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
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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