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. RealityOmens, Superstitions, Portents
Characters in Julius Caesar
