ACT I AND II JC

Awl (N) pointed object used for making holes in leather or wood

Cobbler (N) one who repairs shoes

Conceit (N) excessive pride in oneself

Cogitation (N) the act of thinking deeply

Confounded (v. or adj.) showing confusion or annoyance

Impertinent (adj.) rude OR irrelevant

Lupercal (N) the Feast of Lupercal

Mechanical (n. or adj.) common, manual worker, craftsman

Rabblement (n) disturbance

Rhetoric (n) language that is persuasive in nature

Throng (n) a crowd

Vulgar (adj) lacking good taste or sophistication (note: it is used as a noun in Act 1)

Affable (adj) easy to talk to

Ascend (v) to move, climb, or go upward

Augerer (n) an official in the Roman world who would interpret the will of the gods

Augmented (v) to make greater in size

Cato (n) fought on Pompey's side

Cautelous (adj) 1. craft/cunning OR 2. cautious/wary

Emulate (v) jealous rivalry OR to equal or excel compared to another

Entreated (v) to ask earnestly; implore; beg

Exhalation (n) the process of exhaling (as in air from the lungs)

Exploit (n) notable deed or heroic act

Fray (n) fight, battle

Lusty (adj) healthy and strong, full of vigor

Spurned (v) to reject with dislike

Tarquin (n) the 7th Estruscan 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 (e.g. radar, laser, scuba)

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