Julius Caesar, Act II

Julius Caesar, Act II

noun. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

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​affability

​(Caes. 2.1.90-93)

verb. to scold or lecture

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chide

​(Caes. 2.1.188-190)

noun. the range of what one can know or understand

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cognizance

​(Caes. 2.2.90-94)

noun. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

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constancy

​(Caes. 2.1.322-325)

noun. the internal parts of something

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entrails

​(Caes. 2.2.41-43)

noun. a sign or warning that something, usually bad, will happen

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portent

​(Caes. 2.2. 85-87)

noun. the face or outward appearance of a person

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visage

​(Caes. 2.1. 87-89)

​anachronism

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a literary device that places someone or something associated with a particular historical time in the wrong time period.

​Complication

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anything in the story that prevents actions from proceeding smoothly from "point A" to "point B."

​Personification

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a type of metaphor that describes non-humans' looks, actions, and purposes with language typically reserved for human characters.

irony

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the contrast or difference between what is expected and what actually is

dramatic irony

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the audience knows more than the characters in the story

situational irony

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when what happens is the opposite of what is expected

verbal irony

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when what is said is the opposite of what is meant

aside

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when a character in a work of fiction addresses the audience directly for a moment to either express a truth, reveal a feeling, or comment on the events of the story