• Was caught on the 4th day after the death in her cousins house on the outskirts of Rome

Potential motives;

• Caesar has changed Brutus
• If Brutus has power he will see more of Portia

Octavius;

• Name; Octavius Caesar
• Age; 26
• Born in Tripilli
• Was Caesars nephew until becoming his adopted son 
• Was 4th to be caught at Caesars funeral

Potential motives;

• Next in line but was too impatient to wait
• Jealous of Caesars love for the Senators
• Feels pushed out of the Trivium that took over Rome

Scene 2 cut down

Instead of doing individual monologues to introduce ourselves -as this is very time consuming, Cinna will give a little background detail and then we shall each have pieces of paper which describe us.

Cinna will introduce herself at the end of scene 1 and everyone else will introduce themselves at the beginning of scene 2.

Cinna;

-controlling

-knowledgeable

-devious 

Brutus;

-wise

-loyal

-courageous

Marc Anthony;

-lonely

-worried

-arrogant 

Portia;

-feminine

-intelligent 

-strong willed

Cassius; 

-manipulative

-scheming

-condescending

Octavius;

-weak

-young

-naive

We may add in;

-Guilty

-Innocent

We will show these words at the same time as each other to make it more powerful.

We all know that we are guilty of killing Caesar however we also all think that we are innocent for not committing the fatal blow.

Octavius' Interrogation

Cinna- Why did you murder your uncle?
Octavius- I stabbed him but I didnt kill him

Cinna- Were you jealous of his power?
Octavius- Who wouldnt be?

Cinna- What did you get out of it?
Octavious- Nothing. It was a mistake.

*Discuss Marc Anthonys power over Octavius*
*Movement piece to show*

Scene 10

• Final scene
• Audience decide
• Return to the scene of the crime -canteen
• Line up 
• Each person has a monologue incase they get picked -be prepared
• 3 ghosts -Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, stand other side of the glass -as if a barrier to the world but they are there
• Each ghost has a connection with someone
• Brutus - Portia -love
• Cassius - Marc Anthony -sorrow
• Caesar - Octavius -family
• If a ghost is chosen by the audience then form the other side of the glass they will mouth, with external emotion, the monologue they would say as if they were alive but the person they are connected to says the monologue with a deadpan face 

Scene 9

• Portia's interrogation scene
• Cinna plays nice -pitiful
• Cinna understands her pain -"I had a dream about Caesar"
• Ghost of Brutus appears behind Cinna -influences the rest of the scene
• Portia constantly looks past Cinna 
• Brutus manipulates Cinna into being nice to Portia by whispering in her ear
• Cinna goes a bit mad 

Scene 8

• Octavius interrogation scene
• Talk about Cassius' death
• Very weak, frail, scared, quiet
• Cinna uses that to her advantage
• As Octavius was washing his hands of blood before -uv blood
• Cinna -"show me your hands" -uses UV light
• Not all blood is gone
• Makes the audience and Cinna suspect him
• Possibly his blood -washed his hands so much they bled(?)

Scene 7

• Cassius interrogation scene
• Very emotionally scarred by seeing his friends death
• Cassius is in a major emotional state  -realises they used to be friends, brothers -regrets everything
• Broken down by Cinna
• Leads to his suicide
• Alone in the hub with only the auidence
• Goes up onto the balcony and does a physical theatre bit and speech
• Goes to jump off balcony -blackout.
• Lights come up and there is a chalk outline of some sort of his body on the floor
• Cinna comes in and explains his death

Scene 6

• Cell movement scene
• Shows emotions -body contact
• Get more and more intense
• Followed by Brutus suicide 
• Suicide is very physical theatre
• Brutus and Cassius have an argument and Cassius pulls out the knife on him
• Slightly true to the story Brutus runs into the knife that Cassius is holding
• Only witness is Cassius -other are continuing to do the movement facing another direction
• Little moment -Portia runs out of cell to Brutus -Octavius offers his comfort but is rejected
• Cells are not so literal -cells mean nothing when Portia sees Brutus dead
• Leads to Cassius' interrogation

Scene 5

• Prominade scene
• Move around the hub area to witness different situations
• First -see Portia and Brutus chatting -Portia's monologue 'why wont you tell me whats wrong?'
• Second -see Cassius and Marc Anthony arguing
• Third -see Octavius washing his hands of blood
• Cinna allows a break and accidentally drops a key to the "evidence room"
• Octavius finds it and gives it to Cassius to try and befriend him
• Cassius steals the dagger (the audience doesnt see this)
• Octavius dumps the body (the audience doesnt see this) 

Scene 4

• Brutus' interrogation scene
• Leads on from Marc Anthony's
• Cinna breaks him down -leading to his suicide later

We need to bulk this scene out more.

Scene 3

• Marc Anthony interrogation scene
• Cinna suspects him because he ran away
• Based in Cassius' cell
• Cassius is in the cell aswell, calls Brutus over -they manipulate Marc Anthony to what he is saying -physical theatre
• Marc Anthony breaks away from the control and speaks himself
• Dobs Brutus in it -leads to next interrogation
• "innocent until proven guilty"

Scene 2

• Hub scene
• The meeting of Cinna
• Cinaa calls them in by their names one by one
• 5 white tape boxes 
• 5 characters in different sized cells -shows power
• Introduces the characters; hierarchy, relationships, power struggle 
• String arguement(?) -when someone says something others are forced to react as they are tied to one another

Scene 1

• Canteen scene
• Caesars death
• Physical theatre
• Blood
• Dagger
• White gloves
• 5 people in masks
• We approach Caesar -he gets nervous -physical theatre piece repeated 3 times(?)
• We lay our hands on him covered in blood -'stab wounds'
• The 5 shout 'the ides of march!' -caesar dies, 5 run off 

Half term work

Angel thoughts

-History between characters -let the audience know
-Need connections -look at relationships

• visual
• crime scene string links
• possibly by tape -connected by us or cinna
• cut the connections(?)
• tie string to ligaments -move each other
• string pops up every now and then
• connect with movements
• symbolistic
• Cinna have a veil -when veil is down you cant be seen, "invisible", puppeteers use it
• says more -digs deeper into what we are saying to each other
• engaging for the audience
• abstract -don't always think reality, more freedom to play

-Stay in the hub -audience don't need to move if they don't have to
-Move squares to fiddle with hierarchy
-Brutus and Cassius commit suicide on grid

Shakespeare text translated

Shakespeare language texts

Today we looked through our scripts and tried to find some parts of the text that could fit in with some of our scenes.

Cassius -Act 1 Scene 2, line 90
Brutus -Act 3 Scene 1, line 170
Cassius -Act 1 Scene 3, line 100
Brutus -Act 1 Scene 2, line 40
Brutus -Act 2 Scene 1, line 110
Portia -Act 2 Scene 1, line 240
Cinna -Act 1 Scene 3, line 135
Marc Anthony -Act 3 Scene 2, line 255
Marc Anthony -Act 3 Scene 2, line 150
Cinna -Act 3 Scene 3, line 5
Brutus -Act 3 Scene 3, line 160
Marc Anthony -Act 3 Scene 2, line 180
Brutus -Act 3 Scene 2, line 15
Marc Anthony -Act 3 Scene 2, line 75
Lucius -Act 4 Scene 3, line 290
Marc Anthony -Act 4 Scene 1, line 30
Brutus -Act 4 Scene 2 , line 60
Octavius -Act 5 Scene 1, line 1
Octavius -Act 5 Scene 5, line 75
Octavius -Act 5 Scene 1, line 45

Pitch feedback

-It works for us as a company
-'Who done it?' is a good idea
-Need to work on it stylistically 
-Simple -clarity

Sin City

• Black, white and red
• Violent -physical theatre
• Dark/gritty
• Everything is heightened 

Watchmen

• This is what you were
• This is how you got here
• Dark
• Violent -stylised (slow mo ect)

Bev Eatwell 

• Does forensics at college for science
• Potential workshop
• UV blood

Cluedo

We played this in lesson today to get an idea of 'Who done it?' 

Workshop

This is a video clip of our group workshopping the beginning scene of our piece where Caesar dies.

Pitch notes

30 people maximum -to fit in the corridors

"Hello, we are.." -Harry comes in and makes a scene
-Who did this to you?
-I don't know
-Talk about our idea

Talk about characters -why are we using them?
Cinna -unknown, sees everything
Marc Anthony - disappears -why?
Brutus and Cassius - main conspirators
Porsia -background story? Another female characters
Octavious -Well decent bloke (according to Harry)

Inspirations;

• Agatha Christie
• Cluedo
• Pillowman
• Usual Suspects

Themes;

• Black, white and red
• Hierarchy
• Physical theatre
• Who done it?

What we want to talk about in our pitch;

• "An original take on a classic story"
• Unknown characters
• Phyiscal theatre based
• Our inspirations
• Audience participation -who done it?

Pitch order

1. Chloe and David -Grants for the Arts
2. Laura -Trusts and foundations
3. Harry -Businesses
4. Alex -Kickstarter
5. Will -Friends Scheme

Characters

Brutus - A supporter of the republic who believes strongly in a government guided by the votes of senators. While Brutus loves Caesar as a friend, he opposes the ascension of any single man to the position of dictator, and he fears that Caesar aspires to such power. Brutus’s inflexible sense of honor makes it easy for Caesar’s enemies to manipulate him into believing that Caesar must die in order to preserve the republic. While the other conspirators act out of envy and rivalry, only Brutus truly believes that Caesar’s death will benefit Rome. Unlike Caesar, Brutus is able to separate completely his public life from his private life; by giving priority to matters of state, he epitomizes Roman virtue. Torn between his loyalty to Caesar and his allegiance to the state, Brutus becomes the tragic hero of the play.                

Julius Caesar -  A great Roman general and senator, recently returned to Rome in triumph after a successful military campaign. While his good friend Brutus worries that Caesar may aspire to dictatorship over the Roman republic, Caesar seems to show no such inclination, declining the crown several times. Yet while Caesar may not be unduly power-hungry, he does possess his share of flaws. He is unable to separate his public life from his private life, and, seduced by the populace’s increasing idealization and idolization of his image, he ignores ill omens and threats against his life, believing himself as eternal as the North Star.      
          

Antony -  A friend of Caesar. Antony claims allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators after Caesar’s death in order to save his own life. Later, however, when speaking a funeral oration over Caesar’s body, he spectacularly persuades the audience to withdraw its support of Brutus and instead condemn him as a traitor. With tears on his cheeks and Caesar’s will in his hand, Antony engages masterful rhetoric to stir the crowd to revolt against the conspirators. Antony’s desire to exclude Lepidus from the power that Antony and Octavius intend to share hints at his own ambitious nature.
               

Cassius -  A talented general and longtime acquaintance of Caesar. Cassius dislikes the fact that Caesar has become godlike in the eyes of the Romans. He slyly leads Brutus to believe that Caesar has become too powerful and must die, finally converting Brutus to his cause by sending him forged letters claiming that the Roman people support the death of Caesar. Impulsive and unscrupulous, Cassius harbors no illusions about the way the political world works. A shrewd opportunist, he proves successful but lacks integrity. 

 

           

Octavius -  Caesar’s adopted son and appointed successor. Octavius, who had been traveling abroad, returns after Caesar’s death; he then joins with Antony and sets off to fight Cassius and Brutus. Antony tries to control Octavius’s movements, but Octavius follows his adopted father’s example and emerges as the authoritative figure, paving the way for his eventual seizure of the reins of Roman government. 

 

           

Casca -  A public figure opposed to Caesar’s rise to power. Casca relates to Cassius and Brutus how Antony offered the crown to Caesar three times and how each time Caesar declined it. He believes, however, that Caesar is the consummate actor, lulling the populace into believing that he has no personal ambition. 

           

Calpurnia -  Caesar’s wife. Calpurnia invests great authority in omens and portents. She warns Caesar against going to the Senate on the Ides of March, since she has had terrible nightmares and heard reports of many bad omens. Nevertheless, Caesar’s ambition ultimately causes him to disregard her advice. 

 

           

Portia -  Brutus’s wife; the daughter of a noble Roman who took sides against Caesar. Portia, accustomed to being Brutus’s confidante, is upset to find him so reluctant to speak his mind when she finds him troubled. Brutus later hears that Portia has killed herself out of grief that Antony and Octavius have become so powerful. 

 

           

Flavius -  A tribune (an official elected by the people to protect their rights). Flavius condemns the plebeians for their fickleness in cheering Caesar, when once they cheered for Caesar’s enemy Pompey. Flavius is punished along with Murellus for removing the decorations from Caesar’s statues during Caesar’s triumphal parade. 

 

           

Cicero -  A Roman senator renowned for his oratorical skill. Cicero speaks at Caesar’s triumphal parade. He later dies at the order of Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus.

 

            

Lepidus -  The third member of Antony and Octavius’s coalition. Though Antony has a low opinion of Lepidus, Octavius trusts his loyalty. 

 

           

Murellus -  Like Flavius, a tribune who condemns the plebeians for their fickleness in cheering Caesar, when once they cheered for Caesar’s enemy Pompey. Murellus and Flavius are punished for removing the decorations from Caesar’s statues during Caesar’s triumphal parade. 

 

           

Decius -  A member of the conspiracy. Decius convinces Caesar that Calpurnia misinterpreted her dire nightmares and that, in fact, no danger awaits him at the Senate. Decius leads Caesar right into the hands of the conspirators.

Synopsis

Two tribunes, Flavius and Murellus, find scores of Roman citizens wandering the streets, neglecting their work in order to watch Julius Caesar’s triumphal parade: Caesar has defeated the sons of the deceased Roman general Pompey, his archrival, in battle. The tribunes scold the citizens for abandoning their duties and remove decorations from Caesar’s statues. Caesar enters with his entourage, including the military and political figures Brutus, Cassius, and Antony. A Soothsayer calls out to Caesar to “beware the Ides of March,” but Caesar ignores him and proceeds with his victory celebration.

Cassius and Brutus, both longtime intimates of Caesar and each other, converse. Cassius tells Brutus that he has seemed distant lately; Brutus replies that he has been at war with himself. Cassius states that he wishes Brutus could see himself as others see him, for then Brutus would realize how honored and respected he is. Brutus says that he fears that the people want Caesar to become king, which would overturn the republic. Cassius concurs that Caesar is treated like a god though he is merely a man, no better than Brutus or Cassius. Cassius recalls incidents of Caesar’s physical weakness and marvels that this fallible man has become so powerful. He blames his and Brutus’s lack of will for allowing Caesar’s rise to power: surely the rise of such a man cannot be the work of fate. Brutus considers Cassius’s words as Caesar returns. Upon seeing Cassius, Caesar tells Antony that he deeply distrusts Cassius.
Caesar departs, and another politician, Casca, tells Brutus and Cassius that, during the celebration, Antony offered the crown to Caesar three times and the people cheered, but Caesar refused it each time. He reports that Caesar then fell to the ground and had some kind of seizure before the crowd; his demonstration of weakness, however, did not alter the plebeians’ devotion to him. Brutus goes home to consider Cassius’s words regarding Caesar’s poor qualifications to rule, while Cassius hatches a plot to draw Brutus into a conspiracy against Caesar.
That night, Rome is plagued with violent weather and a variety of bad omens and portents. Brutus finds letters in his house apparently written by Roman citizens worried that Caesar has become too powerful. The letters have in fact been forged and planted by Cassius, who knows that if Brutus believes it is the people’s will, he will support a plot to remove Caesar from power. A committed supporter of the republic, Brutus fears the possibility of a dictator-led empire, worrying that the populace would lose its voice. Cassius arrives at Brutus’s home with his conspirators, and Brutus, who has already been won over by the letters, takes control of the meeting. The men agree to lure Caesar from his house and kill him. Cassius wants to kill Antony too, for Antony will surely try to hinder their plans, but Brutus disagrees, believing that too many deaths will render their plot too bloody and dishonor them. Having agreed to spare Antony, the conspirators depart. Portia, Brutus’s wife, observes that Brutus appears preoccupied. She pleads with him to confide in her, but he rebuffs her.
Caesar prepares to go to the Senate. His wife, Calpurnia, begs him not to go, describing recent nightmares she has had in which a statue of Caesar streamed with blood and smiling men bathed their hands in the blood. Caesar refuses to yield to fear and insists on going about his daily business. Finally, Calpurnia convinces him to stay home—if not out of caution, then as a favor to her. But Decius, one of the conspirators, then arrives and convinces Caesar that Calpurnia has misinterpreted her dreams and the recent omens. Caesar departs for the Senate in the company of the conspirators.
As Caesar proceeds through the streets toward the Senate, the Soothsayer again tries but fails to get his attention. The citizen Artemidorus hands him a letter warning him about the conspirators, but Caesar refuses to read it, saying that his closest personal concerns are his last priority. At the Senate, the conspirators speak to Caesar, bowing at his feet and encircling him. One by one, they stab him to death. When Caesar sees his dear friend Brutus among his murderers, he gives up his struggle and dies.

The murderers bathe their hands and swords in Caesar’s blood, thus bringing Calpurnia’s premonition to fruition. Antony, having been led away on a false pretext, returns and pledges allegiance to Brutus but weeps over Caesar’s body. He shakes hands with the conspirators, thus marking them all as guilty while appearing to make a gesture of conciliation. When Antony asks why they killed Caesar, Brutus replies that he will explain their purpose in a funeral oration. Antony asks to be allowed to speak over the body as well; Brutus grants his permission, though Cassius remains suspicious of Antony. The conspirators depart, and Antony, alone now, swears that Caesar’s death shall be avenged.
Brutus and Cassius go to the Forum to speak to the public. Cassius exits to address another part of the crowd. Brutus declares to the masses that though he loved Caesar, he loves Rome more, and Caesar’s ambition posed a danger to Roman liberty. The speech placates the crowd. Antony appears with Caesar’s body, and Brutus departs after turning the pulpit over to Antony. Repeatedly referring to Brutus as “an honorable man,” Antony’s speech becomes increasingly sarcastic; questioning the claims that Brutus made in his speech that Caesar acted only out of ambition, Antony points out that Caesar brought much wealth and glory to Rome, and three times turned down offers of the crown. Antony then produces Caesar’s will but announces that he will not read it for it would upset the people inordinately. The crowd nevertheless begs him to read the will, so he descends from the pulpit to stand next to Caesar’s body. He describes Caesar’s horrible death and shows Caesar’s wounded body to the crowd. He then reads Caesar’s will, which bequeaths a sum of money to every citizen and orders that his private gardens be made public. The crowd becomes enraged that this generous man lies dead; calling Brutus and Cassius traitors, the masses set off to drive them from the city.
Meanwhile, Caesar’s adopted son and appointed successor, Octavius, arrives in Rome and forms a three-person coalition with Antony and Lepidus. They prepare to fight Cassius and Brutus, who have been driven into exile and are raising armies outside the city. At the conspirators’ camp, Brutus and Cassius have a heated argument regarding matters of money and honor, but they ultimately reconcile. Brutus reveals that he is sick with grief, for in his absence Portia has killed herself. The two continue to prepare for battle with Antony and Octavius. That night, the Ghost of Caesar appears to Brutus, announcing that Brutus will meet him again on the battlefield.
Octavius and Antony march their army toward Brutus and Cassius. Antony tells Octavius where to attack, but Octavius says that he will make his own orders; he is already asserting his authority as the heir of Caesar and the next ruler of Rome. The opposing generals meet on the battlefield and exchange insults before beginning combat.
Cassius witnesses his own men fleeing and hears that Brutus’s men are not performing effectively. Cassius sends one of his men, Pindarus, to see how matters are progressing. From afar, Pindarus sees one of their leaders, Cassius’s best friend, Titinius, being surrounded by cheering troops and concludes that he has been captured. Cassius despairs and orders Pindarus to kill him with his own sword. He dies proclaiming that Caesar is avenged. Titinius himself then arrives—the men encircling him were actually his comrades, cheering a victory he had earned. Titinius sees Cassius’s corpse and, mourning the death of his friend, kills himself.
Brutus learns of the deaths of Cassius and Titinius with a heavy heart, and prepares to take on the Romans again. When his army loses, doom appears imminent. Brutus asks one of his men to hold his sword while he impales himself on it. Finally, Caesar can rest satisfied, he says as he dies. Octavius and Antony arrive. Antony speaks over Brutus’s body, calling him the noblest Roman of all. While the other conspirators acted out of envy and ambition, he observes, Brutus genuinely believed that he acted for the benefit of Rome. Octavius orders that Brutus be buried in the most honorable way. The men then depart to celebrate their victory.

Angel Thoughts

• Mug shots -stand inside a frame rather than actual pictures
• Name of character written on inside of actors arm
• Actors don't even know who the killer is
• Audience being the "detectives" -vote at the end, every character learn the same part, "the jury"
• Caesars death in different part of the play(?) -parliament, politics
• Each character needs a suspicious scene
• Flashbacks -"lets see what happened three days ago", "lets watch this footage" scenes

Heart of the play

At the heart of the play we had;

-Back stories

-Emotionally gripping

-Shakespeare language

-Telling the story from a different angle

-Physical theatre

 

 

 

 

Concepts

Prison

• Hierarchy -gang leaders, beaten inmates, guards
• Tulleys esque 
• Incorporate movement -jumpstyle
• Canteen -"prison canteen"
• Pods can be cells
• Caesar always talked about but never seen 

Business Company

• Modern
• Caesar is trying to make the company better but going the wrong way about it
• Treats his employees badly
• Political
• Credit crunch
• Bankrupt Caesar -"kill him financially"
• Drugs -"addiction" to the business
• Watch 'Wolf Of Wall Street'

Cinna

• Not a main character
• Views everything 
• A different point of view
• Narrator

Mafia

• Caesar leading mafia group
• Keeps to the story but modernised

Flashback

• Historians find ruins with text from that time
• Flashback scene to what they are reading
• Narrator

Combination Idea

• Corporate business lead by Caesar who is going bankrupt
• Starts taking drugs -gets arrested
• Cinna views all the good things/sees it all
• Everyone else views the bad things
• Employees angry because they lost their jobs -plant the drugs on Caesar
• Caesar going bankrupt and sent to prison "kills" him
• Caesar have prison nightmare -conspirators chanting around him                           jumpstyle

Suspects

• Caesar is killed -keeps to the story
• Open with a stabbing -silence, intensity -balaclavas, dark, jumpstyle
• 5 suspects in prison -Octavious, Cassius, Brutus, Porche and Marc Anthony
• Integration scenes
• Cinna is the detective -works out who killed Caesar throughout the play
• Is it true to the story?
• Brutus and Cassius commit suicide -but why? -can be answered
• Marc Anthony goes away -but why? -can be answered