Rhetorical Appeals
"You all did see that on the Lupercal
I thrice presented him a kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?"
-Mark Antony
Logos
What are the 3 types of irony?
Situational, verbal, dramatic
Which two things did Aristotle say should appear in every tragedy?
Pity and fear
What is tone?
the author's attitude or feelings associated with a subject
What is an archetype?
An archetype is a symbol, character, idea, or theme that reoccurs across time and culture
"What can be avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?"
-Caesar
Logos
"Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will."
-Brutus
Situational irony
What is hamartia?
A tragic flaw or mistake that starts the tragic hero's downfall.
Who is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar?
Brutus
Who causes the tragic hero's downfall?
The tragic hero
"I'll hate you if you're going to talk that way.
And you'll rightly earn the loathing of the dead."
-Antigone
Pathos
"In Parthia did I take thee prisoner,
And then I swore thee, saving of thy life,
That whatsoever I did bid thee do,
Thou shouldst attempt it. Come now, keep thine oath.
Now be a freeman, and with this good sword,
That ran through Caesar's bowels, search this bosom."
-Cassius
Situational Irony
What would Creon OR Antigone's hamartia be?
Creon- stubbornness/refusal to bury Polyneices
Antigone- stubbornness/refusal to let things go
What is a character foil?
has a contrasting personality with another character, highlighting the other character's traits
What is the book Night about?
The holocaust
"Believe me
for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor,
that you may believe."
-Brutus
Ethos
"What are you saying? What man would dare [bury Polyneices]?"
-Creon
Dramatic Irony
What is catharsis?
Purgation of emotions at the end of a tragedy.
Name 3 types of figurative language.
Metaphor, simile, personification
"I have made strong proof of my constancy,
Giving myself a voluntary wound
Here, in the thigh. Can I bear that with patience,
And not my husband's secrets?"
-Portia
Pathos
"I am no orator, as Brutus is,
But (as you know me all) a plain blunt man
That love my friend; and that they know full well
That gave me public leave to speak of him.
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men's blood. I only speak right on."
-Mark Antony
Verbal Irony
"This was the noblest Roman of them all."
Catharsis
What is an anachronism?
An object out of time.
Why didn't Sgt. Morris try harder to prevent the Whites from using the monkey's paw?
Morris had already used the monkey's paw, and he understood that fate ruled people's lives. If they were meant to use the paw, they were going to use the paw.