Terms Triumvirate: a group of three powerful or notable people or things existing in relation to one another.
Terms Ellipsis: omission in a speech or writing of a word or words that are unnecessary or able to be understood from context clues. “I pledge allegiance…of the United States of America.”
Terms Aside: a remark spoken in an undertone by a character to another character or to the audience
Terms Soliloquy: a speech in which a character speaks his/her private thoughts aloud.
Terms Blank Verse: unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter. (Rhythm, no rhyme)
Terms Iambic Pentameter: fixed pattern of rhythm or meter in which most lines contain five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable.
Terms Pun: the numerous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications.
Terms Parallelism: The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.
Terms Rhetorical Question: question requiring no answer.
Terms Tragic Flaw: quality or physical flaw that brings about or contributes to a character’s downfall.
Terms Tragic Hero: a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for a downfall, suffering, or defeat.
Themes in Julius Caesar Fate v. Free Will Loyalty and Friendship Manipulation, Flattery, Persuasion Patriotism Ambition, Power, Corruption Misinterpretations, Misjudgments Appearance v. Reality Omens, Superstitions, Portents
Characters in Julius Caesar