Julius caesar Flashcards
1
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Antithesis
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“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never tastes of death but once”
2
Q
Juxtaposition
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“I love the name of honour more than I fear death”
3
Q
Listed in 3, asyndeton, plus imperative language
A
“Speak, Strike, Redress”
4
Q
Positive use of epithet & rhetorical deception
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“Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?”
5
Q
Short syntax
A
Et tu, Brutus
6
Q
Syntactical structure
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“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears”
7
Q
Epiphora, juxtaposition
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“He was my friend, faithful and just to me, but Brutus says he was ambitious and Brutus is an honourable man”
8
Q
Appeals to the crowds logos
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“Not that I loved Caesar less but that I loved Rome more”
9
Q
Metaphor, and contrasts
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“Lets just be sacrificers , but not butchers”
