Caesar vs. Brutus

Different
Caesar-
- Was a strong military leader
-Does not respect his wife and treats her as he is above her
- He is a very influential person at the time
- He is greedy and thinks of himself, he is pompous
- H does not think for Rome, but instead wants what may benefit him


Brutus-
- Was not a military leader figure
- Respected his wife and looked at her fairly, respected her opinion
- His intentions are towards a Roman Republic, he cares about Romes well being
- Part of a conspiracy against Caesar
- He is not very influential during the begining of the play



Same-
- Each character is manipulative
-They are both very sure of themselves, and feel they know what they want
- They are both determined to get their agenda done, they would stop at nothing
- They both are senators
- Both do not have heirs

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Tragic Heroes Flaws


Brutus- he did not think the plot to kill Caesar, put the good of Rome before his friendship, his devotion to Rome got his wife killed, he was very neive when it came to the other conspirators motive
Caesar-he let his power go to his head, he thought he was invincible, he felt everyone liked him and they would do no harm, he was to pompous to listen to Calphernia

25 Random Facts

1. I used to competativly ride horses.
2. I am going to China at the end of the year.
3. I have a Great Grandfather who is 95 and lives in England.
4. I have at least two pickles a day.
5. I have an obsession with peanut butter.
6. I live on 73 acres in Monkton, Maryland.
7. I do not like snakes.
8.I used to stalk Daniel Radcliffe in Kindergarten.
9. I have read each Harry Potter book three times.
10. I enjoy reading Jane Austen novels.
11. I have been to five different schools.
12. I alter serve at St.Ignatius church.
13.I find everything funny.
14. I am supposed to be in eight grade.
15.I want to go to George Washington University and study Nursing.
16. I had a boy haircut when I was in elementary school.
17. I don't like it when people use the word like a lot.
18. My favorite princess is Mulan.
19. I am related to the girl who plays Cho Chang in Harry Potter.
20.  I think Peyton Manning is amazing.
21. I am not allowed to date till I am a sophmore.
22.I go to feul at Mountain Christian.
23. I have five cats.
24.I am not adopted.
25. I like to watch Mash.
26. I can not wisper.
27. I laugh threw my nose.

Folger's Theatre Blog

Folger's Theatre was an fun and exciting experience. I absolutely loved walking around and getting to see D.C. I thought the actors were funny and energetic about Shakepeare. I enjoyed how during the performance they did not use examples from one play, but instead several. the performers explained to us how Shakespeare's language was not as different from our modern language. It opened my eyes to this and now I am able to understand Shakespeare with a new idea in my head. The performers were very talented and knew what they were talking about. I will never look at Shakespeare's writing the same way again. Afterwards, walking in D.C was a huge amount of fun, I enjoyed seeing it. The food court was especially good!

Imagery

“the men approached her like she had grape fruits in her pockets.” Grapefruits- Jamie’s hips symbolizing beauty (2)

“we been kissing friends for twenty years.” Kissing friends- Jamie and her lover and their relationship (7)

“soaking in the chant of the visiting bees.” Bees- Jamie is listening to the music or humming of the bees and it makes her happy (11)

“Honey us colored folks are like branches without roots.” Roots- This says that colored people are not respected as they should be. (16)

"The years took all the fight out of Janie's face." This shows how Janie is loosing her youth after all those years with Joe. (76)

"But even these things were running down like candle grease as time moved on." This describes Joe's and Janie's relationship in the end of it and how it never got better. (81)

"Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags and went about the house next morning with her hair in one thick braid swinging well below her waist." This is a sign of freedom and begining for Janie. She is officially free from Joe's grasp. (89)

"It just feels like a doves wing against my hair." This quote displays how much Tea Cake loved Janie from the start. (103)

"Wild cane on either side of the road hiding the rest of the world." This describes the Everglades and is a sign of how plentiful it will be for Janie. (129)

"Because they really loved Janie just a little less than they had loved Tea Cake." This is the feeling of the neighbors of Janie and Tea Cake, they compare their love of these two people. This shows how Janie is being judged. (191) 

Symbolism

Lamp post- light symbol of light and hope for new town of Eatonville

A dog- to represent how not to treat a lady

Horizon- represents new dreams and wishes coming along with new beginings

Gate- opening to new possibilities do the “road”

General Store- represents progress in Eatonville because black people in town have their own store and its owned by black store owners. Also a central meeting spot of town

Janie long hair- Bi racial roots and her freedom as a woman

Janie head rag- Shows Joe’s control and similar to slavery

Briad- her as a woman

Muck- rich, a good working place and prosperity

Hurricane- gods power

Rabid Dog- what happens in Janies life

Packet of seeds- rebirth and memory of Tea Cake

The road- walked all over my joe

Sea- love

Ship- was a dream

Thier Eyes Were Watching God Part 2

1.     Tea Cake convinces Janie that his feelings for her are true by asking her to play checker’s and treating her like she was his equal. “Everyone was surprised at Janie playin checkers but they liked it.” (101)

2.      The towns reaction was anger, because they all felt Tea Cake was playing Janie for her money. They also felt Janie could do better than Tea Cake. “All the men that she could get and fooling with somebody like Tea Cake!” (110)

3.     Sam Watson’s challenge to Phoeby was to go and tell Janie that Tea Cake was not right for her. Also to convince her to not court Tea Cake.   

4.     Janie said that she trusts Tea Cake. She says there are plenty of other single women that Tea Cake could choose from. “Still and all Ah’d rather be with Tea Cake.”(113)

5.     She is willing to take a chance with Tea Cake because she has taken chances before and knows she has a place to come back to if it does not work.

6.     Janie become worried with Tea Cake disappearing with the money. She begins to doubt he will return. “She was broken and her pride was gone, so she told those who asked what had happened.”(119)

7.     Tea Cake goes to get fish and then decides to throw a party. He pays for the people at the party as well. “One word brought on another one and pretty soon he made up his mind to spend some of it.”(122)

8.     Tea Cake does not want Janie to come to the party because she is afraid other men will check her out. He also feels she might leave him for a wealthier man. “I was too skeered Ah might lose yuh.”(124)

9.     The muck is a gambling place. Tea Cake has an obsession with playing cards.

10.               It is very odd Janie would want to work in the fields with Tea Cake, since in previous marriages she refused to do much work. This was because she was so depressed. “When do de job open up, Tea Cake” (130)

11.               Janie’s first experience with jealousy is with a girl who shows she has a crush on Tea Cake. She becomes angry and approaches Tea Cake about the problem.

12.               Mrs. Turner is drawn to Janie because she is half white and Mrs. Turner is racist. She favors Janie because she does not look as dark as most. “Miss Turner was a milky sort of woman.”(139)

13.               The snubs Janie gave Mrs.Turner did not work because she felt honored by Janie’s presence and forgave her. She refused to be angry with Janie.

14.               Janie’s social status at the muck is as popular as she is in Eatonville and she is chased after by many men. Janie is popular among women too, they respect her. “Tea Cake you sho is a lucky man.” (147)

15.                Tea Cake wanted to strike Janie to show he was boss. He wanted the other men to know that he had control of the relationship.

16.               Tea Cake’s plot was to start a fake fight in Mrs.Turner’s eating place and scare her off. He got help from his friends who had problems with Mrs.Turner as well. This did not succeed. “Let him fight lik o man. Take your hands off me Tea Cake.” (151)

17.               Tea Cake’s reaction to the hurricane coming was of no concern about the hurricane and thought it would be a simple storm. He also did not want to lose days on harvest if it was only a rumor. “Hello Lias you leavin I see.” (138)

18.                The signifigance of this quote is to show how the characters in this book did not really have control over their lives. “Their eyes were watching God” waiting for the next part in their lives to begin.

19.                The dog in the hurricane tried to attack Janie and Tea Cake came to save her. Unfortunately Tea Cake got bit by the dog and got rabies. This is a very bad sickness.

20.                Tea Cake gets pushed around by these men and they threaten him.
They also put him to work and told him if he did not cooperate they would arrest him. “Git on down de road dere, suh!”(170)

21.                Tea Cake sent Janie news on a friend, called Sterett who passed away in the flood. Janie becomes sad and realizes that other lives could be lost.

22.                Tea Cake had rabies, which would not allow him to ingest food or water. It eventually caused him to go insane.

23.               Tea Cake gets killed by Janie because he went insane. Janie kills him in self defense and loves him a lot.

24.               Janie leaves the muck because of the rumors spreading around Tea Cake’s death. Also because there are to many sad memories.

25.                She is able to live in her old house because she has finally experienced love. She is finally at peace with herself and realizes that it is up to God. 

Response

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a sad, but meaningful novel. At first Janie's life does not look like it is going anywhere, when she is married to an older man and then an abusive husband. The reader can easily feel for Janie, since she is being pushed around by others. Janie is a young girl simply trying to find love, but later she eventually does. Through her first marriage she learns that "a marriage does not make love" and learns that love can not be forced. In Janie's second marriage she learns, what she wants in a man. She eventually finds love, which helps her realize that God is in control of her life. In this book Janie realizes that she cannot control her fate. This is a very meaningful realization that is huge in the book.