Themes Idealism exacts a high price. Brutus has respect‚ a comfortable home‚ a loving wife‚ friends. Yet he willingly risks everything—and ultimately loses everything‚ including his life—to live up to his ideals. This motif is a major one in history and literature. Socrates took poison rather than recant his beliefs; Christ was crucified after spreading His message of love and peace. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake‚ and Thomas More beheaded. In Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ the noblest character
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Brutus’ tragic flaws are part of what makes him a tragic hero. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a great example of a tragic hero. His tragic flaws are honor‚ poor judgement‚ and idealism (Bedell). In Shakespeare’s plays‚ the tragic hero and his flaws cause the downfall of the play (Tragic Flaws). In the play Julius Caesar‚ Cassius and the other conspirators take advantage of Brutus’ honor. The conspirators wrote Brutus fake letters from the public to get him to join them. Once he joined the conspirators
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Cleopatra VII was a remarkably intelligent woman with great charisma and political astuteness. The ancient historian‚ Plutarch‚ stated that “to know her was to be touched with an irresistible charm. Her delightful manner of speaking was such as to win the heart.” (Bradford 14). She utilized these assets to win over the favor of two of the most powerful man of Ancient Rome‚ Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Cleopatra is portrayed as being manipulative‚ conniving; and accused of utilizing her relationships
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In analyzing the writings of Aristotle and Plato‚ we are given a sense of understanding with how the ancients of Greece interpreted political violence and how their ideas of political organization could justify such acts. With the killings of the Gracchi brothers‚ (Gaius and Tiberius) as well as the murder of Julius Caesar‚ the Romans’ politically motivated deaths can be explained in the words of the Greeks philosophers as them being tyrants. From our previous essay‚ we have acquired that “[A]ny
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The Protagonists of Julius Caesar In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the plot uncovers several different characters: the tragic hero‚ Brutus‚ the anti-hero‚ Cassius‚ and the hero‚ Mark Antony. These three characters continue to display fitting attributes throughout the entire play. All of them are defined as a protagonist and they endure changes and grow as the play progresses. Brutus acts out of a desire to limit the self-serving aspects of his actions‚ ultimately dooming
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar The Play The Tragedy of Julies Caesar by William Shakesphere is about a new king named Caesar‚ who is trying to come into power. But out of fear and envy one of his best friends Brutas stabs and kills him to death. One of his other friends Marc Antony gives a speech at his funeral. In his speech he uses rhetorical strategies to get through to the People of Rome. In Antony’s speech he begins by explaining his purpose for speaking at Caesar’s funeral
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Steven Valdez Mr. Rodriguez English II‚ per. 5 December 1‚ 2008 Has someone close to you‚ a best friend‚ or a wingman ever betrayed you? That is what the play “Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ by William Shakespeare is all about. In the play Julius Caesar is the new ruler of Rome. Cassius‚ who is conspirator‚ does not want him to be ruler. So Cassius skillfully convinces Brutus that he would be a better ruler of Rome than Caesar. Cassius convinces Brutus by telling stories about Caesars personality
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Calendar of Rome In Rome‚ Julius Caesar was ruling at 58 b.c.‚ he was a genius and succeed from all the other cities. He created a lot of things like and one of them was the calendar. In his time there was so much religion‚ there were festivals based on gods used a lot of the Latin language. Back then their language was improving also and Julius decided to make the calendar a little difference. The months of the calendar were made by Julius Caesar and he based them on the gods‚ rulers and used
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Perceptions of Cleopatra Investigate the ancient sources that discuss Cleopatra and answer the following question in 750 words. Essay Topic: "Was Cleopatra a heroic figure‚ temptress or vassal of Rome?" Cleopatra is one of the most talked about figures in history. There is a large amount of controversy surrounding the character of this woman and what role she really played in Egyptian history. This paper will discuss how Cleopatra was really a true heroic figure‚ a woman who would go to great
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Julius Caesar Essay Throughout the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ there is a very evident case of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a man of noble stature who is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.” “Julius Caesar” is about a group of Romans who conspire together to kill the very powerful Julius Caesar. After they kill him‚ Rome is turned against them and they have to fight for their
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