Julius Caesar Flashcards
An unaccented or unstressed syllable is followed by an accented or stressed one
Iambic
There are five iambs per line
Pentameter
A metrical foot consisting of two syllables a short one followed by a long one
Iamb
Echo or reverberation
Replication
Basic character
Mettle
Lean or thin
Spare
Bodily weakness
Infirmity
Violent windstorm with rain snow or hail
Tempest
In a proud commanding way
Surly
Foreboding full of unspecified meaning
Portentous
Impressively forceful
Prodigious
Dissembling (disguising) ignorance
Irony
When a character fails to recognize realities that are clear to the audience
Dramatic irony
Made greater
Augmented
Begged, pleaded with
Entreated
A group of people plotting an illegal or evil act or such a plot itself
Conspiracy
Strong determination
Resolution
Act or deed,especially a heroic acheivement
Exploit
About to happen
Imminent
Old word for envy, jealousy
Emulation
A brief comment a character makes that is not heard by anyone else on stage and that reveals the characters thoughts or feelings
Aside
A speech made by a character alone on stage
Soliloquy
A very long speech by one person without interruption from the others on stage
Monologue
Old word for “petition”
Suit
Old word for “to kick disdainfully”
Spurn
Old word for “recalling”, especially from exile
Repealing
Confused
Confounded
Open rebellion against authority
Mutiny
A desire to harm or see harm done to others
Malice
A formal speech, especially one given at a state occasion, ceremony, or funeral
Oration
To speak formally and at length
Discarse
Depraved; ignoble (not honorable)
Vile
A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
Money, property, or position left in a will to someone
Legacies
Damaging to a person’s reputation
Slanderous
Hidden; secret
Covert
Punishment, severe criticism
Chastisement
System of values
Philosophy
A dramatic form in which the main character is involved in a struggle of great significance that ends in disaster
Tragedy
Weakness such as ambition, pride, jealousy, or some other human frailty
Tragic flaw
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
Catharsis
A Greek philosopher who tried to find freedom from physical pain and emotional disturbance
Epicurus
Old word for a standard bearer; one who carries a flag
Ensign
Feeling of desire for another’s possessions or qualities and jealousy at not having them
Envy
A poetic form written in the metrical pattern of iambic pentameter
Blank verse
