ACT I AND II JC

ACT I AND II Julius Caesar Shakespeare Vocab and Extra study material

Awl

Pointed object used for making holes in leather or wood.

Cobbler

One who repairs shoes.

Conceit

Excessive pride in oneself.

Cogitation

The act of thinking deeply.

Confounded

Showing confusion or annoyance.

Impertinent

Rude or irrelevant.

Lupercal

The Feast of Lupercal.

Mechanical

Common, manual worker or craftsman.

Rabblement

Disturbance.

Rhetoric

Language that is persuasive in nature.

Throng

A crowd.

Vulgar

Lacking good taste or sophistication.

Affable

Easy to talk to.

Ascend

To move, climb, or go upward.

Augerer

An official in the Roman world who would interpret the will of the gods.

Augmented

To make greater in size.

Cato

Fought on Pompey's side.

Cautelous

Craft/cunning or cautious/wary.

Emulate

Jealous rivalry or to equal or excel compared to another.

Entreated

To ask earnestly; implore; beg.

Exhalation

The process of exhaling air from the lungs.

Exploit

Notable deed or heroic act.

Fray

Fight or battle.

Lusty

Healthy and strong, full of vigor.

Spurned

To reject with dislike.

Tarquin

The 7th Etruscan king of Rome known for his cruelty.

Ethos

The credibility of the speaker.

Pathos

Emotional appeal.

Logos

Appeal to logic.

Soliloquy

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself.

Dramatic Irony

When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't.

Anacronym

An acronym where few remember what the letters stand for.

Acronym

A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words.

Which allusion is important to understanding how Brutus is weighing his decision on whether or not to kill Caesar?

Tarquin.

Which allusion does Cassius use in order to convey that Caesar is human and not worthy of holding all the power in Rome?

Aeneas & Anchises.

Which of the following allusions is significant in terms of dating the opening play?

Feast of Lupercal.

Which of the following is an example of anachronism (Taper, Toga, Doublet, Lupercal)

Doublet