Summary:
In this chapter of the book, it is divided into scenes as it is a play. Marcus is not a well-behaved boy, as he punches his little, sister, Iulia. Standng up for the little girl, Quintus punches Marcus. Nevertheless, Marcus retaliates and punches Quintus, too. Quintus tells their mother, Aemilia, what happened, and she is very upset. She goes to beat Marcus as well. Finally, the father, Iulius, rises from his sleep, and when he finds out what is going on, he, too, beats his son, Marcus.
Vocabulary:
In this chapter, the words "improbus" (immoderate, flagrant) and "pulsat" (beat, strike) confused me slightly at first, but I was able to use context clues to figure out their meanings.
Grammar:
This chapter introduces more nouns in the accusative case, being used as direct objects. Also, new verbs are introduced in the chapter. Finally, demonstrative and relative pronouns are used throughout the chapter.
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