George Urakhchin English per. 2 5/7/2006 Full Sentence Outline: Julius Caesar I. Introduction A. The background of the assassination of Julius Caesar is given here. 1. According to Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar was assassinated by the crime of Tyrannicide. a. Tyrannicide is the act of becoming a tyrant. b. At that time‚ Rome was a democracy ran by the Senate. c. The assassinators‚ according to Shakespeare‚ did their crime to preserve the nation’s democratic rule. B. The quick outline of
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Lopez‚ Katarina Singson‚ Matthew Vielmas‚ Bianca English 10H‚ III October 29‚2014 Julius Caesar Antony’s Speech The great Julius Caesar lies dead‚ and Marc Antony attempts to turn the crowd against his killers‚ who previously had won the support of the people. In Act III‚ scene II of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony uses his skills as an orator to manipulate the crowd against the conspirators. Antony first gains the crowd’s trust‚ then casts doubt on the conspirators’ motives
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15 March‚ 44 B.C. Lucius had just confirmed ‘tis now the morning‚ but I cannot tell the difference any longer. I had been at war with myself‚ having to endure countless of sleepless nights ever since Cassius incited me against Caesar. But‚ Caesar is mine own friend and benefactor‚ is he not?. He was the one who granted me amnesty‚ did he not? He was the one that allowed me to attain such high an office and lead a comfortable life‚ were he not? Furthermore‚ Rome is built on honour and staunchness
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Their shadows seem A canopy most fatal‚ under which Our army lies ready to give up the ghost1. . Die; the belief that a person’s spirit is released at death. 6. To which event in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar does this statement refer? Brutus being visited by Caesar’s ghost Caesar being crowned king the soothsayer’s omen Calpurnia’s dream
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For every situation‚ there are multiple aspect into which it can be observed. Rarely does anything occur in which everyone has the same ideas or aspects on what happened. In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare proves that many of his characters‚ especially Cassius‚ cannot merely be observed through one lens in order to be understood. Throughout the play the audience observes Cassius display two distinct personalities. Shakespeare wants to depict Cassius as being multi-dimensional in order to make
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Before the play begins‚ Julius Caesar wins a very important battle against his rival Pompey. This leads to a celebratory parade in Rome signifying the end of a long fight and Caesar’s emergence from battle. Not everyone sees Caesar as an ideal ruler for Rome though. In the first scene‚ two men express their distaste for Caesar by berating citizens and stripping statues that honor Caesar of their decorations. While they’re doing this Caesar enters Rome a hero. Through the parade a Soothsayer warns
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conspirator in ancient Rome‚ Brutus‚ in his funerary speech to Julius Caesar‚ effectively claims that the conspiracy killing of Caesar is justified. First‚ he supports this claim by asserting that if Caesar was still alive‚ he would eventually force the people of Rome to act like his slaves‚ like a true dictator. Brutus uses a rhetorical question to appeal to logos when stating‚ “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men? (Shakespeare). This rhetorical
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Alexander the great was born in July 356 B.C. to his father Phillip II. Alexander’s father prepared him for a life a conquests and legacies by allowing young Alexander to take over the battle of Chaeronea. This was a very important battle for Alexander since it showed his leadership skills considering he was only 16 years old. After the battle of Chaeronea‚ Alexander’s father‚ Phillip II‚ was assassinated. Now a new ruler at the age of twenty would emerge to the Macedonia people‚ he was know as Alexander
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Julius Caesar is full of alliterative phrases that Shakespeare uses to suede the audience in a certain direction; his works thrive on emotion and he knows how to play off it. A perfect example of this is Mark Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar‚ after Caesar has been stabbed. However‚ a perfect counterexample would be Brutus’s speech‚ also from Julius Caesar. There’s no doubt that Shakespeare did this on purpose to show how lackluster Brutus’s words were to the Roman people. Antony’s speech works so
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Marcus Brutus‚ the tragic hero of Julius Caesar‚ is a widely admired‚ honorable leader and senator of Rome. Many follow Brutus due to his honest nature‚ though this nature leads to his death. A tragic hero‚ by Aristotle’s definition‚ is a powerful man with great character that possesses a flaw that leads to his/her inevitable hardship or demise. All of these traits‚ which Brutus carries‚ Cassius and the conspirator take advantage of. In the tragedy Julius Caesar‚ the Tragic Hero is known to be Brutus
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