Julius+Caesar+Vocabuary

> thee: you - thine: you - thou art: you are - thou wert: you were - 'tis: it is > affections swayed: passions ruled > ambition: for the Elizabethans, the word had the special meaning of unscrupulous pursuit of power > apparent prodigies: wonders that have appeared > augurers: priests who interpreted omens > bear hard: bear a grudge against > betimes: at once > bird of night: the owl > bootless: useless > break with: break our news to, discuss > but soft: slowly > carrion men: decaying corpses > carrions: living carcasses > chafing with: beating on > charactery: what is written upon, i.e., the meaning > chopt: chapped > cobbler: this means bungler as well as shoemaker > Colossus: the huge statue of Apollo at the harbor of Rhodes. It was erroneously thought that its legs spanned the harbor entrance > colour: excuse > common proof: common experiences > concave shores: overhanging banks > condition: constitution, state of mind > coronets: small crown, or perhaps a laurel wreath > crossed: opposed > dropping fire: thunderbolts > erns: grieves > extremities: extremes of power > factious: active > falling sickness: epilepsy > Falls purpose: is close to the truth > fashion: shape to our purpose > fat: amiable satisfied > Fates: in classical mythology, the three goddesses who directed human destinies > favour: feature > figures: fantasies > fleering: the Elizabethan meaning combined our "fawning" and "sneering." > formal constancy: steadfast self-possession > from the main: not strong > gamesome: sportive > gentle: noble, or well-born; mild or amiable > get the start: a head start; the metaphor from the running of a race is carried on the victor's "palm" in the next line > glazed: a combination of glared and gazed > hart: deer, with a pun on heart > hearts of controversy: in rivalry > hie: hurry > high-sighted: ambitious > hinds: deer > humour: feeling (of fear); to persuade by flatter; or a mood, temperament, or mist > ides: the 15th day of the month > ingafted: deep-rooted > intermit: hold off > jealous: in sensed suspicious > lethe: in classical mythology, Lethe was a river in Hades, the waters of which induced forgetfulness. Here the association is with death generally > marry: an oath, by (the Virgin) Mary! Bit in effect no stronger than "indeed." > meet: proper > moe: more > naughty: insolent, wicked. A stronger tern for the Elizabethans than for us > nothink jealous: have no doubt. ordinary: a tavern > out: angry > palter: quibble or deceive > praetor: magistrate > prick: spur > prodigies: unnatural events > proof of constancy: test of endurance > proper: belonging > put on: incite > quick mettle: mentally sharp > rated: upbraided > rheumy: moist > rive: split open > several bastardly: not true Roman blood > sick offence: harmful illness > Soft you!: i.e., Hold on; wait > sounded: proclaimed > stand close: stand back, conceal yourself > swounded: fainted > taper: candle > thunder-stone: thunderbolt, lightning > unbraced: with doublet untied, open > ungently: discourteously > the vulgar: the common people > wafter: wave > watchful cares: cares that keep one awake > whe'r: frequent in Shakespeare for weather > your mind hold: if you don't change your mind; if you are still sane
 * Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare:**
 * **Commonly used words found in Shakespeare's works:** an: if (sometimes) - ay: yes - coz: cousin - doth: does
 * **Words alphabetical from A - to - G (41 words)**
 * **Words alphabetical from H - to - Z (43 words)**