1. Terms Triumvirate: a group of three powerful or notable people or things existing in relation to one another.

2. 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.”

3. Terms Aside: a remark spoken in an undertone by a character to another character or to the audience

4. Terms Soliloquy: a speech in which a character speaks his/her private thoughts aloud.

5. Terms Blank Verse: unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter. (Rhythm, no rhyme)

6. Terms Iambic Pentameter: fixed pattern of rhythm or meter in which most lines contain five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable.

7. Terms Pun: the numerous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications.

8. Terms Parallelism: The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.

9. Terms Rhetorical Question: question requiring no answer.

10. Terms Tragic Flaw: quality or physical flaw that brings about or contributes to a character’s downfall.

11. Terms Tragic Hero: a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for a downfall, suffering, or defeat.

12. 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

13. Characters in Julius Caesar