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46 Cards in this Set
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Awl |
A pointed tool for marking or making small holes, as in wood or leather |
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Barren |
Unable to have children |
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Countenance |
A facial expression as a sign of mood or emotion |
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Impart |
To make known |
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Bestride |
To stand with one leg on each side |
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Characters |
The persons who preform the action in a literary work or play |
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Stage directions |
Written instructions given to readers and actors that give details of a play such as time and place, or the entrance or exit of characters |
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Soliloquy |
A speech made by a character who is alone on stage |
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Shakespeare lived? |
1564-1660 |
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The globe theater was the first theater in which? |
Actors possessed ownership |
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Shakespearean drama is known for? |
Universal themes, poetic beauty, memorable plots and characters |
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Portents in Julius Caesar |
the Lion in the capitol, owl at midday, slave with his hand on fire without it burning, and the tempest raining fire down |
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Who was Brutus' wife what did she do? |
Portia, she committed suicide by eating coals |
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Antony uses what in his speech to sway the people does it work? |
He uses emotion and rhetoric, and the crowd ends up being swayed to his side |
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Who were all the conspiritors |
Cassius, Casca, Decius, Metellus Cimber, Cinna, Trebonius, and Brutus |
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Who persuades Caesar to go to the senate |
Decius |
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Brooked |
Opposed |
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Entreat |
To make an earnest request; to plead |
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Obscurely |
Done in a manner that is not clearly seen or easily distinguished |
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Portentous |
Foreshadowing a coming event, usually by a supernatural sign or wonder |
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Base |
Low in place or position |
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Augmented |
Made greater in size, amount or degree |
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Insurrection |
A rebellion |
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Faction |
A party or group (as within a government) that is often self seeking |
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Visage |
The face, countenance or appearance of a person |
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Affability |
Characterized by ease and friendliness |
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Musing |
Thinking reflectively |
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Dank |
Unpleasantly moist or wet |
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Appertain |
To pertain; to belong as a rightful part or attribute |
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Whelped |
Gave birth to, especially as pertains to carnivores or dogs |
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Valiant |
Bowels; internal parts |
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Expounded |
Explained by setting forth in careful detail |
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Aside |
A comment made to the audience that the other characters are not aware of |
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Firmament |
The vault or arch of the sky |
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Unassailable |
Not liable to doubt, attack or question |
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Confounded |
Confused; perplexed |
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Abridged |
Shortened in duration or extent |
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Prostrate |
stretched with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
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Vouchsafe |
To grant or furnish, often in a gracious manner or condescending manner |
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Malice |
The intention of doing harm |
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Bequeathing |
Giving or leaving property by a will |
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Mantle |
A loose, sleeveless agent worn over clothes |
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Unmeritable |
Not worthy or deserving of merit |
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Covert |
Not openly shown or engaged in |
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Salutation |
Greeting |
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Quartered |
Provided with lodging or shelter |
