Anthony Giagiari Mr. Dinely ENG2D1-06 April 26th‚ 2012 Philosophy in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius‚ considerably the two main characters of the play‚ are very different in their personalities‚ as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism to an extent‚ and it can be shown that in the end
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Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus must make a choice between joining the conspirators or allowing Caesar to continue his rise in power. Brutus’ gullibility and dedication to Rome caused him to fall victim of deception. Influenced by Cassius’ remarks‚ Brutus reflects in Act 2‚ “It must be by his death; and for my part. I know no personal cause to spurn at him. But for the general‚” This shows that though Brutus has no rationale to kill Caesar; he is willing to commit murder for
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Rome’s military power strengthened throughout the 5th and 4th centuries BCE and by 270 BCE they commanded the entire peninsula. 264 BCE brought the beginning of the three Punic Wars fought against Carthage over control of the western Mediterranean. These resulted in victories for Rome which granted them access to the wealth of Greece‚ Egypt‚
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had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just as a hunter uses camouflage to keep the animals from seeing what he is up to. The conspirators also used camouflage‚ but they used flattery along with manipulation as a way to soothe any feelings of doubt that Caesar may have had about their
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conflicts every day; often‚ they resemble some conflicts from the past. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ the protagonist Caesar is assassinated by a group of conspiracies that think that crowning Caesar would overturn Rome. In reality‚ in Ancient Rome‚ the Senate had named Caesar “dictator perpetuo”‚ or dictator in perpetuity‚ and they opposed his policies. They did not assassinate Caesar for themselves; they loved Rome and believed the Romans would live as slaves under Caesar’s leadership
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Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage
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of his writings are from a long time ago. None of them talk about iPhones or facebook. Macbeth is a king who lived in Middle Ages. Julius Caesar? Ancient Rome. Romeo and Juliet‚ a story of the time when people would just start fighting on the street‚ killing each other. However‚ interestingly‚ we encounter these characters every day in our life. In Julius Caesar‚ Caesar is afraid people might think he is not masculine and weak. Just like him‚ we care a lot about how other people see us and sometimes
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have control. In some instances they will strive for power in ways that make them oblivious to right and wrong. Occasionally‚ they will go against what they are told to do and instead to what they want to do. In the play Julius Caesar the power of persuasion and manipulation of language is clear when two men‚ Brutus and Mark Antony‚ spiel to the people of their country‚ each attempting to gain the support of the populace over the death of Caesar. Even though Brutus establishes ethos throughout his
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play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Antony uses these elements to nullify the effect of Brutus’ convincing explanation of Caesar’s murder and to change the minds of the plebeians. Antony’s speech had an immense impact on the minds and opinions of the plebeians for he was able to turn the crowd against Brutus. Antony uses ethos to show how well he knows Caesar and how Brutus should not be trusted. At the beginning of his speech‚ Antony gives his credentials by saying how Caesar “was [his] friend
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the mindset that the utilization of natural and spiritual implements would protect one from plague and other maladies‚ both supernatural and secular. Thus‚ the supernatural is a recurring them in Shakespeare’s works of literature. In the play Julius Caesar‚ we see one such instance of the reiterated belief of the supernatural. As the play opens‚ we witness a short display of Roman life. The citizens present seem to have a strong conviction of the supernatural and its ability to solve everyday problems
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