Literary Devices
An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone
Monologue
A story written to be performed by actors.
Drama
Usually a female character, the innocent stands in relation to the tragic hero as ‘good angel’, but is inadequate to sway him from his path.
Innocent Archetype
Who is at the top of the Roman Society.
Consul or Dictator
What was one thing Caeser did when he returned to Rome after defeating Pompey?
Named a coin after him, Renamed a summer month after himself, granted land to loyal soliders, made plans to stop corruption and improve courts, made plans to prevent people from getting into heavy debt
Is this an example of pathos, ethos or logos...
"If you really cared about my safety, you would buy me that new car I wanted"
Pathos
A story that results in a catastrophe for the main character.
Tragedy
Give one example of a foil
Mac and Louie, Louie and Phil, etc.
These people revolt in hopes of attaining more political rights.
Plebeians
Who were the leaders of Caesers death?
Brutus and Cassius
What type of irony is this -
when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Dramatic Irony
These instructions are printed in italics and not spoken aloud.
Stage Directions
A significant person who experiences a reversal of fortune as a result of fate or hamartia
Tragic Hero
An ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome on February 15.
Lupercalia
Caesar made an alliance with Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey), and Marcus Licinius Crassus. What was the alliance known as?
The First Triumvirate
A recurring image/symbol in a literary work.
Motif
The release of pent-up emotion (pity and fear) from the audience’s perspective
Catharsis
These figures can be benevolent or tyrannical, acting as either protectors or oppressors.
Authority Archetype
A great procession in which a victorious Roman leader would be paraded throughout the city.
Triumph
These people wanted to preserve Rome’s existing order, where wealth was concentrated in a small number of rich families
Optimates
The art of using words to persuade
Rhetoric
A literary term for poetry written in consistent, unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Blank Verse
What is another name for the inciding incident of a Tragedy plot Archetype.
Dream Stage
To achieve happiness these people like to attain pleasure and avoid pain
Epicureanism
What is the Ides of March? What day did this occur?
March 15, 44 BC
A group of senators ambushed and murdered Caesar.