Julius Caesar Notes

In literature, a tragedy is…

A story (drama) presenting the downfall of the main character

Tragic hero is…

The term that identifies the main character of a tragedy

The plot in which he or she (tragic hero) is involved usually leads to a…

Catastrophe or final outcome that is disastrous

He or she (tragic hero) suffers from a tragic flaw - in other words…

A mistake or character defect that heals to his or her downfall

Dramatic irony occurs when…

The audience knows important information of which a character is unaware

In a soliloquy, …

A character who is alone on stage, speaks his or her private thoughts

In an aside…

A character makes a remark to the audience or to another character, but not to other characters on stage

Verse drama

A poem written in poetic rhythm

Blank verse

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Repetition

Repeating the same word or phrase; for emphasizing ideas

Parallelism

Repeating the grammatical structure: for relating equal ideas

Rhetorical question

A question requiring no answer: for making the speakers point