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    Julius Caesar‚ The Gallic War The Gallic War‚ shortened and translated from the original Latin title Commentarii de Bello Gallico‚ was a third-person narrative written primarily by Julius Caesar himself. Written sometime in the 50s and 40s B.C.E.‚ this non-fiction narrative speaks of Caesar’s firsthand accounts that he experienced during the war with the Gauls from 58-50 B.C.E. This account is split up into 8 total books; 7 of them written by Caesar and the eighth‚ which was a continuation

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    personality‚ what would you draw from it? William Shakespeare lends this thought to the audiences of his time as well as ours through the play‚ Julius Caesar. Was Julius Caesar really the noblest man that ever lived‚ an ambitious tyrant‚ or both? Enhanced by the personal values of Cassius and Brutus‚ we can discover that studying the conflicting perspectives of Caesar and his power can bring us closer to the truth of his character whilst cultivating a more diverse and provocative insight to Shakespeare’s

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    plays that stand out but the one that seems to stand out the most is “Julius Caesar”. “Julius Caesar” takes place in the Roman ages when Rome was the most powerful empires in the world. Caesar‚ the leader of the Roman Empire‚ was at the prime of his ruling until a man named Cassius gathered a group of men. In that group it included Brutus who was one of Caesar’s main supporters. Cassius’s group got together and each stabbed Caesar. Shakespeare wrote this play because he wanted to show that anyone can

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    Julius Caesar Study Guide Act I 1a. Marullus shows the fickleness of the crowd by pointing out their former devotion to Pompey‚ before they gave their allegiance to Caesar and supported his defeat of Pompey. Marullus says‚ “Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft Have you climb’d up to walls and battlements‚ To towers and windows‚ yea‚ to chimney-tops‚ Your infants in your arms‚ and there have sat The livelong day‚ with patient expectation‚ To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome”

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    Anthony Hudson Mr. Brookner 12/28/12 Period 2 English 2 Mark Antony is a loyal friend of Caesar’s who has stepped out of Caesar’s shadow and emerged as a leader of his own right after Caesar’s fateful death. Compared to Brutus‚ Antony is passionate more than principled‚ claiming alliance with Brutus to save his own life. However‚ he eventually maneuvers a masterful rhetoric to stir the crowd in a revolt against the conspirators with tears streaming down his cheeks. His impulsive nature serves

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    Mean Girls is like the modern version of Julius Caesar. There are many connections between the two stories. High school is a good portrayal of the jealousy‚ backstabbing‚ and betrayal that is found in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Regina George is Julius Caesar in Mean Girls. She is the leader that was feared to become too powerful or too popular. Regina was both loved and feared by the high school like Caesar. Then Regina was plotted against to ruin her reputation and taken down by Brutus and Cassius

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    Disparity of Public and Private Persona There is much to be said about the disparity between public and private persona in the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. When studying the characters’ human nature‚ it helps to delineate how the characters’ deepest avidities so greatly influence their choices. Both Brutus and Antony are very public figures throughout the play. However‚ the conflict of their duplicitous actions emerges from what is kept private and what they reveal to

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    In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ there are several instances of Marxism in the text. Caesar was in a powerful position as dictator in Rome. For that reason‚ he sought after the responsibility of ruling the citizens of Rome into a new era of monarchy. However‚ there were several noblemen and high ranking officers that plotted against him. These conspirators coveted the old republic of Rome‚ let to the assassination of Caesar‚ and then a battle with those that avenged Caesar’s death. The examples of

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    Julius Caesar younger days Gaius Julius Caesar was his name. He was conceived July 12‚ 100 B.C.E. His parents’ names were Gaius Caesar and Aurelia Caesar. Caesar got classic schooling. His father had great political success. Therefore they were entitled to certain privileges and offices. Young Julius served as an officer in Asia Minor. (“Julius Caesar Biography”) Caesar had his own first important political success around 63 B.C.E. He was then elected pontifex maximus‚ the religious chief of

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Stories generally have a hero and a villain‚ with people in between. What defines a hero or a villain is how we portray that character. For example‚ Adolf Hitler was thought to be a hero by the Germans when he saved the economy‚ but a villain to all the Jews. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the main protagonist Brutus performs a series of unfortunate actions that deem him to be a villain‚ but is ultimately an honorable man who is mistaken as one. Brutus’ lack

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