<p>OUr english class is studying for the SAT II lit, anyways, we're reading julius ceasar. Can anyone tell e how Calpurnia affects casear and how Portia affects brutus? becuase to me it seems like they are justused as tools by shakespeare to show the personaltiy of Brutus and Ceasar and not to affect the plot becuase in the end niether of the women actually change caesar or Brutus's decisions? </p>
<p>So how do the women affect the PLOT by affecting thier husbands?</p>
<p>my class is reading julius caesar as well but im so lost i dont even understand why they are wanting caesar dead.</p>
<p>aww you got me all excited because i thought you were actually reading caesar.... as in something he himself wrote, like the De Bello Civili, not the shakespeare play.</p>
<p>well im sorry my bad</p>
<p>we had to read that last year in my Gifted World Lit class...it was a pretty good play but I hate reading classics and I don't remember anything that went on in the play...</p>
<p>I hate reading classics</p>
<p>::gasp:: heresy!!</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>^^...lol...I like Hunchback of Notre Dame...that's the only one...</p>
<p>I read it last year in eng 2 honors. I dont really remember it though but my teacher got mad when we didnt spell it "caesar" like it should be.</p>
<p>I read it in 9th grade, so I don't really remember that much...but if my memory serves me correctly, it's Brutus's wife who is so ridiculously power-hungry and trying to control him, i.e. influence him to do all that bad ****. He seems like a pretty good guy who is being manipulated!</p>
<p>Yeah He Really Does Seem Like Hes A Good Guy</p>
<p>"OUr english class is studying for the SAT II lit"</p>
<p>::bangs head against wall repeatedly::
Seriously, is anyone else bothered by this idea?</p>
<p>the idea of the sat is sick i personally liked the act better; but thats just my opinion</p>
<p>you guys need to understand the history of democracy before you can understand and appreciate the story. Julius Caesar wanted to end the democratic system and make himself permanent ruler, making a dictatorship. Brutus wanted to keep the Democratic system so he had to kill Caesar. He DID do it for the best of Rome, eventhough i do really like Julius Caesar as a leader, he just got to big for his own sake.</p>
<p>::Helps mesotired9 bang his head on the wall until his head becomes a pulp::</p>
<p>I think it should be AP too.</p>
<p>I'm with mesotired9. Whatever happened to reading literature for enjoyment or in order to learn things?</p>
<p>::Grabs kitkattail's head and bangs it with mesotired9's until they both become a pulp::</p>
<p>If your teacher wants you to, then you have to.</p>
<p>Yes, but generally at least a teacher chooses literature for the above reasons, not in order to study for the SAT II's.
And am I the only one who enjoys all my school reading material?</p>
<p>caesar was an extremely arrogant and vengeful ***** (those are self-added stars, i might add)</p>