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    Act 1 of Julius Caesar begins on the streets of ancient Rome during the high holiday of Lupercal. Citizens all over Rome are not only celebrating the holiday‚ but also celebrating Caesar’s return from Egypt. While celebrating with his fellow Romans‚ Caesar gets an oracular warning from a soothsayer who tells him to “Beware of the ides of March”. As Caesar is celebrating his return and impending crowning‚ Cassius is plotting to murder Caesar because he’s jealous and feels that Caesar is no better

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    Julius Caesar A powerful leader being assassinated is not new in the history of the world. Some have been powerful and some have not. President John F. Kennedy is maybe the most famous in the history of the United States‚ except maybe President Abraham Lincoln. The murder of Julius Caesar is one of the most famous and popular too. The debate is whether he should have been assassinated or not‚ depending on what you think he was doing within the empire. It is true that Julius Caesar was

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    think Flavius wants to do about Caesar? Flavius and Caesar are not the best of friends‚ so I would say that he wanted to undermine Caesar’s power and control his political actions. ! There are conflicting views of Caesar? Why? What do Murellus and Flavius consider Caesar? Why? Common people consider Caesar as a hero and their saviour from the corrupt senate and the evil Barbarians. They consider Caesar tyrant. Act I Scene ii The Fortune-Teller warns Caesar to “beware the ides of March”.

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    How Betrayal Led to Downfall in Julius Caesar In the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome‚ when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus‚ an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s‚ betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony‚ Caesar’s best friend and another honorable

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    Julius Caesar I’m writing my composition about which two characters in Julius Caesar are most alike and which two are opposite. I think Brutus and Cassius are the most alike. Caesar and Antony are the most opposite. Brutus being the one who supports the government thinks Rome would be better off if Caesar was dead. Brutus fears the fact that Caesar is in the position of dictatorship. Cassius the talented general hates the fact that everyone in Rome sees Caesar as godlike. Cassius soon tries to

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    introduction Brutus and Cassius‚ is there a difference‚ or are they the same? In the drama Julius CaesarCaesar is the ruler of Rome. A lot of the Romans do not like Caesar‚ but they respect him as ruler‚ except for a hand full who is planning to kill Caesar. These groups of people are called the conspirators -Comparison Both Brutus and Cassius greatly love Rome and care deeply for the Republic. Cassius`s love of Rome stems more from a love of what his country has to offer him

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    Julius Caesar belonged to the most important family of Rome‚ the gens Julia. He was born in 12 July 100 BC. Caesar joined Roman Army as an officer following the family tradition. He was extremely brilliant in sword fighting and horse riding. Caesar was raised-up during the period of blood-shed and turmoil in Rome. Caesar was Roman not only a Roman statesman but also a general and a re-known Latin poet. Caesar was extremely passionate about his political goals . He became the head of his family

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    Julius Caesar had a big influence on the entire tragedy. After his death‚ he continued to influence the actions of all of his noble peers. Everything that happens after Caesar is killed is connected to him in some way. For example after Caesar’s death Brutus tells all the citizens of Rome: “had you rather Caesar were living‚ and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” This made the citizens think that Caesar was a power seeker who did not care for the people

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    lead to endless perils. Decisions must be made when dealing with power‚ loyalty‚ and trust. Yet‚ unlike other decisions‚ ones that are about these three fields are the most important‚ due to the risk involved‚ and because of the consequences that might follow. Power- power is the complete domination of others‚ and since all men want to dominate those around them‚ power is valued as one of the most important possessions. Power is highly sought after‚ thus the correct decisions must be made

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    Julius Caesar ruled Rome officially for only a few days. What went so wrong that he needed to be killed after a few days? Muammar Gaddafi was in office for thirty-two years as dictator of Libya‚ despite the state’s denial of him holding any power. While Caesar was killed relatively early in his time compared to Gaddafi‚ both groups had their reasons for the assassinations. Cassius and his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional

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