Characters
History teacher at St. Benedict's for the majority of his life
Mr. Hundert
St. Benedict's school
Setting
Ruler who uses power oppressively
tyrant
“This is a serious class, and I expect that you will take it seriously."
The importance of history
Sedgewick's father's job
Senator
Former St. Benedict's student who cheats in both Julius Caesar's competitions
Sedgewick Bell
Mr. Hundert, Sedgewick Bell, Charles Ellerby
characters
Beginner
novice
"My boys are passing once again into the world without me".
Fear
A gift from Sedgewick's father to Mr. Hundert
A gun
Wins both Julius Caesar competitions
Deepak Mehta
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
plot
Basic or most important
cardinal
Hundert refers to Sedgewick’s earpiece as a way of letting him know that he is aware of the deception.
Identity
Second headmaster at St. Benedicts
Charles Ellerby
Latin teacher at St. Benedict's who becomes the headmaster
Charles Ellerby
History holds significance.
Theme
Objects or actions that cause disgust or hatred
abominations
Hundert realizes that he ”lacked the character” to confront Senator Bell.
Expectations
Mr. Hundert's method of transportation to reunite with Sedgewick
helicopter
Allowed cheating at the Julius Caesar competition; former headmaster
Mr. Woodbridge
There are those, in fact who say I should have known what ,would happen between St. Benedict's and me, and I suppose that they are right; but I loved that school.
Point of View
The amount of time that a person holds a job
tenure
Sedgewick Bell continually lies and cheats and is not punished.
Moral corruption
Sedgewick Bell's job
American Steel corporation