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Section 1

(50 cards)

interim

Front

an intermission ; a pause

Back

haste

Front

speed; thoughtless quick action

Back

reverence

Front

respect; deference

Back

wane

Front

to decrease in size,number,strength

Back

feeble

Front

weak in force,strength,effectiveness

Back

strife

Front

intense conflict, struggle

Back

idle

Front

not working; doing nothing

Back

wax

Front

to increase in size,number,strength

Back

cognizant

Front

aware; knowledgeable

Back

augment

Front

to increase; make greater

Back

knave

Front

tricky or deceitful fellow

Back

indifferent

Front

without interest; not caring

Back

encompass

Front

to form a circle; include

Back

impart

Front

to inform; to tell

Back

censure

Front

criticism or punishment

Back

replication

Front

a copy, reproduction

Back

disclose

Front

to reveal or make public

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valiant

Front

courageous

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entreat

Front

to beg,plead,implore

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puissant

Front

powerful

Back

prodigious

Front

enormous ; extraordinary in size

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contrive

Front

to devise or plan

Back

consent

Front

give approval; to agree

Back

abide

Front

to follow

Back

constancy

Front

stability; a state of unchanging

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recount

Front

to communicate or convey in detail

Back

portentous

Front

showing signs of something bad

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demeanor

Front

behavior or personality

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apparition

Front

a ghostly figure

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virtue

Front

a good or admirable quality

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apprehensive

Front

worried that something bad will happen

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perilous

Front

dangerous

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loathe

Front

to hate; detest

Back

vex

Front

annoy or irritate

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fawn

Front

flatter or show affection

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chastise

Front

severely criticize

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decree

Front

an order usually having the force of law

Back

bondage

Front

captivity; the state of being a slave

Back

lament

Front

to feel or express sorrow; regret

Back

beseech

Front

to beg; implore

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imminent

Front

about to happen; impending

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servile

Front

slave like

Back

incense

Front

to cause extreme anger

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enfranchisement

Front

freedom of slavery

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tempest

Front

a violent windstorm

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chide

Front

strongly disapprove

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appease

Front

calm or bring about peace

Back

infirmity

Front

physical or emotional weakness

Back

construe

Front

to explain, give the meaning; interpret

Back

orator

Front

skillful public speaker

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Section 2

(41 cards)

Foil

Front

A character who sets off another character by contrast -a character who is bringing out something in the protagonist

Back

Anagorisis

Front

tragic recognition or insight

Back

Defile

Front

to spoil the purity of; to make dirty or unclean

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Irony

Front

What happens is the opposite of what you would logically expect

Back

Hubris

Front

extreme pride or self-confidence

Back

3.CLIMAX

Front

-" the turning point" when the plot changes for better or worse for the Hero.

Back

tragic hero

Front

a hero who begins with everything and ends with nothing because of fate and flaw

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Climax

Front

The point of greatest emotional intelligence intensity,interest,etc. in a narrative

Back

3 examples of Fate:

Front

>Calphurnias dream >strange omens( raining fire,soothsayer,ides of March, and birds) >the presence of a ghost (predicting his own downfall)

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omit

Front

to leave out

Back

4.FALLING ACTION

Front

-falling of the climax

Back

3 Examples of flaw:(BRUTUS)

Front

Easily manipulated, nice and believes in people;knaive

Back

1.Exposition

Front

-Intro. of protagonist/ antagonist; setting

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Dramatic irony

Front

A contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character doesn't know Ex:Caesar is going to die and there a plot against him that he doesn't know about

Back

Protagonist

Front

The main character in a play or story Protagonist= tragic hero; in Julius Caesar it's brutus

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Verbal irony

Front

A Contrast between what is said and what is meant

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5.Resolution

Front

-the end of the falling action and the conclusion to the story.

Back

Soliloquy

Front

A long speech in which a character is alone or thinks he's alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud deep and personal

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lofty

Front

superior

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Anarchy

Front

One who doesn't follow the rules or laws

Back

insurrection

Front

a rebellion or revolution against an authority/goverment

Back

Role of the chorus?

Front

To dance, sign, chant, sum up the actions and have the audience think

Back

Absolve

Front

To free from blame or guilt

Back

Pun

Front

Humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest to or more meanings at the same time

Back

visage

Front

an appearance

Back

muse

Front

to reflect or think deeply

Back

Antagonist

Front

The character or force that works against the protagonist; introduces the conflict

Back

how is Brutus stoic in Act 4? Which characters act as foil to Brutus' stoicism?

Front

Brutus is stoic because he knows that Portia is dead. So, in the beginning he seems to accept it by brushing it off, like if nothing happened. Characters that act as a fail to Brutus is Cassius and Messala. Cassius asking him repeatedly how she did and how is it possible. Messala because shes emotional and she keep on asking questions a lot.

Back

Rhetoric

Front

An artfully form of using words to change people's minds. Ex: when brutus gives his speech changed their mind with a simple speech

Back

Stoicism

Front

the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint

Back

Repulse

Front

An act of beating back or driving away with force

Back

enterprise

Front

a project sometimes complicated,difficult,risky

Back

wrathfully

Front

in an angry manner

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vanquish

Front

to conquer or dominate

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flourish

Front

to thrive or prosper

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Arrogance

Front

Overbearing pride

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flaw

Front

man has total control; personality defect

Back

fate

Front

by the gods; man cant control

Back

greek theater

Front

a.theatron b and d.parodos c. skene f.orchestra

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2.Rising action

Front

-the series of events that build up and create tension and suspense.

Back

meek

Front

very obedient

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