Midterm Review
Character who serves as a contrast to another character
Foil
Thing belonging to another period other than that in which it exists
Anachronism
Play in which the main character is brought to ruin
Tragedy
Line made up of 10 syllables (5 stressed, 5 unstressed)
Iambic pentameter
Long speech expressing private thoughts while alone on stage
soliloquy
Story intended to be acted out in front of an audience.
Drama
Long speech spoken by a character while others are on stage
Monologue
A serious character weakness that causes a downfall
Tragic flaw
Medea Review Who is the chorus composed of?
townswomen
Who is Medea’s divine ancestor?
Hyperion
How does Jason betray Medea?
Abandons her Marries another woman Denies she helped him gain his quest
How does Glauce die?
poison
Aegeus is king of _________________.
Athens
How did Jason earn his fame as an adventurer?
Rescued the Golden Fleece
The play is set in _________________.
Corinth
Julius Caesar Review Who persuades Caesar to stay home?
Calphurnia
Why does Brutus compare Caesar to a newly hatched serpent?
Could become a tyrant
Who tries to warn Caesar not to go to the Senate by trying to give him a letter?
Artemidorous
Who said “Cowards die many times before their deaths;/ The valiant never taste of death but once.”
Caesar
Who said, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”
Brutus