Julius Caesar Page 23

  107 fellow equal

  110 Thasos island in the north of the Aegean Sea, not far from Philippi

  112 discomfort dishearten

  114 battles battalions

  116 try test

  2 bastard i.e. base person, one who is no legitimate Roman

  4 Marcus Cato also Portia’s father

  7 I am Brutus Lucilius lies in order to confuse the enemy and protect Brutus

  13 Only … die I yield only to die

  14 so much either Lucilius offers the soldier money or he refers to the abundance of honor to be gained from killing Brutus

  14 straight straight away

  17 Room, ho make room

  25 or either

  33 is chanced has fallen out, come to pass 5.5

  1 remains remnants, survivors

  2 showed the torch-light i.e. signaled to show that he had completed his reconnaissance mission

  17 list hear

  21 several separate

  27 beat driven

  27 pit trap for animals/grave

  29 tarry wait

  31 that … old that old friendship of ours

  32 sword-hilts sword handle

  33 office task

  still continuing

  42 vile ignoble, morally reprehensible

  46 but … hour toiled with the sole aim of finding death/done nothing other than toil to arrive at this point

  50 respect reputation

  51 smatch smack, taste

  55 still at peace

  Retreat signal for the pursuing troops to cease

  58 man servant

  60 make … him i.e. cremate his body

  61 only alone

  61 overcame conquered

  63 So in just such a way

  65 entertain employ

  67 prefer recommend

  72 latest last

  75 that what

  75 envy of malice toward/jealousy of

  76 He … them he alone joined the conspiracy out of honorable concern for the common good

  76 honest honorable/genuine

  78 gentle noble

  78 elements i.e. of the universe (air, earth, fire, and water)/of “bodily humours”

  79 mixed (harmoniously) combined

  81 use treat

  84 ordered treated

  85 field battlefield

  86 part share out