Brutus
The protagonist, a conflicted Roman nobleman in Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar
The titular character, a powerful Roman leader in Julius Caesar.
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Brutus
The protagonist, a conflicted Roman nobleman in Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar
The titular character, a powerful Roman leader in Julius Caesar.
Cassius
The main conspirator who convinces Brutus to join in Julius Caesar.
Mark Antony
Caesar's loyal friend who turns the tide against the conspirators in Julius Caesar.
Calpurnia
Caesar's wife, who has prophetic dreams in Julius Caesar.
Charles Darnay
A French aristocrat who renounces his title in A Tale of Two Cities.
Sydney Carton
A cynical English lawyer who resembles Darnay in A Tale of Two Cities.
Dr. Manette
A French doctor, imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille in A Tale of Two Cities.
Lucie Manette
Dr. Manette's daughter and a central figure in the story in A Tale of Two Cities.
Madame Defarge
A vengeful revolutionary leader in A Tale of Two Cities.
Demagoguery
Political activity appealing to desires and prejudices instead of rational argument.
Ethos
Appeal to credibility.
Pathos
Appeal to emotions.
Logos
Appeal to logic.
Irony
Expressing the opposite of the literal meaning.
Metaphor
Comparison without using 'like' or 'as.'
Simile
Comparison using 'like' or 'as.'
Anaphora
Repetition at the beginning of successive clauses.
Allusion
Indirect reference to another work or idea.
Rhetorical question
Question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory statement that has some truth to it.
Ad hominem
Fallacy that attacks the person rather than their argument
Appeal to tradition
Accepting something because it’s always been done that way.
Diminution
Reducing the importance of something.
Straw Man
Misrepresenting someones argument to make it easier to attack
Kairos
The right or critical moment.