Antony's Funeral Speech from Julius Caesar

Your assignment is to write a short (one page only) essay on two different versions of Antony's funeral speech from Act III, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. You must compare one "reading" and one "video." Here are the choices:


Videos:

HESTON:
Charlton Heston (1970):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8

FEARON:
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Ray Fearon as Antony (2012):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q7apiYunEU

BRANDO:
Marlon Brando as Antony (1953):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X9C55TkUP8

Readings:

NAYLOR
Ms. Naylor's reading/interpretation of the speech from class (you should have notes)

LESTER
Adrian Lester's Antony from the BBC audio production (CD)

YOU
Your own interpretation/reading of the speech.


Here is the question (and the standard it is based on):

Compare two of the following: your reading of Antony’s funeral speech, a film version, and/or a CD version. How do the two versions differ? What words does he emphasize? What is his tone? What is the crowd’s reaction? Be sure to provide evidence from the text and/or the film/CD to support your answer.

(RL.9-10.7): Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized  or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden's "Musee des Beaux Arts" and Breughel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).


The Assignment:

Write a one-page paper using MLA format. In your paper, answer the above question. Note that this is NOT a compare/contrast - you are only to focus on how the speeches differ. Make sure to answer ALL parts of the question and to explain your examples. You may work alone or with a partner (if working with a partner, put BOTH of your names on the first line of the heading, separated by a comma).

The paper is due on Monday at the beginning of class, but it is recommended that you finish by the end of the period on Friday (we will be in the computer lab), print it in the lab, and turn it in by the end of the period.

For more information about MLA format, see this previous post.