Julius Caesar: Writer's Methods and Techniques (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Speakers who use rhetorical devices in Julius Caesar
Speakers who use rhetorical devices in Julius Caesar
Brutus and Mark Antony
Antony's repeated phrase in his funeral speech
Antony's repeated phrase in his funeral speech
Brutus is an honourable man
Techniques in Antony's 'honourable man' repetition
Techniques in Antony's 'honourable man' repetition
Verbal irony and repetition
Irony type: audience knows conspiracy before Caesar
Irony type: audience knows conspiracy before Caesar
Dramatic irony
Effect of dramatic irony in Julius Caesar
Effect of dramatic irony in Julius Caesar
Creates tension
Soothsayer's warning to Caesar
Soothsayer's warning to Caesar
Beware the Ides of March
Theme emphasised by foreshadowing in Julius Caesar
Theme emphasised by foreshadowing in Julius Caesar
Fate versus free will
What the crown symbolises in Julius Caesar
What the crown symbolises in Julius Caesar
Power and ambition
What Caesar's blood symbolises
What Caesar's blood symbolises
His humanity and violence of his death
Structural technique: Caesar's rise/fall vs Brutus's
Structural technique: Caesar's rise/fall vs Brutus's
Parallel structure
How Caesar and Brutus are both described
How Caesar and Brutus are both described
Noble but flawed
What highlights cyclical nature of power
What highlights cyclical nature of power
Play starts with Caesar's triumph, ends with Brutus's defeat
What Caesar's crown refusal symbolises
What Caesar's crown refusal symbolises
Awareness of appearing too ambitious
Purpose of rhetorical devices in speeches
Purpose of rhetorical devices in speeches
To persuade, manipulate, and influence public opinion