Shakespeare Vocabulary
a way of persuading by using facts, evidence, or logic.
What is Logos
This Roman leader is assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who is Julius Caesar?
One major theme in Julius Caesar is the danger of gaining too much of this.
What is power
Who wrote Julius Caesar.
Who is William Shakespeare.
This character is Caesar’s closest friend who joins the conspiracy against him.
Who is Brutus?
a way of persuading by using emotions.
This character convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar.
Who is Cassius
Brutus believes Caesar’s ambition could harm this place.
What is Rome
This Roman holiday is being celebrated when Caesar first appears in the play.
What is the Feast of Lupercal?
This jealous senator fears Caesar’s growing power and helps plan the assassination.
Who is Cassius?
a way of persuading by showing credibility or trustworthiness.
What is Ethos
This warning is given to Caesar before his death.
What is “Beware the Ides of March”?
This theme is shown through Brutus choosing Rome over Caesar.
What is Loyalty
This type of play is Julius Caesar considered to be.
What is a tragedy?
This ruler ignores several warnings before going to the Senate.
Who is Julius Caesar?
This literary device happens when the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony
These two conspirators both kill themselves at the end of the play.
Who are Brutus and Cassius?
Caesar ignores warnings and signs, supporting this theme about overconfidence.
What is Pride
This character’s funeral speech turns the Roman crowd against the conspirators.
Who is Mark Antony?
This young leader joins Antony after Caesar’s death and later becomes ruler of Rome.
Who is Octavius?
This is the turning point in a Shakespearean play where the action changes direction.
What is the Climax
This battle is where Brutus and Cassius are defeated.
What is the Battle of Philippi?
Cassius often shows this theme by envying Caesar’s success and power.
What is jealousy?
This character becomes ruler of Rome with Antony after Caesar’s death.
Who is Octavius?
This character appears as a ghost to Brutus before the Battle of Philippi.
Who is Caesar?