Act IV - Scene I A House in Rome — Vocabulary
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Act IV - Scene I A House in Rome
- prick'd
- Marked on a list with a pointed instrument; here, to designate someone for death on the proscription list.
- proscription
- The official condemnation of persons to death or exile, typically with confiscation of property; a Roman political practice.
- legacies
- Gifts of money or property left to individuals in a will.
- slight
- Of little importance or merit; insignificant.
- unmeritable
- Lacking merit or worth; undeserving of honor or position.
- divers
- Various; several different kinds of.
- provender
- Food for livestock, especially hay or grain; animal feed.
- corporal
- Relating to the physical body; bodily.
- barren-spirited
- Lacking creativity, imagination, or intellectual substance; dull.
- staled
- Made stale or no longer fashionable; rendered common or uninteresting by overuse.
- levying
- Raising or assembling (troops or an army) for military service.
- bay'd
- Surrounded and held at bay, as dogs surround a cornered animal in hunting.