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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Anthony Hudson Mr. Brookner 12/28/12 Period 2 English 2 Mark Antony is a loyal friend of Caesar’s who has stepped out of Caesar’s shadow and emerged as a leader of his own right after Caesar’s fateful death. Compared to Brutus‚ Antony is passionate more than principled‚ claiming alliance with Brutus to save his own life. However‚ he eventually maneuvers a masterful rhetoric to stir the crowd in a revolt against the conspirators with tears streaming down his cheeks. His impulsive nature serves
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Who Said It Better? Two of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues appear in Julius Caesar. After Julius Caesar was killed by the conspirators and his close friend‚ Marcus Brutus‚ he‚ along with Mark Antony‚ deliver a speech at Caesar’s funeral a few days after his death. Brutus delivered his speech first‚ soon to follow Antony’s after he departs the crowd. Although Brutus’ speech was convincing to the crowd‚ it was not as strong as Mark Antony’s speech. “As Caesar lov’d me‚ I weep for him; as
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Julius Caesar Speech Essay In act lll of Julius Caesar‚ a flawless specimen of literature using classical appeals‚ both Brutus and Mark Antony deliver a speech using the three classical appeals‚ ethos‚ pathos and logos at the funeral of Julius Caesar. Both men effectively convey their point to the listeners/readers however; one in particular is exceedingly influential. The more powerful one is by Mark Antony‚ who uses credibility‚ emotion‚ and logic in his speech to induce the crowd at the funeral
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Art can be expressed and represented in many different ways. Art had been used to represent different themes all throughout history from prehistoric caveman times to even the present now and surely for the future. In older times many different kinds of rulers would use art for their people to relate and follow him depending on how the art was represented. One of these pieces of art is the Augustus of prima porta as well as the shield jaguar and lady xoc piece during later times. Both are art pieces
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One of the overall points that Augustus makes certain he conveys in the Res Gestae is that above all of his accomplishments‚ he was cared for by the people of his empire. The first part of the document addresses his various accolades of which were awarded to him by the senate and other such organizations of power. When pointing out that the Res Gestae was the official recording and collection of Augustus’ life by the man himself‚ the extent of his want to be remembered in a positive light is revealed
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Something as old as bullfighting might seem out of style but it is quite a prominent sport. The show of bullfighting has been around for a long time and was a popular spectacle in ancient Rome. It was fully developed in the Iberian Peninsula. The North African Moors changed this sport from a “formless spectacle practised by the conquered Visigoths to a ritualistic occasion observed in connection with feast days on which the conquering Moors‚ mounted on highly trained horses‚ confronted and killed
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Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12 in 100 BC in Rome. He is the son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. He appointed dictator for ten years in 47 B‚ for the life on February 14 in 44 BC. He was married to Cornelia he had one daughter named Julia‚ then he married Pompiea‚ alas to Calpurnia. Julius Caesar was tall‚ and fair-haired. He was well built and the sound of health. Thought he suffered from the occasional epileptic fit. Julius Caesar grew up in a period of unrest and civil war
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In Julius Caesar the rulers break and bend the rules one after another. I don’t think the rulers should be able to break there rules and then tell us not to even if it was for the good of the country. “As a rule‚ men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can” (Caesar). This quote really gets to the reader because all of the other rulers assumed that Julius Caesar was going to change their country into something that wasn’t good for the people. They were so worries about how they
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Persuasion- the act of causing people to do or believe something. Persuasion is used at various points throughout the story such as when Cassius convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy or Antony’s compelling speech to the plebeians. In addition‚ when Decius convinces Caesar to arrive at the Capitol for his impending assassination. The language of persuasion is used extensively and adequately throughout William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” ultimately impacting the history in the city
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