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Julius Caesar
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05/05/2004

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Eulogy
Definition
speech given at funeral
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epitaph
Definition
what is on a headstone
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epithet
Definition
name or group of words put in place of a name or place
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euphemism
Definition
less hurtful way of saying something
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anachronism
Definition
doesn't fit time period
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catharis
Definition
emotinal cleansing that people fill after watching a tragedy; moved or learned something from the tragedy
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hubirs
Definition
ego (excessive pride)
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tragedy
Definition
play with sad ending
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Shakespearean Tragedy
Definition
A play that you learn from and the tragic hero has a fault that brings him down
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Tragic Hero
Definition
Look up to, has weakness which leads to their fall at the end
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Tragic Flaw
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Part of personality causing someone's downfall
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Protagonist
Definition
main character that usually has a problem cause be an atagonist
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Antagonist
Definition
The person who causes trouble for the main character or protagonist
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Ides of March
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The middle of March (March 15); when Julius Caesar was killed
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Soothsayer
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one who fortells events by predictio or by a prophecy
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Augerer
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A group of ancient Romans religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens
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Falling Sickness
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What epilepsy is called
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Microcosm/Macrocosm
Definition
What happens on a small scale reflects what is happening in the whole world
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Four Humors
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blood,black bile,yellow bile,phlegm
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drachma
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A gold and silver coin of Greece
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folio
Definition
text of play folded in half
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quarto
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texts of plays folded in 4ths
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