English Julius Caesar
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 desire to harm | malice |
| way Cassius and Brutus die | suicide |
| secret | covert |
| jealousy | envy |
| meaning to speak formally | discourse |
| ojoined or accompanied | consorted |
| number of times Caesar refused the crown | thrice |
| rebellion against authority | mutiny |
| Act I sets the time and place, therefore it is the _ | exposition |
| How Caesar last appears in the play | ghost |
| Brutus' wife | Portia |
| Number of women taking part in the first production of the play | zero |
| Caesar's defender and spokesman | marc antony |
| very unhappy | disconsolate |
| Day Caesar dies | ides of march |
| confused | confounded |
| echo | replication |
| heroic achievement | exploit |
| The Noblest Roman of them all | Brutus |
| a group of three rulers wo share authority equally | triumvirs |
| caesar's wife | Calpurnia |
| proud or commanding | surly |
| first to strike caesar | casca |
| bird of ill omen that replaces the eagle | raven |
| caesar's nephew | octavius |
| he has a lean and hungry look | cassius |
| onversation between characters | dialogue |
| group of plotters | conspiracy |
| lean or thin | spare |
| made greater | augmented |
| impressively forceful | prodigious |
| holds the sword that Brutus runs upon | stratus |
| illness or physical defect | infirmity |
| behavior | demeanor |
| punishment | chastisement |
| foreboding | portentous |
| strong determination | resolution |
| misunderstood | misconstrued |
| Author of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar | shakespeare |
| depraved | vile |
| what turns the crowd against the assassins | caesar's will |
| to warn of the future | presage |
| about to happen | imminent |
| one who carries the flag | ensign |
| left in a will | legacies |
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