Julius Caesar Act III Vocab
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Julius Caesar Act III Vocab
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Scene 1 VocabAbide
-Take the consequences of
Addressed
-Ready
Ate` (Ay tee)
-Greek goddess of revenge
Basis
-base(of Pompey’s statue)
“bear me hard”
bear a grudge against me
Big
-full of grief
Bootless
-In vain
Carrion
-Dead and rotting
Conceit
-judge
Constant
-calm
Constant
-firmly determined
Corse
-corpse
Couchings
-very low bows
Credit
-reputation
Cruel Issue
-cruel deed; also the outcome or the result of cruelty
Cry “Havoc”
-give the signal for the devastation to begin
Cumber
-burden
Decree
-old Roman laws. Caesar warns that the laws might be changed at whim(just as the laws of children can be changed).
Dignities
-titles and honor
Enfranchisement
-restoration of the rights of citizenship
Et tu, Brute?
-Latin for “And you also, Brutus?”
Fall
-befall or happen
Fell
-evil
Fellow
-equal
Fond
-so foolish as
Freedom of repeal
-permission to return to Rome from exile
Hie
-hurry
Leaden
-blunt (not made of steel)
Let blood
-Antony is punning here. “Let blood” can mean “bleed a sick person in order to cure an illness” or it can mean “shed blood, to kill”.
Lies along
-Stretches out
Makes to
-makes his way toward
Market place
-the Forum, the center of public and commercial life in Rome.
Modesty
-moderation
Octavius Caesar
-Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and heir, who is 18-years old.
Olympus
-In Greek mythology, the mountain where the gods lived.
Pitiful
-full of pity
Post
-Ride on horseback (changing horses at posts along the way).
Pray to move
-beg others to change their mind.
Presently
-immediately
Prevention
-being prevented from carrying out their deed.
Pricked in number of
-counted with. In counting off a list of people, the Romans would prick a hole in a wax-coated tablet.
Produce
-take
Publius
-very old senator, too old to flee
Puissant
-powerful
Quartered
-butchered; cut into four pieces
Rank
-position
Rank
-another pun; swollen with disease, foul smelling, or swollen with power
Resolved
-satisfied
Resting
-unchanging
Schedule
-scroll of paper
Seven leagues
-about 21 miles
Sirrah
-like sir, often used to address an inferior, often indicating disrespect or anger
Stand upon
-wait for
Thorough
-through
Touches
-concerns
True quality
-that is, firmness
Try
-test
Turn back
-come out alive