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