Julius Caesar Test Flashcards
replication
duplicate; reproduction
servile
slavelike; humbly submissive to authortiy
spare
lean; thin
infirmity
weakness; physical defect
portentous
ominous; giving signs of evil to come
prodigious
of great size or power
augmented
made greater; enhanced
entreated
begged; pleaded
insurrection
rebellion
resolution
strong determination; a plan or decision
wrathfully
with intense anger
imminent
about to happen
confounded
made to feel confused
prophesy
predict what will happen
spectacle
strange or remarkable sight
strife
struggle; conflict
discourse
speak (on a topic) formally and at length
interred
buried (said of a dead body)
legacies
money, property, or position left in a will to someone
chastisement
severe criticism; punishment
mirth
joyfulness; merriment
rash
given to acting without thinking
covert
secret; hidden
nimbleness
quick and light in motion
fawned
flattered; acted with excessive concern for another
presage
give a warning sign about a future event
demeanor
a way of conducting oneself; behavior
disconsolate
so unhappy that nothing brings comfort
misconstrued
misinterpreted
meditates
thinks deeply
Powerful leader of Rome
Julius Caesar
Doesn’t trust Cassius
Julius Caesar
Stabbed to Death
Julius Caesar
A well know Rome nobleman who helped plan Caesar’s Assassination
Brutus
Finds the letters
Brutus
Loyal friend of Caesar (reckless)
Anthony
Ran the race during the feast
Antony
General who Caesar does not trust
Cassius
Caesar’s adopted son also his appointed successor
Octavius
Caesar’s wife
Calphurnia
tries to protect Caesar from his death
Calphurnia
infertile woman
Calphurnia
Hurts her thigh/ leg
Portia
Daughter of Cato
Portia
Why do Flavius and Murellus get mad at the common folk
Because they have wishy washy feelings about their leaders
What does Flavius and Murellus demand
That the people celebrating in the streets go home
Where does Flavius instruct Murellus to go
The Capitol ( a hill on which a temple is placed) he tells him to take down any decorations that are on the statues
Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia
Because it is said that touching a ceremonial runner will make her fertile
What does the soothsayer say
to beware the Ides of March
What does Caesar do when he is warned by the Soothsayer
he dismiss it
Who saved Caesar from drowning
Cassius
Why does Caesar fall down
He has a seizure
offered the crown to Caesar 3 times
Antony
Where are the letters found
throw through Brutus’s window and place on Brutus’s statue
What does Brutus compares Caesar
the egg of a serpent
Who is Brutus’s wife
Portia
Who stabs Caesar first
Casca