Julius Caesar

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Born around April 564 and lived in Stratford-upon Avon England. In grammar school he studied Latin, Grammar, and Literature. He was married to Anne Hathaway. He wrote during the Renaissance.

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William Shakespeare

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In all of his history plays the world is ruled by a loving God, who punishes evil and rewards good. All rulers were thought to be appointed by God, so opposition of the ruler was considered an opposition to God.

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Shakespeare’s plays

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Primary source from Plutarch biography (a political play).

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Julius Caesar

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Something from a different historical period of time. (A modern idea or invention wrongly places in a historical setting).

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Anachronism

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A play on words involving more than one meaning.

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Pun

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Doesn’t really rhyme but is set up like iambic pentameter.

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Blank Verse

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A close similarity between consonants or groups of consonants, especially at the ends of words.

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Consonance

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A privileged, exalted character of high repute who, by virtue of a tragic flaw and fate suffers a fall from glory into suffering.

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Tragic Hero

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Predicting what will happen later on in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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A direct address by the actor to the audience and is not supposed to be overheard by other characters.

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Aside

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One of many metric feet, used in poetry and drama. It describes a particular rhythm that the words established in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called "feet". The word "iambic" describes the type of foot that is used. The word "pentameter" indicates that a line has five of these "feet".

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Iambic Pentameter

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A repetition of vowel sounds.

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Assonance

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A weakness or limitation of the character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero.

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Tragic Flaw

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Unexpected, something that wouldn’t usually happen.

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Irony

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Speech of moderate to long length spoken by one actor.

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Soliloquy

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A poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants.

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Alliteration

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A type of drama where characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the worse, a catastrophic and suffering usually await many of the characters.

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Tragedy

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Roman leader who is well liked by the Roman citizens but is hated by the Senate that ruthlessly murders him.

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Julius Caesar

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One of the conspirators.

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Decius

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Wife of Caesar who has a dream of Caesar being murdered.

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Calpurnia

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A conspirator who plots to kill Caesar and has a deep hatred for him, he is the first to stab Caesar.

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Casca

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Cassius’ servant; kills Cassius because of his orders.

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Pindarus

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One of the conspirators who was a close friend of Caesar, but due to a lot of persuasion from Casca, he turns on Caesar in fear of him becoming too powerful. He joins the plot to kill Caesar and gives the final stab to Caesar’s life.

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Brutus

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Roman official who is basically Caesar’s right hand man; seeks vengeance after the conspirators kill Caesar.

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Antony

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Tries to warn Caesar of the conspiracy against him by writing him a letter letting him know what’s about to go down but Caesar neglects it.

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Artemidorus

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His old age will win popular support; part of the conspiracy.

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Cicero

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One of the conspirators.

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Trebonius

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Joined with Antony and returns to fight the enemies of Caesar after his death.

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Octavius

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The third member of Antony and Octavius’s coalition.

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Lepidus

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One of the main conspirators that basically played a key role in Brutus’ conversion over to their side. He uses flattery and a number of alleged reasons to turn Brutus against Caesar.

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Cassius

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One of the older conspirators.

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Cinna

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Soldier who went to risk his life to see if the other army was coming.

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Titinius

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Wife of Brutus who knows of the plot to kill Caesar.

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Portia

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Man who forewarned Caesar of the Ides of March.

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Soothsayer

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Brutus’ messenger boy.

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Lucius

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Government official in the beginning of the play who yells at a group of citizens for praising Caesar’s return back to Rome; no one knows what happens to him after he is caught with another government official for desecrating Caesar memorabilia.

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Flavius

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One of Brutus’ men, holds the sword for Brutus.

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Strato