Julius Caesar Vocabulary Development

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Julius CaesarVocabulary Development

• Unit Target I can read and analyze a variety of
  short stories, non fiction, novels, technical
  selections, and classical works of literary
  merit.
• Daily Target I can recognize archaic words to
  better my understanding of Shakespeares Julius
  Caesar.

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Archaic Words

• Archaic words are words that are no longer
  commonly used.
• In Shakespeares writings you find unfamiliar
  words that have passed out of use altogether, as
  well as familiar words that have archaic meanings.

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• The following words are from
• Act I of Julius Caesar

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Words no longer in common use

• Ho hey
• Thou you
• Art are
• Wherefore why
• Doth do
• Withal nevertheless (in spite of that)
• Hie hurry
• Ere before
• Ghastly ghostly

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Words whose Meanings have changed

• Naughty worthless
• Hence depart
• Press crowd
• Marry small promise
• Soft wait a minute
• Falling Sickness seizures
• Sad serious
• Peace! Silence!
• Saucy Presumptuous
• Gentle noble

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• The following words are from
• Act II of Julius Caesar

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Words no longer in common use

• taper candle
• moe more
• tis its
• redress correct a wrong
• betimes at once
• yon demonstrative pronoun that points at
  something
• prithee pray thee beg you

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Words whose Meanings have changed

• craves demands
• closet small private room study
• exhalations meteors
• prick urge
• put on display
• humor mood

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• The following words are from
• Act III of Julius Caesar

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Words no longer in common use

• belike probably
• wit intelligence
• Ides of March March 15th
• sirrah like sir, but used to address an
  inferior, often intending disrespect or anger
• amiss out of proper order
• puissant powerful
• wilt Will

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Words whose Meanings have changed

• touches concerns
• schedule scroll of paper
• constant calm
• abide take the consequences of
• fall happen