In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar‚ the use of diverse leaders plays an important role in the plot‚ showing vividly how strong personalities conflict. This is the case with Brutus and Cassius‚ the two leaders among the several conspirators. The story of Julius Caesar is set in ancient Rome during a time when Julius Caesar is to become king. This‚ however‚ angers Cassius‚ a nobleman‚ and he plots with Brutus and others to kill him before he becomes king. They do just that‚ justifying their
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Friendship is a wonderful part of life‚ but it can unfortunately be used to deceive‚ for it is easy to manipulate with it‚ but only true friendship cannot be defeated‚ even after death. This element could well likely be the very thing that 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
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Flattery will get you nowhere. At the beginning of the story this quote might appear to be false‚ but as the story unfolds it only leads to the down fall of all involved. Throughout Julius Caesar‚ both friends and enemies use flattery and manipulation to obtain their goals. The first main use of flattery is used by Cassius on Brutus in Act 1‚ Scene 2 and in Act 2‚ Scene 1. Cassius tries his hardest to force Brutus to join the revolt against Caesar‚ but Brutus resists‚ stating his loyalty and
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A fight with words to change the minds of your audience is one way to explain rhetoric. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ rhetoric is exactly what Brutus and Mark Antony used to duke it out and to get their point across about Caesar’s death to the people of Rome. Seeking to gain their support and change their minds based on their rhetorical way with words. Let’s get it on! “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar‚ this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved
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CHARACTER TRAIT: REVENGEFUL Context: During the conversation with the conspirators. Evidence: Mark Antony proclaims that it is “dearer than thy death” for Caesar to see Antony shake the hands of “thy foes” and describes Caesar as “like a deer”‚ attacked by “many princes”. Context: After the conspirators left‚ when Antony is alone with Caesar’s body. Evidence: Mark Antony expressed his intentions for revenge by saying that ‘woe to the hand’ which ‘shed this costly blood’ and ‘he prophesy’
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How does Mark Antony persuade the crowd to reject the conspirators in Act III.3 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar? During Mark Antony’s compelling speech‚ he uses various techniques to convince the crowd that the conspirators are murderers not legends. Because the plebians were easily swayed‚ Mark Antony had this opportunity. To make sure the crowd took his points seriously‚ Mark Antony has to appear fair and wise. He knows that the plebians are strongly in favour of Brutus‚ as Brutus has just given
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The Israelites wanted a king very badly since all the other nations had one. They wanted a king to lead them into battle and that Samuel’s sons were corrupt‚ their names were Joel and Abijah. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. The elders gathered together and came to Samuel and Ramah. They said they wanted a king to lead Israel. The Lord said to Samuel to listen to the people to all that the people were saying and that it wasn’t Samuel that was rejected
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Although not the most popular stoic philosopher of the Silver Age (14-177 C.E.)‚ Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s works later received their well-deserved praise through rigorous translations and artistic renditions‚ including William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ “All’s Well That Ends Well”. Born the second son to a nobleman in Cordoba‚ Seneca the young grew up with some of the best minds and was educated by the first philosophy school in Rome‚ the School of Sexii. Seneca is seen by many as a significant
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In his 1959 film Ben-Hur‚ Wyler sheds light on how the Jewish and Roman traditions are unified into the new religion of Christianity. Wyler shows Christianity’s impact on a Jew in a Roman society by allowing Judah Ben-Hur to have the strength and momentum to overcome the obstacles that lead to his redemption and revenge. Judah’s old friend Messala had just been appointed the role of Tribune. Messala is set on ensuring that the Roman Empire remains the most powerful empire on earth‚ but Judah’s focus
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Dr. Ng‚ It is my bad about citation that I corrected as Cassius Dio‚ Roman History 56.30; (Published in Vol. VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition‚ 1925)‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/56*.html. I also corrected the citation about Suetonius‚ as Suetonius‚ The lives of the Twelve Caesars‚ The Life of Augustus 27‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Augustus*.html. Thank you very much for reminding me. I totally agree with you
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