Julius Caesar: Act 5

by William Shakespeare
Brutus is a trusted confidant of the Roman general Julius Caesar, but when he becomes convinced that Caesar's ambitions are a threat to the republic, he plots his friend's assassination. Read the full text here.

Here are links to our lists for the play: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, Act 5

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  1. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
    They stand, and would have parley.
  2. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
    A peevish schoolboy, worthless of such honor,
    Joined with a masker and a reveler!
  3. presage
    indicate by signs
    Now I change my mind
    And partly credit things that do presage.
  4. ensign
    colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
    Coming from Sardis, on our former ensign
    Two mighty eagles fell, and there they perched,
    Gorging and feeding from our soldiers’ hands,
    Who to Philippi here consorted us.
  5. stead
    the place properly occupied or served by another
    This morning are they fled away and gone,
    And in their steads do ravens, crows, and kites
    Fly o’er our heads and downward look on us
    As we were sickly prey.
  6. befall
    happen or be the case in the course of events or by chance
    But since the affairs of men rests still incertain,
    Let’s reason with the worst that may befall.
  7. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    Let them set on at once, for I perceive
    But cold demeanor in Octavius’ wing,
    And sudden push gives them the overthrow.
  8. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
    MESSALA:
    Where did you leave him?

    TITINIUS:
    All disconsolate,
    With Pindarus his bondman, on this hill.
  9. misconstrue
    interpret in the wrong way
    Alas, thou hast misconstrued everything.
  10. apace
    rapidly; in a speedy manner
    Brutus, come apace,
    And see how I regarded Caius Cassius.
  11. tarry
    stay longer than you should
    It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
    Than tarry till they push us.
  12. rite
    any customary observance or practice
    According to his virtue, let us use him
    With all respect and rites of burial.
Created on Mon Mar 11 14:26:55 EDT 2019 (updated Tue Jul 15 17:21:53 EDT 2025)

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