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Literary Terms
Act I and II
Characters
Act III
Act IV and V
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A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.
What is an allusion?
100
"Beware the Ides of March"
What is the Soothsayer's warning to Caesar?
100
Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted son, claiming to be Caesar's heir
Who is Octavius Caesar?
100
This is when Metellus asks that his brother Publius Cimber be released and granted permission to return to Rome.
What is the petition presented to Caesar before his murder?
100
Lepidus, Antony and Octavius
Who are the three men who rule after Caesar's death?
200
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
200
1. Forged Letter (didn't question the truth behind it) 2. Concern for lower class 3. Caesar will grow mischevious
What are Brutus' reasons for killing Caesar?
200
The Third member of the triumvirate (besides M.A. and O.C) - he enjoys little power and is slighted by Anton as "unmeritable"
Who is Aemilius Lepidus?
200
The love for Rome outweighed the love for Caesar, Caesar was too ambitious and Romans would have lived as slaves.
What are the reasons that Brutus gives the people for the assassination of Caesar?
200
This supernatural event occurs at the end of Act IV, and Brutus reacts to it by doing ______.
What is Brutus' vision of the ghost of Caesar, and waking up his servants to see if they cried out?
300
When the words and actions of the characters of a work of literature have a different meaning for the reader than they do for the characters. This is the result of the reader having a greater knowledge than the characters themselves
What is dramatic irony?
300
1. Not killing Cicero 2. Not killing Mark Antony
What are the two changes Brutus reccomends in the assassination plan?
300
One of the conspiritors, he persuades Caesar to ignore the warnings against visiting the Senate.
Who is Decius Brutus?
300
He is referred to as "honorable man" during this character's funeral speech.
What are Mark Antony's comments about Brutus?
300
Cassius's birthday
What is the day of the Battle of Phillipi?
400
Recitation in a play in which a character reveals his thoughts to the audience but not to other characters in the play
What is a sililoquy?
400
Decius convinces Caesar to not listen to Calpurnia's dream.
What is the reason that Caesar decides to go to the senate house despite his wife's warnings?
400
After Caesar's murder, he is still convinced that he acted morally in slaying him.
Who is Marcus Brutus?
400
The public is touched by this character's speech and they wreak havoc on the the city.
Who is Antony?
400
This misunderstanding led to Cassius' death.
What is Pindarus report that Titinus is dead?
500
1. Noble Stature 2. Tragic Flaw - suffering is own fault 3. Suffering not wholly deserved but hero comes to terms with it before dying
What is a tragic hero?
500
Cassius compares the night of unnatural events to this character, saying he "thunders" and opens graves and roars.
Who is Caesar?
500
She is worried by her husband's troublesome behavior and ends up killing herself.
Who is Portia?
500
He must pretend to support the conspirators in order to survive.
What is Mark Antony's reason for supporting the conspirators?
500
1. Noble Stature 2. Tragic Flaw 3. Suffering not wholly deserved, but comes to terms with it before dying
What are the traits of a tragic hero?