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    behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code‚ but he takes actions that are unconsciously hypocritical. One of the significant themes that Shakespeare uses to enrich the complexity of Brutus involves his attempt to ritualize the assassination of Caesar. He cannot justify‚ to his own satisfaction‚ the murder of a man who is a friend and who has not excessively misused the powers of his office. Consequently‚ thinking of the assassination in terms of a quasi-religious ritual instead of cold-blooded

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    When Julius Caesar dies‚ Antony wants to go to the marketplace and give a speech at his funeral(Holt). Brutus is alright with it‚ but Brutus wants to go first in front of Antony’s speech. They both are great speeches and both use either logos‚ ethos and pathos very well. When we compare and contrast the two speeches we see who went wrong or what went wrong and will also see who used logos‚ ethos or pathos the best. When Brutus thought of his speech he overestimated his audience(enotes).

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    The Roman Empire began around 27 BC‚ the same time the Julio-Claudian Dynasty began. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty one of the things Suetonius writes about in his book The Twelve Caesars. Suetonius wasn’t the only historian during this time that wrote about this dynasty. A historian named Tacitus wrote about the 12 emperors in his historiography. Tacitus wrote “But the successes and reverses of the old Roman people have been recorded by famous historians; and fine intellects were not wanting to describe

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    For example‚ when Brutus and the conspirators‚ in Julius Caesar‚ kill Caesar‚ they defend themselves by stating the facts on the reasons for killing Caesar. The citizen believed them until Mark Antony manipulates the people to turn against the conspirators. As depicted by the drawing‚ facts are often disregarded due to manipulation or influence of power.

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    Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage

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    This time he did not rush to please Caesar‚ but instead collects his thoughts and articulates them. He does not want to hurt the imposter in anyway because his lie did not hurt anyone. He believes and carries out the encouragement of respect and kindness to everybody‚ even if they are on the

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    This loss of power brought about a series of civil wars fought among generals with the backing of their distinct armies.  Julius Caesar eventually prevailed when in 49 BCE he rode into Italy with his army against the orders of the Senate.  In 44 BCE he declared himself dictator for life‚ but was murdered by a crew of strict republicans on the Ides of March 44 BCE.  This once again

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    Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius

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    Brutus Caesar Short Story

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    froze. I looked at my reflection in the mirror‚ I recalled Cassius coming to me weeks ago about the heinous idea. “Brutus‚ please.” Cassius revered‚ as we walked home from the Pantheon. I stopped to think. Pausing for just a moment to remember all Caesar has done for me. “He’s like a brother to me‚ Cassius‚” I replied. “For the love of Zeus Brutus‚ think of what is best for Rome.” “But-” “No buts Brutus‚ the assassination will take place March 15.” Cassius

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    Jocasta the Selfless

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    Vic Ms. Ritter-Solberg English 113-01 12 Dec. 2007 Jocasta the Selfless In the Greek‚ tragic dramatist Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus‚ the character Jocasta misfortunately doubled as the wife and mother of the protagonist‚ Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Jocasta tries to discourage her husband‚ Oedipus‚ from exposing the murderer of her former husband and ruler of Thebes‚ King Laius‚ to rid the kingdom of a plague placed upon it by the gods to bring the slaying of Laius to justice

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