Part One: Discuss the following topics within your group. After reaching an agreement, write out your answers as a group. Be sure to restate the questions and answer in complete sentences. Misspelling character names will cost you!

1. You are the director of a movie based upon Julius Caesar.

Whom will you cast in the role of Julius Caesar? Why?
Whom will you cast in the role of Brutus? Why?
Whom will you cast in the role of Cassius? Why?
Whom will you cast in the role of Mark Anthony? Why?

2. You are giving a costume party and no one is allowed to wear a toga.

What costume will Julius Caesar choose to wear to your party? Explain why he would choose this particular outfit.
What costume will Brutus choose to wear to your party? Why?
What costume will Cassius choose to wear to your party? Why?
What costume will Mark Anthony choose to wear to your party? Why?

3. Happy Birthday! You've been invited to the Abstract Quality Birthday Party. Your selected gift must be an abstract quality -- not a fast car, not a fancy stereo, not jewelry, not an exotic vacation -- only the intangible.

What present will you give Julius Caesar and why? Why is this just what Julius Caesar has always needed and wanted? Explain.
What will you give Brutus and why? Explain.
What will you give Cassius and why? Explain.
What will you give Mark Anthony and why? Explain.

4. Safely buried? Dead and gone? Not quite. Moments later Julius Caesar awakened wearing a strange new persona. Yes, Julius Caesar has been reincarnated!

Who is Julius Caesar this time around. Explain.
Who is Brutus this time around. Explain.
Who is Cassius this time around. Explain.
Who is Mark Anthony this time around. Explain.

PART TWO: Answer these questions about one of the four main characters. Explain your choices.

Is _______________________ more like:

1. Brown or blue?
2. A snowstorm or a rainy day?
3. Vanilla ice cream or charlotte russe?
4. Soap or dirt?
5. A hammer or a nail?
6. A lock or a key?
7. A forest fire or a mountain stream?
8. A temple, a stadium, or a public bath?
9. Fire, water, earth, or air?
10. A filing cabinet, a garbage pail, a wood lathe, or a kitchen stove?
11. A short story, a poem, an essay, or a play?
12. New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, or New Orleans?