the middle of the day -Casca was telling this to Caesar 4. lion gave birth 5. graves opened 6. it is stormy 7. blood drizzled from the capital 8.horses neighed and dead men groaned 9. ghost shrieked 10. Romans bathed their hands in his blood smiling - Calphurnia’s dream Forshadow Calphurnia’s dream was a portent she dreamed it three times Irony[aside] Audience knows that Trebonius is apart of the conspiracy and that shows that Caesar will die Fates When the expiration date is up 3
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"Et tu‚ Brute?" The final words spoken by Julius Caesar before his closest friend‚ and confidant‚ drove the final sword through his chest and watched him fall to the ground. When Caesar fell‚ democracy fell‚ and left Rome in a very unsettled state. There are many thoughts and ideas that could be drawn from the very simplistic white and black halves of my mask. Light and dark‚ good and evil‚ night and day‚ happiness and sadness‚ and the list goes on. The light half of my mask represents the democracy
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Julius Ceasar: 1953 vs. 1970 Julius Ceasar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that is believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar‚ his struggle between the demands of patriotism‚ honor‚ and friendship‚ and his assassination. It is one of several Roman plays that Shakespeare wrote that are based on true events from Roman history. After watching two films about Julius Ceasar‚ one made in 1953 and one made in 1970‚ I personally believe
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In his play‚ Shakespeare wrote how our emotions can lead us to misinterpret situations that causes us to act mistakenly act. This emotion and misinterpretations are shown through the multiple characters in the play‚ such as Cassius‚ Brutus‚ Antony‚ and all the conspirators. Cassius misinterprets a situation that causes
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others’ eyes. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ two main characters‚ Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus‚ present different personas- one being each characters actual self-characterizations‚ which we learn through their discussions with others‚ and another is how they are actually perceived in the eyes of others. Their inability to project their true motives in performing certain actions eventually brings about their tragic downfalls. Julius Caesar believed that people needed one strong ruler
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In the story “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman‚ Julius Caesar is a tyrant. Caesar wanted all of the power for himself. He stole the power of the senate and wore red boots and Tyrrhenian purple clothing. When Caesar stole the power of the senate‚ he took control of Rome. As it says in the story‚ “From the beginning Caesar’s ambitions were known. Over and again he promised to return power to the senate once reforms were made.” But after everything was back to normal and peaceful again‚ he still held
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Brutus is a main character in the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ and was a part of the plot to assassinate the titular man. Brutus is a high-ranking nobleman with a selfless nature‚ but is known to be easily tricked and manipulated. His most noticeable feature is his undying love for Rome‚ and his strong sense of honor. Unlike everyone else‚ who acts for their own purposes‚ Brutus was a friend of Caesar and only helped to kill him because he thought it would benefit Rome‚ and only for that reason. He thinks
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colossus"�(Julius Caesar 1.2.142-43). These words were spoken by Cassius‚ a character in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. He is speaking about Julius Caesar and Caesar’s arrogance and overconfidence. This quote also shows how Shakespeare perceived Julius Caesar as a prominent and influential man of his time. However‚ this view is not shared by all of the biographers that chose to write about Julius Caesar. In fact a famous ancient writer named Plutarch depicted Julius Caesar as a power-hungry
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the entire group‚ but most of the blame is placed on the person who was supposed to lead them in the right direction. Now envision Julius Caesar soon to be crowned the leader of all of Rome. Being a leader of all those people is a big task and a big responsibility‚ but Julius Caesar had the attributes of being a great leader for all those people. Julius Caesar is an aware‚ decisive‚ and confident man. A person would have to be if they were going on to take over all the responsibility of Rome onto
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In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the most heroic character in the play. In the play Caesar is greatly respected in Rome and the citizens want to make him king. Brutus is a respected citizen of Rome and is a strong supporter of the republic. If Caesar became king he would destroy the Roman Republic‚ and Brutus thinks he is not fit for a king. Brutus stands out in the play because he is willing to kill Caesar for what he thinks is good for the Roman people. He puts Rome
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