Shakespeare Background
What Shakespeare left his wife in his will.
What is his second best bed?
a brief remark made by a character that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage.
What is an aside?
A generational name that is handed down
What is a mettie?
The overall message about life the author is trying to convey
What is theme?
The play Julius Caesar takes place in Rome during this year.
What is 44 B.C.?
Why Shakespeare left his hometown of Stratford Upon Avon
What is to avoid prosecution for poaching a deer?
a dramatic device where a character speaks their innermost thoughts aloud, typically while alone on stage
What is a soliloquy?
A really bad storm.
What is a tempest?
A recurring pattern that helps the reader get to the theme.
What is a motif?
The type of government Rome currently has when Caesar comes home.
What is a republic?
1500 max people
What is the capacity of the Globe Theater?
a character or element whose qualities are used to highlight the characteristics of another character, most often the protagonist, by providing a strong contrast
What is a foil?
A fortuneteller
What is a soothsayer?
When a character says one thing, but means the complete opposite of what is stated.
What is verbal irony?
The man who Caesar was away fighting abroad.
Who is Pompey?
The black flag on the Globe Theater
What is a tragedy?
a statement or situation that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth
What is a paradox?
A facial expression
What is a countenance?
The type of point of view where it is told by an outside narrator but the reader can see into the characters' thoughts.
What is third person omniscient?
The trait that some Romans are scared of in Julius Caesar
What is ambition?
Shakespeare never lived to see this.
What is his plays published?
an extended speech delivered by one character in a play, film, or other work.
What is a monologue?
the action or process of copying, duplicating, or repeating something in an exact or very similar way
What is replication?
When the complete opposite happens in a literary work than is expected to happen.
What is situational irony?
This is why the senators don't like Caesar. What they are scared of.
What is scared of losing power?