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 Essay By Anonymous “Hold thou my sword hilts whilst I run on it” (5.5.32). Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy about the details surrounding the death of Caesar and the deaths of the conspirators. This tragedy involves a tragic hero‚ a hero whose strengths cause his downfall. The tragic hero is Brutus because he is virtuous‚ his morals cause him to kill Caesar‚ and his morals ultimately kill him. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was known
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thinking there are more people in support of their actions than there really are. Brutus agrees to let Marc Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius has serious misgivings about this and warns Brutus in Act III‚ scene i‚ after Antony makes his request‚ not to agree "You know not what you do: do not consent That Antony speak in his funeral: Know you how much the people may be moved By that which he will utter?". Brutus believes that each man should be trusted based upon their integrity‚ and who they
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Lindsey 5/16/14 English Period 7 Julius Ceasar history vs. play In all actuality Shakespeare portrayed Julius Ceasar very closely in his play to what it really was in real life with only a few slight differences and also in the play the stroy is shortened down quite a bit from what really happens after Ceasar is assassinated. For example in the play Caesar is portrayed as a noble hero that is struck down by his "allies" without much of a reason. In reality Caesar was power hungry‚ cruel‚ devious
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Loyalty in Julius Caesar Loyalty is the most important attribute. The definition of loyalty is faithfulness to one’s friends‚ country‚ ideals‚ etc. What would you do if your loyalties clashed with one another? You would have to pick. That choice can make or break a man‚ which I think ruined many men in Julius Caesar. No one knew who was an ally or an enemy. Someone who was one of your best friends could actually be your foe? This is what happened in Julius Caesar. I think loyalty is the very most
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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 Caesar‚ Caesar 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 The art of persuasion dates back to before the time of William Shakespeare and Julius Caesar and has been used excessively in literature throughout history. The art of persuasion has no boundaries‚ anyone may use it. It does not matter their social or economic status. Though the method used may be different‚ the goal is always the same‚ to get the subject to support the cause at hand. It encourages them to think or behave in a certain way‚ perhaps to change their opinion‚ or to make
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JULIUS CAESAR Introduction:- William Shakespeare an English dramatist and playwright was born in 1562. One of the master pieces of Shakespeare why all this 57 plays are masterpieces. The assassination of the Roman Emperor Caesar by conspirators. The funeral oration of Antony is a classical one. It is often compared to the speech made by Portia in the play‚ “The Merchant
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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he has 2 main characters named Brutus and Caesar. Caesar is the honorable leader that Rome’s peoples are wanting. Brutus is the one that gets deceived into believing Rome’s peoples want him just because the conspirators and Cassuis want to get rid of Caesar. In this play there is betrayal that revolves around the inflexibility of Brutus and Caesar. An incident that shows inflexibility of Julius Caesar is when the Soothsayer steps from the
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