com to our once peaceful nation. Our mighty leader Caesar was mercilessly assassinated yesterday on Ides of March 44 BC. by a group of rouge senators including Caesars trusted friend Marcus Brutus. These murderers have escaped and Rome has lost one of her best and most compassionate leaders. But what was the reason of this sudden assassination. The most obvious is uneasiness. For some time there has been tension between our great leader‚ Caesar‚ and the senate. These self-seeking inconsiderate murderers
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In Roman times‚ suicide was not the shameful‚ taboo act that it is today‚ but was once viewed as honorable and praiseworthy. The ultimate sacrifice was being able to take one ’s own life. Brutus‚ in William Shakespeare ’s Julius Caesar‚ is a man driven by will‚ virtue‚ and disillusionment all in the name of the Republic. On the eve of his defeat by Antony‚ Brutus runs upon his own sword to preserve his honor as a Roman man. Brutus "embraces a Stoic attitude towards suicide‚ seeing it as the supreme
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Persuading Caesar In the tragedy‚ “Julius Caesar‚” William Shakespeare uses detail and appeal to present how Decius was able to make a stronger argument than Calphurnia to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate. Calphurnia already has an emotional appeal with Caesar since he is her husband and uses pathos to try to persuade Caesar to stay home and not go to the Senate meeting as it would turn out in a negative situation. She expresses her fear with a dream of his statue “[running] pure blood and
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Then fall‚ Caesar!” These last words of Caesar show the heartbreak and betrayal that he felt inside. The relationship between Brutus and Caesar is bitterly ironic in such a way that the audience can feel the characters emotions. However‚ it is somewhat difficult to choose whether you can justify the actions of the conspirators‚ or if you fall into the sorrow and anger that is inside those who loved and supported Caesar. Going back to Caesar’s last words‚ “Et tu Brute? Then fall‚ Caesar!” you can
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In the play ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar‚ the Emperor of Rome‚ is murdered during the third Act. It has been suggested that power and the quest for power are the reasons behind his murder. Power is defined as a position of authority or control with the ability to do or act upon you will. The issue to be investigated is whether Brutus‚ Octavius and Antony became so corrupted in their quest for power that they killed Julius Caesar‚ so as to gain his power. It has also been
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II. Lines 136-139). Julius Caesar was a powerful ruler who had a little too much power. In Ancient Rome‚ there was a group of conspirators who wished to see Caesar dead because he was a greedy‚ two-faced ruler. The conspirators‚ Cassius and Brutus‚ were close friends‚ and Cassius is the one that plotted out how to kill Caesar and persuaded Brutus to help him. They feared he would become king and destroy Rome as they knew it. They did end up succeeding in murdering Caesar‚ but it complicated their
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negative thoughts‚ fear‚ and insecurity: jealousy. For Caius Cassius and Julius Caesar‚ life-long friends‚ this emotion destroys everything in its path. As Cassius’ character unfolds in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ jealousy fuels Cassius to manipulate others to achieve his goals‚ resulting in chaos and eventually death. Caesar’s sudden power threatens Cassius and a group of his friends‚ so they conspire to kill Caesar. In order to do so‚ they seek the aid of Brutus in order to ensure success. Cassius
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the people of Rome are looking for the new leader someone to replace the popular figure of Caesar. The citizens of Rome find their guidance in the two fellow Romans Mark Antony and Brutus who use the repetition of meaningful words “honor” and “ambition” to Manipulate the Plebeians to siding with both of them. To begin‚ I would like to identify the speakers in the occasion of Caesar’s funeral which are Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony who are speaking to the
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the dynamics between Caesar and Calphurnia‚ and shows some character traits of Caesar‚ as well as a point on human nature. The scene begins with Caesar entering and complaining about how Calphurnia has woken up three times yelling‚ “Help ho‚ they murder Caesar!” Calphurnia then tells Caesar how she had a dream that she believes to be an omen. In said dream‚ Calphurnia says she saw risen dead‚ warriors fighting‚ and ghosts shrieking‚ as well as fountain of Caesar with blood pouring
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what makes us believe that our leaders are? Personal flaws often affect ones leadership‚ but this is not always the case. Many people let their flaws affect them as leaders‚ and it is difficult to be successful when their flaws get in their way. Caesar was an egotistical and oblivious man‚ and his flaws lead to his assassination. Brutus was a very noble leader‚ but he was too naïve and idealistic. Cassius was very intelligent‚ but he was over dramatic. His leadership is cut off because he always
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