Shakespeare

Question 1

why; for what purpose

Answer 1

Wherefore

Question 2

to grant; to permit

Answer 2

Vouchsafe

Question 3

tyrannical king of Roman legend; overthrown by
Brutus’s ancestor Lucius Junius, Brutus, who established the Roman Republic

Answer 3

Tarquin

Question 3

an expression of disapproval

Answer 3

Tut

Question 4

A long, slender candle

Answer 4

Taper

Question 5

ancient city in Asia Minor; location of Brutus’s
military quarters in Act 4

Answer 5

Sardis

Question 6

Roman magistrate; a judicial officer

Answer 6

Praetor

Question 7

Ominous

Answer 7

Portentous

Question 8

the Roman god of the underworld; associated by Pluto
Shakespeare with Plutus, the god of wealth and riches

Answer 8

Pluto

Question 9

city in ancient Macedonia located in northeastern
Greece; location of the battles in which Antony and Octavius defeat Brutus and Cassius

Answer 9

Philippi

Question 10

An illusion or apparition

Answer 10

Phantasma

Question 11

ancient kingdom located southeast of the Caspian
Sea in modern-day Iran

Answer 11

Parthia

Question 12

Happily

Answer 12

Lief

Question 13

The river of oblivion

Answer 13

Lethe

Question 14

For fear that

Answer 14

Lest

Question 15

Deceitful fellow

Answer 15

Knave

Question 16

a place in ancient Sicily, famous for its honey

Answer 16

Hybla

Question 17

Mood; state of mind; whim

Answer 17

Humor

Question 18

Personification of darkenss

Answer 18

Erebus

Question 19

Greek philosopher who rejected supernatural

influences on human affairs and thus, did not believe

Answer 19

Epricurus

Question 20

To have dared to do something

Answer 20

Durst

Question 21

Greek currency

Answer 21

Drachmas

Question 22

to form or create something through ingenuity; a
schemer

Answer 22

Contriver

Question 23

Cato

Answer 23

Roman senator, orator, and Stoic; father of Portia
and Marcus Cato

Question 24

Venomous snake

Answer 24

Adder

Question 25

Roman priests

Answer 25

Augurers