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Julius Caesar: Act III Vocabulary and Introduction. Geller’s So-So Sophomores Fall 2013. Vocabulary. Purge (v): Eliminate Testament (n): Will Havoc (n): Chaos Legacy (n): What is left behind after someone is gone Apparition (n): Ghost Redress (v): Make up for a wrongdoing
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Julius Caesar: Act III Vocabulary and Introduction Geller’s So-So Sophomores Fall 2013
Vocabulary • Purge (v): Eliminate • Testament (n): Will • Havoc (n): Chaos • Legacy (n): What is left behind after someone is gone • Apparition (n): Ghost • Redress (v): Make up for a wrongdoing • Bestow (v): Give • Devise (v): Figure out; come up with • Ingratitude (n): Ungratefulness; lack of appreciation
More Vocabulary • Counsel (v): To give advice • Extenuating (adj): Lessening the severity of something; making something less serious or severe; mitigating • Spectacle (n): Something dazzling to behold; an amazing sight to see • Mutiny (n/v): Organized revolt against authority • Valiant (adj): Brave • Firmament (n): The sky, the heavens • Conceit (n): arrogance
Even More Vocabulary • Ascend (v): To climb; to go up • Vanquish (v): Conquer; overthrow • Repeal (v): To take back • Censure (v): punish
Where We Left Off… • Brutus has committed himself to joining the conspiracy, but convinces the other conspirators that Mark Antony should be allowed to live • Brutus has promised Portia that he will share his secret with her • Calphurnia has failed to convince Caesar to stay home on the Ides of March • Artemidorus plans to warn Caesar about the conspiracy • The conspirators have arrived to escort Caesar to the Capitol
As Act III begins… • Time and place: The Capitol in Rome. The Ides of March. Cast: