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This takes a look at Julius Caesar: the rhetoric, vocabulary, themes, etc.

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This is a specific type of rhetorical question where Antony asks the opinion of the audience while suggesting that there is a common interest.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

A Caesura is a natural pause in a line of poetry which tends to occur in the middle of a line. "He was my friend (CAESURA) faithful and just to me".

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

The act of circling around a situation without actually mentioning it. Antony never directly calls Brutus a liar, he only suggests that it may be an option.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

This is the habit or action of repeating your strongest argument again and again. This is seen on several occasions in Julius Caesar.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that characters do not know. For example, Mark Antony states he plans to seek revenge in his funeral speech. The audience knows this, but Brutus ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

A speech made after a funeral usually designed to say good things about the person who has passed away. Some people argue that there are two eulogies in the play while others say only Mark Antony's ...

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

A feminine rhyme is when there is an extra unstressed syllable at the end of the line. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." In this case "him" is the extra syllable.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

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