palter to talk or act insincerely.
part share.
part the numbers split up the crowd.
passion grief.
passions of some difference conflicting emotions.
performed natural.
phantasma an hallucination.
philosophy a particular system of principles for the conduct of life; here Cassius refers to Brutus' stoic beliefs.
philosophy a particular system of principles for the conduct of life; in Brutus' case, stoicism
physical healthy.
pitch a term from falconry. A pitch is the highest point of a hawk's flight from which it swoops down on its prey.
pitiful full of pity or compassion.
pity pity pity for Rome was more important than pity for Caesar.
Pluto the god ruling over the lower world, but here, confused with Plutus the god of wealth.
Pompey Roman general and one of the triumvirs, along with Caesar and Crassus, defeated by Caesar in 48 BC and later murdered.
Pompey's Porch the portico of a theater built in 55 B.C. by Pompey.
the posture of your blows what sort of blows you will deliver.
praetor a magistrate of ancient Rome, next below a consul in rank. Brutus was the chief praetor.
prefer here, recommend.
preordinance and first decree decisions already made.
presage foreshadowing quality
present sacrifice immediate sacrifice.
presently at once, instantly.
presently prefer immediately present.
press to crowd or throng.
prevent the time of life cut life short.
prick'd checked on a list.
prick'd in number of our friends counted as a friend.
proceeding political well-being.
prodigies extraordinary happenings, thought to foretell good or evil fortune.
proof experience.
property tool.
protest proclaim before he does.
protester one who professes friendship.
provender provisions, food
puissant powerful and strong.
purpos'd preordained.
put on our purposes reveal our purposes.
quartered divided into quarters.
the question of his death is enroll'd in the Capitol justification for his death is recorded.
quick mettle lively and spirited.
Quite from the main opinion he held once in contrast to the way he once thought.
rank overripe and ready to be cut down, that is, killed.
rascal counters worthless coins.
rash choler quick anger or ill humor.
rated berated.
ravens, crows, and kites eaters of carrion and thus inferior to the nobility of the eagle.
reason with the worst imagine and consider the worst.
regard and honor respect and affection; here, both that Cassius has high regard for Brutus and is himself a man of integrity.
remains what is left; here, what is left of my friends.
repealing recall.
respect repute.
resting quality stability.
rheumy dank.
riv'd split.
rout a disorderly crowd or noisy mob.
rude barbarous or ignorant.
ruffle up arouse.
