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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar vocabulary and literary terms Act III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aside | a brief comment a character makes that is not heard by anyone else onstage and that reveals the character's thoughts or feelings |
| soliloquy | a speech made by a character alone onstage |
| monologue | a very long speech by one person without interruption from others onstage |
| suit | old word for "petition" |
| repealing | old word for "recalling," especially from exile |
| confounded | confused |
| malice | a desire to harm or see harm done to others |
| oration | a formal speech, especially one given at a state occasion, ceremony, or funeral |
| discourse | to speak formally and at length |
| vile | depraved; ignoble |