What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.
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Aasiyah Fisher Mrs. Grillo ELA II Honors (Pd. 8) Julius Caesar Essay Power of Deception and Manipulation The power of deception/manipulation in the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar was a major aspect of the play. Deception and Manipulation are things people use to cover up or hide the truth. They both played a major role in the development of the narrative role in Julius Caesar. Characters such as Cassius‚ Antony‚ Decius‚ and Brutus demonstrated that these two qualities are necessary to
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in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Brutus Sacrifices one of his good friends for the greater good of the people of Rome. Sacrifice is giving up something or someone that is love for the greater good of others or yourself. Everyone knows about sacrifice. Sacrifices can be the hardest thing to do because it’s a sacrifice so you could possibly lose something or someone close to you. Brutus has to make a sacrifice for the good of the people of Rome by killing his good friend Caesar in Julius
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cried‚ Caesar hath wept‚ ambition should be made of sterner stuff’. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar mark antony says that he was not ego-centric but had greatly compassion for the people. Caesar’s tears proved he wasn’t very ambitious. Nor greedy or ego-centric but a friend of he people and his murder was unjust. " There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and dealth for his ambiton." Brutus is really telling the people why he killed Caesar and how
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William Shakespeare‚ introduces the idea of betrayal in the play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. “ Brutus addresses the Roman people after the conspirators have murdered Caesar. In his speech‚ Brutus aims to convince the Roman people of his attempt to liberate them from a tyrannical rule of Caesar. Diction‚ antithesis and parallelism are techniques Brutus skillfully uses to create a logical reason for the assassination of Caesar‚ therefore creating a patriotic tone. Brutus opens his speech by proclaiming
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Calpurnia and Portia Shary Nguyen English 2 Per. 5 October 3‚ 2007 Portia and Calpurnia from the play “Julius Caesar‚” written by William Shakespeare‚ are the wives of central characters in the play. Portia is the wife of Marcus Brutus‚ and Calpurnia is the wife of Julius Caesar. Although‚ Portia and Calpurnia are in the same social class during the same time period‚ they have similarities as well as differences. Portia seems braver and Calpurnia
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius‚ a main character‚ discussed the integral role of humanity’s decisions‚ saying‚ "The fault...is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves" (I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context‚ Cassius’s viewpoint is secular‚ demanding that all of us‚ not fate‚ is in control of the courses of our lives. However‚ it is also countercultural as our society ingrains itself in the norm of scapegoating‚ where humanity points to individuals/groups whom we can dump our rage for
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the Ides of March‚ shall be forever remembered in the histories of the Roman Republic. For on that day a great leader and arguably the best Rome has ever seen was killed. It took twenty and three plunges of envious knifes to bring down great Julius Caesar‚ as he started to address the senate that day. This tragic event created by those who have the nerve to call themselves liberators should not go unpunished. Their action has led to disunity and chaos inside the heart of our Republic‚ weakening
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus is the tragic hero for many reasons. Brutus’ character is noble‚ loyal‚ and honest. In the play Brutus is forced to make a difficult choice between killing Caesar‚ the ruler of Rome‚ to save Rome or to stay loyal to Caesar and let him live. Even when he stabs Caesar he is noble because he was doing it for the citizens of Rome. One of the reasons that Brutus is a tragic hero‚ is that he is very hesitant about killing Caesar. He has to think
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it is so abstract‚ so different from everything else‚ and that’s why it is the most difficult thing for a pearson to achieve. As mentioned above being a leader sets every idea of manipulation in shadow. It is the door to a new era‚ and that is what Julius cesar achieved. He achived full control through leadership. That is the pricve of being a leader. The price is absolute control‚ but inorder to get to this idea of absolute control you will need to develop a society
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