History is very important‚ without it we wouldn’t know of things that developed our country‚ we wouldn’t know of momentous people who did brilliant or even horrific things. Such as two well known conspirators who wanted innovation but to do so killing was much involved. Gaius Cassius Longinuslinus and Joseph Goebbels are two people from different worlds‚ different times and different roles played in history but both are very similar in the way they lived their lives and their goals within the country
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From the beginning of time‚ when societies were first constructed‚ certain men always knew exactly how to obtain something every person desires—power. Human beings thirst it‚ crave it. They love to give orders‚ love to be on top. Once obtained‚ power becomes like a drug—a person always wants more. Some achieve control in bloody ways; others acquire it through peaceful behavior. How might one reasonable gain and keep power? Niccolò Machiavelli and William Shakespeare agree that the former is generally
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THE TRAGEDY OF ANTONY & CLEOPATRA 1. Antony and Cleopatra’s genre is tragedy. The reason why it is tragedy is because the main characters‚ Antony and Cleopatra‚ are having difficulties throughout the play. Antony is married and Caesar is worried that Antony is not doing what he is supposed to do and instead he is having affair with another queen. They loved each other but Antony had to marry to Caesar’s sister to make his relations stronger with Caesar. At the end of the play they both died. 2
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Part 1 It is good practice to quote the question – it helps with focus Plutarch’s view of Cleopatra and Antony’s relationship is likely to be a biased one; given his background as a Greek with Roman citizenship (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/465201/Plutarch - Accessed 6th November 2008)‚ Roman opinions will have influenced him. Also‚ Plutarch was writing over 100 years after Cleopatra’s death; his passage cannot be a primary source. It’s almost immediately clear from this passage
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Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the year 1601. It resemble the play Hamlet‚ and it characterized his assassination in 44 B.C. and the defeat of the conspirators in the battle of Philipi. Its setting is Rome‚ the capital city of Italy. Most of the scenes are set in Rome and Philipi. The play begins in the street of Rome where the Roman citizens is celebrating Caesar’s triumphant return from the war. Although the title of the play is ‘Julius Caesar’ but Caesar is not the main
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Brutus was the noblest roman who wanted what was in the best interest for the roman population. Brutus’s tragic flaw was that he was too trusting. He honestly felt that he had to kill Caesar in order to save Rome from tyranny. He trusted Mark Antony not to blame the conspirators in his speech at Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony broke his promise and got Brutus and the others into deep trouble. Brutus indeed ended up in a position‚ from his own actions‚ that is tragic to the reader. In the play The
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar‚ the use of diverse leaders plays an important role in the plot‚ showing vividly how strong personalities conflict. This is the case with Brutus and Cassius‚ the two leaders among the several conspirators. The story of Julius Caesar is set in ancient Rome during a time when Julius Caesar is to become king. This‚ however‚ angers Cassius‚ a nobleman‚ and he plots with Brutus and others to kill him before he becomes king. They do just that‚ justifying their
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Friendship is a wonderful part of life‚ but it can unfortunately be used to deceive‚ for it is easy to manipulate with it‚ but only true friendship cannot be defeated‚ even after death. This element could well likely be the very thing that had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just
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Flattery will get you nowhere. At the beginning of the story this quote might appear to be false‚ but as the story unfolds it only leads to the down fall of all involved. Throughout Julius Caesar‚ both friends and enemies use flattery and manipulation to obtain their goals. The first main use of flattery is used by Cassius on Brutus in Act 1‚ Scene 2 and in Act 2‚ Scene 1. Cassius tries his hardest to force Brutus to join the revolt against Caesar‚ but Brutus resists‚ stating his loyalty and
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A fight with words to change the minds of your audience is one way to explain rhetoric. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ rhetoric is exactly what Brutus and Mark Antony used to duke it out and to get their point across about Caesar’s death to the people of Rome. Seeking to gain their support and change their minds based on their rhetorical way with words. Let’s get it on! “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar‚ this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved
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