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Julius Caesar Act III Vocab – Scene 2. Click to Continue. Answered -paid the penalty for. Are rid -have ridden. Bear me a bang -get a punch from me. Be like -probably. Better parts -better qualities. Bondman -slave. Brands -torches. Censure -judge. Common pleasures
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Julius Caesar Act III Vocab – Scene 2 Click to Continue
Answered -paid the penalty for Are rid -have ridden
Bear me a bang -get a punch from me Be like -probably
Better parts -better qualities Bondman -slave
Brands -torches Censure -judge
Common pleasures -public recreation areas Dear abide it -pay dearly for it
Dint -stroke Drachmas (DRAK muhs) -silver coins (Greek currency)
Enforced -exaggerated Envious -spiteful
Extenuated -lessened Firebrands -torches used to start a bonfire; fiery people who make trouble. Shakespeare is punning here.
Forms, windows -long, wooden benches and shutters General coffers -public funds
Grace his speech -listen respectfully to Antony’s funeral oration Griefs -grievances
Issue -children; heirs Lovers -those who love Rome
Napkins -handkerchiefs Nervii -one of the tribes conquered by Caesar, in 57 B.C.
O’er shot myself -gone farther than I intended Plebeians -common people
Public chair -the Rostrum (pulpit) Rude -rough and uncivilized
Senses -reasoning powers Several -separate; individual
So poor to -so low in rank as to Statue -pronounced in 3 syllables for meter’s sake
Turn him going -send him packing Vesture -clothing