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| Cultural rebirth in Europe from 14-17th centuries. Rediscovery of literature from Greece and Rome |
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| movement from rural areas to cities |
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| a poem of 14 lines using any formal rhyme scheme |
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| Sonnet with rhyme scheme of abbaabba |
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| beat consisting of unstressed syllable followed by a forced syllable |
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| correspondence of sounds of words |
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| the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of a line of poetry |
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| Italian painter famous for St. Peters Basilica The School of Athens etc 1483-1520 |
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| Book about politics of kingdoms by Machiavelli |
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| Powerful family that excilled Machiavelli |
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| a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval religious study and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought |
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| the use of humor irony or exaggeration in criticising people especially in politics |
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| the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. See hipster |
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| monk during the Italian Renaissance Florence pleaded for a Christian Renewal (Catholics were hella corrupt in the 15-17th centuries) |
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| knowledge of or expertise in the fine arts |
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| the activities associated with governing a country or area |
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| a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject |
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| group of sonnets that are put together to make a long work |
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| a type of sonnet much used by Shakespeare, written in iambic pentameter and consisting of three quatrains and a final couplet with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg. |
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| a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. |
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| an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. |
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| Queen of England from 1588 until 1603 |
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| Queen of England from 1588 until 1603 |
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| A great Roman general and senator, recently returned to Rome in triumph after a successful military campaign against Pompi |
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| Ceasers friend who betrayed him after he believed he was getting too powerful. Only one too truly believer this |
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| A friend of Caesar. Antony claims allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators after Caesar’s death in order to save his own life. Later, however, when speaking a funeral oration over Caesar’s body, he spectacularly persuades the audience to withdraw its support of Brutus and instead condemn him as a traitor. |
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| A talented general and longtime acquaintance of Caesar. Cassius dislikes the fact that Caesar has become godlike in the eyes of the Romans. Part of conspirtors |
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| A public figure opposed to Caesar’s rise to power. Casca relates to Cassius and Brutus how Antony offered the crown to Caesar three times and how each time Caesar declined it. |
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| Brutus wife stabs herself to learn about plot see also car and drama queen |
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| Caesar's wife eats hot coals see also drama queen, cringe worthy and ouch |
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| Conspirator convinces Ceasar to go to capital. |
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Gets angry at plebeians at beginning of play for celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompi
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Gets angry at plebeians at beginning of play for celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompi
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| The third member of Antony and Octavius’s triumverant. Antony thinks hes stupid and good for nothing more than errand running |
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| Caesars adopted son and successor |
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| fortune teller foretells Caesars death on ides of march |
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| One who tries to warn Cesar but Ceasar does not read letter |
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A servant to Cassius, he is also the messenger bearing the wrong news Cassius assumes that Brutus has been defeated and so thinking all is lost, decides to kill himself, using Pindarus to hold a sword out which he runs onto, the very sword, Cassius used against Caesar
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