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42 Cards in this Set
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cobbler |
mender or shoes or clumsy, bungler worker |
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knave |
tricky, rascal; rogue |
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tributaries |
captives |
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intermit |
stop the calamity or trouble |
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vulgar |
common |
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press |
crowd |
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shawdow |
reflected image |
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glass |
mirror |
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rout |
common crowd; disorderly crowd |
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Colossus |
gigantic ancient statue of Apollo, a Greek, and Roman god |
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marry |
truly |
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mark |
pay attention to |
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fain |
gladly |
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swounded |
swooned; fainted |
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saucy |
rude; impudent |
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portentous |
ominous; giving signs of evil to come |
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tokens |
portentous signs |
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want |
lack |
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iambic pentameter |
a line of verse with 5 metrical feet, each consisting if one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |
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blank verse |
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines |
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foreshawdowing |
clues that suggest events that have yet to occur |
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pun |
a play on words with 2 or more different meanings or 2 words that sound alike but are spelled differently |
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soliloquy |
a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else |
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simile |
a figure of speech in which the words 'like' or 'as' are used to compare 2 dissimilar things |
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What important background information is learned from the cobbler? |
-that Caesar has come back triumphantly -Pompey has been defeated |
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How do Murellus and Flavius feel about the celebration for Caesar? What do they do to hinder it? |
-Murellus and Flavius don't like Caesar and are mad people are celebrating him -Murellus and Flavius want to ruin the celebration and strip down the party decorations |
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What is the soothsayer's warning to Caesar? |
-Beware the ides of March |
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What stories do Cassius tell Brutus? Why might he choose these stories to tell? |
-When Caesar and Cassius were swimming and Cassius had to save him -When Caesar had a fever and seizure in Spain -Caesar isn't everything people make him out to be |
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How does Caesar feel about Cassius? How do you know this? |
-Caesar is suspicious of Cassius -"Such men as he be never at heart's ease" |
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What information about Caesar does Casca reveal to Brutus and Cassius? |
-Caesar was offered the crown 3 times, but refused it -Caesar also fainted |
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What happens to Murellus and Flavius? |
-They were "silenced" (most likely executed) |
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What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? |
-forge letters and let Brutus believe the citizens do not love Caesar |
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What reason does Cassius give for the storm? |
-a warning to the Romans |
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Quote: "I shall remember;/ When Caesar says 'Do this,' it is perform'd." |
A. Antony to Caesar B. I'll remember; When Caesar says to do something, it is done C. Shows Antony's loyalty to Caesar |
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Quote: "Beware the ides of March." |
A. a soothsayer to Caesar B.a warning telling Caesar to beware March 15 C. It foreshadows Caesar's assisination |
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Quote: "I love/ The name of honor more than I fear death." |
A. Brutus to Cassius B. I rather die than lose my honor C. characterizes Brutus to show how much he values his honor over his fear |
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Quote: "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,/ He thinks too much; such men are dangerous." |
A. Caesar to Antony B. Cassius has a suspicious look, he wonders too much; men like these are dangerous C. Caesar doesn't trust Cassius and is uneasy about him and his motives |
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Quote: "Alas it cried, 'Give me a drink, Titinius,' as a sick girl. Ye gods/ it doth amaze me." |
A. Cassius to Brutus B. Caesar cried, "Give me some water, Titinius," like a sick girl. It does amaze me. C. This shows that Caesar is weak sometimes and that he isn't as high and mighty as he makes himself out to be |
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Quote: "Would he were fatter, but I fear him not." |
A. Caesar to Antony B. I wish we were fatter (like everyone else), but I'm not afraid of him. C. Caesar is suspicious of Cassius and wants Antony to know he should be watched/feared. Although, Caesar isn't afraid of Cassius |
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Quote: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar's wing/ will make him fly an ordinary pitch." |
A. Flavius to Murellus B. If you pluck feathers from Caesar's wing, it will make him fly at a normal height C. If Caesar's support is taken away, it will make him act like the other normal men and that's what Flavius and Murellus want. They don't want him to be king. |
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Quote: "O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,/ knew you not Pompey?" |
A. Murellus to the Romans B. You hard-hearted, cruel Roman men, didn't you know Pompey (the previous king)? C. Flavius and Murellus want people to go home and stop celebrating Caesar since they supported Pompey. They think Pompey was better than Caesar. They want to remove the crowds from the streets to diminish Caesar's celebration. |