The Lives of Julius Caesar and President Abraham Lincolon The lives of Julius Caesar and President Abraham Lincoln. Have many unique difference and similarities. The similarities between Julius Caesar and President Abraham Lincoln are compared by their life history. The individuals were once leaders in the past. Now people look up to them as hero’s in today’s society. The two men shared a hugh amount of power in their countries. Julius Caesar and President Abraham Lincoln were both murdered
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"Et tu‚ Brute?" The final words spoken by Julius Caesar before his closest friend‚ and confidant‚ drove the final sword through his chest and watched him fall to the ground. When Caesar fell‚ democracy fell‚ and left Rome in a very unsettled state. There are many thoughts and ideas that could be drawn from the very simplistic white and black halves of my mask. Light and dark‚ good and evil‚ night and day‚ happiness and sadness‚ and the list goes on. The light half of my mask represents the democracy
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essence‚ is a timeless recurring theme not only in literature‚ but in our everyday life. William Shakespeare’s drama‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is saturated with rhetorical strategies. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Antony use their words throughout different parts of the play to sway other people’s opinions. Cassius’s persuasion is so powerful it leads to the death of Julius Caesar. Brutus is left with the repercussions of the assassination and has to speak to the Romans. Brutus and Antony go back-to-back speaking
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ENG3500 Shakespeare Essay Assignment 1: Julius Caesar –language‚ character‚ theme Virtue and Ambition in Julius Caesar Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play which displays the contrasting themes of ambition and virtue. The background of this renowned play is set in republican Rome‚ where the importance of virtue is at its peak. Virtue embraces honour‚ nobility‚ love and responsibility for their nation. The Romans believe that truly virtuous men are consistent in their private and public
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Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the funeral orations delivered by Marc Antony and Brutus is the turning point. Marc Antony delivers the more effective funeral oration because he plays with the commoners’ emotions and uses repetition to illustrate sarcasm which wins the crowd over. Funeral orations commonly focus on emotions. Marc Antony’s funeral oration was very effective because he played with the plebeians’ emotions. He states‚ “And‚ being men‚ bearing the will of Caesar‚/ It will inflame
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A WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: JULIUS CAESAR Either 1. METELLUS CIMBER Most high‚ most mighty‚ and most puissant Caesar‚ Metellus Cimber throws before thy seat An humble heart‚-- Kneeling CAESAR I must prevent thee‚ Cimber. These couchings and these lowly courtesies Might fire the blood of ordinary men‚ And turn pre-ordinance and first decree Into the law of children. Be not fond‚ To think that Caesar bears such rebel blood That
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In the beginning scenes of Julius Caesar‚ written by Shakespeare‚ the story line is about the leader of Rome‚ Julius Caesar‚ and a conspiracy that wants him dead. This conspiracy was started by a man named Cassius‚ who wanted to murder Caesar because he was gaining too much power. Cassius managed to get many people to join his conspiracy by appealing to people’s reason‚ flattery‚ and beliefs. After Brutus‚ a highly respected politician‚ joined the conspiracy‚ he became the leader‚ taking Cassius’s
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Act 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is when Brutus decides to assassinate Julius Caesar for the benefit of Rome. Through a monologue‚ Brutus explains why he believes Caesar should be killed. Although Brutus loves Caesar as a friend‚ he opposes the political system where only one director tyrannically reigns a country. Instead‚ he believes in a republic form of political system guided by the votes of senators. After Cassius started to convince Brutus into turning against Caesar‚ Brutus had
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of the blame is placed on the person who was supposed to lead them in the right direction. Now envision Julius Caesar soon to be crowned the leader of all of Rome. Being a leader of all those people is a big task and a big responsibility‚ but Julius Caesar had the attributes of being a great leader for all those people. Julius Caesar is an aware‚ decisive‚ and confident man. A person would have to be if they were going on to take over all the responsibility of Rome onto their shoulders. A person would
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Julius Caesar Character Analysis Cassius’ Strength’s and Weaknesses Cassius was one of the conspirators against Cesar and proves to be a powerful character in Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar. He has much strength and very few weaknesses and this helped him achieve small goals that led to his main goal of killing Caesar. One of Cassius’ strengths is his ability to influence people using flattery and pressure. In Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Cassius demonstrates this strength by influencing Brutus to think more
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