key words Flashcards
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what is tryannicide?
the killer of a tryant
what is tryant?
a cruel or obsessive ruler
dictatorship and power quote
‘set him before me, let me see his face’ shows he thinks he can have power over anyone and give them orders
harmartia
a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy
‘beware the eyes of march’ quote
soothsayer is saying to Caesar to beware the Ides of March. This shows an example of misreading because Caesar did not believe the soothsayer.
In terms of friendship with thine enemies.”
This quote shows that Antony wants to be friends with the conspirators but will later come and try and revenge Caesar.
“I came, I saw, I conquered”
the motivation of Julius Caesar was his ego, his ambition, his desire for dictatorship, and his desire to be God. It ended up that the reason of his death was his Hubristic nature towards the people around him
hubris quote
‘Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves. Men at some time are masters of their fates.’ In this quote julius caesar is described as a colossus, and the people of rome describe themselves as petty men walking underneath caesars huge legs, this shows that they have very little power.
ambition quote
‘Caesar’s ambition shall be glanced at; and after this let caesar seat him sure; for we will shake him or worse days endure.’ - brutus
This shows that his ambition could be used to persuade brutus to kill him as he has too much power.
tyrant quote
‘And why should Caesar be a tyrant then? Poor man, I know he would not be a wolf, but that he sees the Romans are but sheep’
The liberators are trying to convince everyone that Caesar is ruling through fear, so that they can justify his death.
conspiracy quote
‘O conspiracy! Cowards die many times before their deaths.’ This suggests that every time they do not face their fears, back out of a confrontation, or let something pass they should’ve stood up against, they are dying.
augment quote
“And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg
Which, hatch’d, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell.
This phrase suggests that brutus feels like he wants to kill caesar but while he’s around caesar he worships him and views him as a great character, but he’s going to get backstabbed by brutus.Brutus is also very appreciative around caesar brought him in as his own and treated him like a sun
