Literary Devices
The lines "Go, go, good countrymen, and to make up for having done wrong, gather up all the poor men like yourselves, lead them to the Tiber, and weep into the river until it overflows its banks," use this literary device.
What is hyperbole?
I struggled with the decision to assassinate Caesar.
Who is Brutus?
"Antonius, after you take off, don’t forget to touch Calphurnia, because our wise elders say that if you touch an infertile woman during this holy race, she’ll be freed from the curse of sterility."
Who is Caesar?
The model for Classical Argument consists of this many parts.
What is 5?
The Soothsayer gave Caesar this warning.
What is "Beware the ides of March"?
When the audience knows that Caesar will die, but Caesar does not, this is known as this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
I was the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Who is Cassius?
"I kiss your hand, but not in flattery, Caesar. I ask you to repeal Publius Cimber’s banishment immediately."
Who is Brutus?
This section of the model for Classical Argument requires that you "recognize opposing viewpoints."
These were Caesar's final words.
What is "Et tu Brute?" OR What is "And you Brutus?"
An example of foreshadowing in Act II, Scene II.
What is Calpurnia's dreams?
I committed suicide by swallowing hot coals.
Who is Portia?
"Fierce, fiery warriors fought in the clouds in the usual formations of war—ranks and squadrons—until the clouds drizzled blood onto the Capitol. The noise of battle filled the air, and horses neighed, and dying men groaned, and ghosts shrieked and squealed in the streets. Oh, Caesar! These things are beyond anything we’ve seen before, and I’m afraid."
Who is Calphurnia?
The model for Classical Argument was created during this time period.
What is 5th Century B.C?
This is how Antony began his speech to the Roman citizens.
What is "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears . . . "?
In Act II, Scene 1 Brutus uses this literary device to describe Caesar: “And therefore think him as a serpents egg, which hatch’d would as his kind, grow mischievous and kill him in the shell.”
What is simile?
We were angry at the people of Rome for celebrating Caesars triumph over Pompey.
Who are Flavius and Marullus?
"Oh, pardon me, you bleeding corpse, for speaking politely and acting mildly with these butchers! You are what’s left of the noblest man that ever lived. Pity the hand that shed this valuable blood. Over your wounds—which, like speechless mouths, open their red lips, as though to beg me to speak—I predict that a curse will fall upon the bodies of men."
Who is Antony?
These are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument.
What are logical fallacies?
In Act III, Scene II Brutus gives this reason for assassinating Caesar.
What is "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"?
Cassius uses this literary device when he says these lines: "And just as Aeneas, the hero who founded Rome, emerged from the fires of Troy with his elderly father Anchises on his shoulder, so I emerged from the Tiber carrying the tired Caesar."
What is Allusion?
I was the first to stab Caesar.
Who is Casca?
"Now you’ll be a free man. Take this good sword, which ran through Caesar’s bowels, and plunge it in my chest. Don’t hesitate. Here, take the handle, and when my face is covered as it is now, use the sword."
Who is Cassius?
This is the reason why we use the model for Classical Argument.
What is to help give a paper structure?
In Act I, Scene II lns 189-192 Julius Caesar becomes suspicious of Cassius and says this.
What is "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous" ?