Some Important Words note from The Killing of Julius Caesar story
1. Tyranny: absolute and oppressive rule by one overlord.
2. Ambition: an ardent desire to rise high in life.
3. Sacrifice: give up, make an offering of.
4. Field of Mars: Mars was the Roman god of war. The Field of Mars was an open space in Rome for holding victory rallies.
5. triumphal procession: a rally to celebrate Caesar's victory in Spain.
6. anonymous : unsigned ;
a composition of which the author's name is unknown.
7. Republic: a state which is governed either by the people themselves, or by their elected representatives. Rome had been a republic since the late sixth century B.C. But even after Caesar's death, the republic could not be saved and Caesar's nephew Octavius (Augustus) eventually became the supreme head of the state in Rome.
8. Upright: straightforward, honest, honorable.
9. Ides of March: the fifteenth day of March in the Roman Calendar.
10. tormented: tortured, anguished, suffering from pain.
11. cunning: clever, deceitful.
12. a limb : a part.
13. weighing heavily on : burdening.
14. determined: resolved, decided.
15. omen: a prophetic sign; a sign from which good or evil events to take place in the future may be predicted.
16. augurer: one versed in the art of predicting the future from 'omens'.
17. favourable: suitable, advantageous.
18. spouting: discharging, spilling out.
19. Escort: a person or group of persons accompanying someone for the latter's security.
20. Rumours: vague stories, general talk not based on actual evidence.
21. Anarchy: a state of political confusion.
22. petition: application.
23. stab: hit with a knife, dagger or some sharp weapon.
24. stagger: totter, sway unsteadily from side to side.
0 Comments