English Test-Julius Caesar Flashcards
What is Conduplicato? Ex?
Key word repetition accords phrases or sentences, ex: honorable, ambitious
What is Allusion?
A reference to a well known event, piece of literature, art, place, ect.
What is Enumerato and ex?
Making a point by detailing parts, details, effects, or consequences. Ex: list of things on will, he is ambitious because he wrote this in will bla bla bla
Exemplum and ex?
Using illustrative stories, ex: talking about the crown and how he didn’t accept it at first.
What is Hypophora and ex?
Raising ?s and answering them. Ex: “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? -skip line- Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.”
What is a rhetorical question? Ex?
Asking a question with an obvious answer. Ex:Who is here so vile that isn’t a roman?
What is Anaphora and ex?
Repetition of the same words at the beg of sentences ex: who is here _______ who is here ________, in Brutus speech
Parallel structure and ex?
Reoccurring sentence structure, ex: who is here ______ who is here _______.
What is Pathetic Fallacy?
Description of inanimate natural objects that gives them human emotions. Ex thunder couldn’t happen on stage with shakespear, talked about it.
Is ambitious ocean a pathetic fallacy?
Yes
Is threatening clouds a pathetic fallacy?
No they could actually be threatening
Name 5 super natural occurrences
Ppl on fire, lion in Capitol, raining fire, owl in day, ghosts.
What do the supernatural occurrences foreshadow?
The death of the future king, Caesar, will lead to civil war.
What is the purpose of the wives?
Used to reveal husbands as power hungry, foreshadow things (cal dream-> death, Portia says she will die for him, does die). Shows husbands private side. Add conscience free of political ambition.
What does Brutus use most in his speech? And how?
Ethos, talks about his character as good and Caesars as bad
What does Antony use in his speech? How?
Pathos, talks about how kind Caesar was and shows his body and stab marks. But his speech is better spread out than Brutus.
What is Brutus’s world view and what does that mean?
Stoicism, believes it’s a perfect world and everyone will do the right thing and everything will be ok, because of this he makes bad decisions.
What world view do cass and Antony have and what does this mean?
Realism, realize ppl lie and cheat, willing to do dishonorable things for cause.
When Cassius was mad at Brutus, what does he use?
Pathos,”I should just kill myself, you don’t love me as much as Caesar”
What is the purpose of the poet intruding on their fight?
Stress and comic relief: poets acted like news reporters that’s why he was there
How is freytags pyramid arranged?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, catastrophe
What is the inciting moment?
Cass goes to convince Brutus to join conspiracy.
Name three rising action
Omens, soothsayer, consp plan, feat of discovery, wives convince husband not to do what they are doings, artemidius letter, Caesar assassinated, Brutus speech
What is the climax?
Antony speech
Name 3 falling action
Cinna the poets death, Portia’s death, b and c fighting, Antony Octavio’s Latvius hit list, titinius suicide, cass death, battles
What is the catastrophe?
Brutus death
What is in exposition?
Flav and marrelus talk about discord in Rome, feast of Lupercal
What are the four characteristics of a tragic hero?
1- goodness, 2- high stature 3- tragic flaw 4-Tragic Realization catharsis
How does Brutus show tragic hero?
Goodness yes, high status yes, flaw-stoicism, tragic realization : last words “Caesar now be still I killd not thee with half so good a will”
