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    English 2P 7 March 2013 Julius Caesar Essay Brilliant people commit to what they believe is significant to them. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus betrays his good friend. Brutus has many significant qualities such as being sincere‚ honorable‚ and philosophical. However‚ he does have a few negative characteristics such as experiencing under one’s control‚ betraying upon others‚ and easily giving up easily on himself. In the end‚ Brutus commits suicide. From the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a distinguished

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    Stoicism in Julius Caesar

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    In Roman times‚ suicide was not the shameful‚ taboo act that it is today‚ but was once viewed as honorable and praiseworthy. The ultimate sacrifice was being able to take one ’s own life. Brutus‚ in William Shakespeare ’s Julius Caesar‚ is a man driven by will‚ virtue‚ and disillusionment all in the name of the Republic. On the eve of his defeat by Antony‚ Brutus runs upon his own sword to preserve his honor as a Roman man. Brutus "embraces a Stoic attitude towards suicide‚ seeing it as the supreme

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    In play‚ Julius Caesar‚ it has strength that makes the play a famous play. In the play‚ we could understand characters emotion and behaviors clearly since it is in their own words instead of a narration. From the text from Cassius’s dialogue‚” For my part‚ I have walked about the streets‚ submitting me unto the perilous night.” we could emphasizes how Cassius is showing off to Casca the braveness he has. Another point would be the speeches that are introduce in the play. Another example would be

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    Is Julius Caesar a tyrant?

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    Does Shakespeare depict Julius Caesar as a tyrant who deserved to be deposed because of his unconstitutional usurpation of power?  William Shakespeare’s well-renowned play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ has led to centuries of controversial debate on the validity of tyrannicide based on his depiction of Julius Caesar. Some scholars have argued that Shakespeare intended to portray Caesar as a tyrant‚ while others believe he is acting as a just King. On one hand‚ it is difficult to assume that

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    Misunderstandings in Julius Caesar We all know that‚ in life‚ one tiny misconception can deliver catastrophic results. That is especially true in the works of Shakespeare (except‚ in Shakespeare‚ everyone ends up dead). Cassius’s forged letters‚ Decius’s conversation with Caesar‚ and Pindarus’s misreading of Titinius’ battle against Antony are all prime examples of the fallacies in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and their outcomes. First and foremost is Cassuis’s forged letters. In a desperate

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    Julius Caesar Analysis

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    Reading Brutus: Marcus Brutus is by definition‚ an ‘honourable man’‚ yet the play Julius Caesar poses the question; how can such an honourable man commit such a dishonourable act as murder? This ambiguity is tracked throughout the play as Brutus‚ a man who is constantly ‘with himself at war’ (I‚ ii‚ 51) attempts to convince himself that he acts ‘for the good of Rome’ (3‚ ii‚ 45). But the question is not whether Brutus has managed to convince himself of his nobility‚ but whether he has managed

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    looked under the lens of the tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Mahatma Ghandi’s statement

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    julius caesar parallels

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    play Julius Caesar. The greatest parallel was between Regina George and Julius Caesar. Caesar was practically the ruler of Rome at the time and many people looked up to him. He was very manipulative‚ meaning that he could easily convince people of something. He was also thought very highly of himself. Regina was very self-obsessed and was sort of the leader of the school. Everyone in the school looked up at her as an idol. She had a few good friends that she thought she could trust. Caesar and Regina

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    Why would people still care about Julius Caesar? He was a powerful government figure of Rome who was murdered more than a thousand years ago. Maybe it was because of some aristocratic qualities about him‚ or marvelous deeds he has done. He was a man who competed to be first in government‚ with hopes of ruling and aiding communities‚ therefore his nobility and service was remembered for years. Seeing as Rome had a new Democratic government‚ not one individual could rule. However‚ they still had votes

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    In the play ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar‚ the Emperor of Rome‚ is murdered during the third Act. It has been suggested that power and the quest for power are the reasons behind his murder. Power is defined as a position of authority or control with the ability to do or act upon you will. The issue to be investigated is whether Brutus‚ Octavius and Antony became so corrupted in their quest for power that they killed Julius Caesar‚ so as to gain his power. It has also been

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