The Tragedy of Julius Caesar In the novel‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ conspirators‚ led by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Brutus‚ assassinate the ruler of Rome‚ Julius Caesar. They thought that he may have become a tyrant and would make the Roman Republic fall. The aftermath of killing Caesar led to violence and a civil war. As a result‚ the Republic evolves into an Empire. The whole point of assassinating Caesar is to prevent a dictatorship‚ but killing him is one of the main
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Study Guide for “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare The following questions will help you to prepare for your eventual test over “Julius Caesar”. While I will not be collecting this‚ it is on you to make sure that you are answering the questions as we go. Your test will be taken directly from this study guide. Act I 1) Judging from the events in Act I‚ the political mood and behavior of the Romans are best described how? 2) When we first see Brutus‚ he appears to be ________________________
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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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ability to make things happen by words alone. Rhetoric and Power is a theme well used in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Mark Antony deceives the conspirators into believing he is on their side when he discovers them with Julius’ corpse‚ Brutus’ speech after killing Julius Caesar makes the Romans believe Julius was a bad person‚ Mark Antony’s speech after Julius Caesar’s death makes the Romans furious at the conspirators. In the last two situations we see the point of view the countrymen
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events. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare shows through a series of events that being careful is important. The characters’ situational misinterpretations show that by misunderstanding the signs and their warnings‚ chaos can happen. Decius’ misinterpretation of Calphurnia’s dream leads to Caesar’s death because he manipulated the understanding of the dream in his favor. When Calphurnia is distress‚ afraid that something might happen to Caesar in response to her dream‚ Decius makes sure that Caesar and Calphurnia
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus has a few tragic flaws. Although Brutus is an honorable and true man‚ these flaws inhibit his actions and lead to his eventual ruin. One fatal flaw of Brutus is that he is very naïve. Brutus’ naïveté leads to a string of bad decision making. A big mistake that Brutus makes due to his naïveté is making the decision not to allow the conspiracy to kill Antony along with Caesar. When Cassius brings up killing Antony‚ Brutus tells him‚ “good Cassius‚ do not think
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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius is a character who had the power to influence other characters. He was able to convince others to do as he wanted by using words to connect with them. His power over others was very significant to the work as a whole. Cassius was a jealous‚ power hungry character. He felt envious of the praise Caesar was receiving after the defeat of Pompey. He felt that Caesar was weak and didn’t do anything to deserve the power. He told others
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the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes. At the beginning of the play‚ Caesar had just returned to Rome after defeating Pompey. Caesar was welcomed and praised by the citizens of Rome‚ except for one man‚ the Soothsayer. Even though he didn’t praise Caesar‚ the Soothsayer didn’t criticize or condemn him either; instead‚ he warned Caesar. He told Caesar to “Beware
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Julius Caesar ruled Rome officially for only a few days. What went so wrong that he needed to be killed after a few days? Muammar Gaddafi was in office for thirty-two years as dictator of Libya‚ despite the state’s denial of him holding any power. While Caesar was killed relatively early in his time compared to Gaddafi‚ both groups had their reasons for the assassinations. Cassius and his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional
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Brutus vs. Antony In Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar‚ Cassius states that he wishes Brutus could see himself as others see him‚ so then Brutus would realize how honored and respected he is. Cassius wants Caesar out of any power that he holds so he talks Brutus into killing Caesar. At first Brutus is hesitant towards the idea but after Cassius persuades him‚ Brutus decides to kill Caesar along with the other conspirators. The men agree that they need to get Caesar out of his home to kill him. They decide
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