Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Julius Caesar 1
Julius Caesar 2
Miscellaneous
100
Excessive pride.
What is hubris?
100
The conflict of a Shakespearean tragedy occurs during this act.
What is Act 2?
100
Name of the leader Caesar has defeated before the beginning of the play.
Who is Pompeii?
100
Thunder and lightning are used as elements of this in Julius Caesar.
What is foreshadowing?
100
Name of the theater where Shakespeare performed many of his plays.
What is The Globe?
200
A trait a character has which leads to his/her downfall.
What is tragic flaw?
200
The climax of a Shakespearean tragedy occurs during this act?
What is Act 3?
200
Day Caesar is warned about by the Soothsayer.
What is March 15 or the Ides of March?
200
Portia's method of suicide.
What is swallowing hot coals?
200
They were not allowed to act on stage during Shakespeare's time.
Who are women?
300
Brutus and Antony's speeches at Caesar's funeral are examples of this.
What is monologue?
300
A long speech spoken by a character who is usually on stage alone.
What is a soliloquy?
300
Man who conspirators feel should die along with Caesar (until Brutus says otherwise).
Who is Antony?
300
Character who tries writing a letter to Caesar to warn him about the conspirators.
Who is Artemidorus?
300
Name of Brutus' servant boy.
Who is Lucius?
400
"I am a mender of bad soles" is an example of one of these.
What is a pun?
400
Type of irony where the opposite of what you expect to happen happens.
What is situational?
400
Place where Portia gave herself a voluntary wound to prove her worth.
What is her thigh?
400
Character who claims suicide is for cowards...and later kills himself.
Who is Brutus?
400
Calphurnia saw this in her nightmare, then tried to warn Caesar to stay home from the Capitol.
What is a bleeding statue of Caesar?
500
The clock striking in Julius Caesar is an example of this.
What is an anachronism?
500
Element ALL Shakespearean tragedies have in common.
What is the main character dying?
500
Name of the character who convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol.
Who is Decius?
500
Part of the sacrificed animal that was missing when the priests cut it open (a bad omen for Caesar).
What is the heart?
500
"A good friend stabs you ___ _____ ________."
What is "in the front?"
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