MODULE C: CAESAR SPEECH REAL Frustration is what lurks in my heart. I can’t sleep. With almost 54‚000 students studying their guts out for their HSC‚ lets face it; our chance of a decent atar is bloody dismal. So why should we follow such a demonic system‚ that old hags from the board of studies have set for us? Why? Well it’s all because they have power. Power over spee ch‚ power over relationships and the power over truth. And‚ yes sadly they exploited their power to implant a bizarre truth
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How is the representation of conflicting perspectives an integral part of the texts you have studied? The representation of conflicting perspectives is an integral part of Guterson’s novel‚ Snow Falling on Cedars through the author’s use of characterisation‚ symbolism and themes. Guterson’s employment of characterisation throughout the novel allows him to effectively convey the different perspectives of Eastern and Western cultures. This is mostly achieved by the characters of Hatsue and Ishmael
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Martin Luther King (MLK)‚ John F Kennedy (JFK) and Mark Antony’s address in Julius Caesar are each characterised by effective use of rhetoric and passionate delivery. Each speech was delivered in a time of crisis from Ancient Rome civil war to the 1960s civil unrest. The distinctive voices of each speech becomes apparent when examining the words on the page as well as the method of delivery. MLK’s I have a Dream speech is characterised by having a sermon like manner.This is not evident by simply
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Every individual has a perspective on things in life and their personal idea of the truth. These are universal concepts and are widely seen in ted Hughes poems “birthday Letters”. Birthday letters is a set of poems‚ said to have been written by Hughes for six years prior to his death‚ on his ex wife’s birthday each year this the selection of poems being called birthday letters. The selection on poems surrounds his problematic marital issues between himself and his wife Sylvia Plath. It is also
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Theme Analysis of Julius Caesar The subject of a talk‚ a piece of writing‚ a person’s thoughts‚ or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence". Almost everything a person reads has some sort of theme‚ without a theme‚ is the material really meaningful? When one is asked to identify the theme of a work of literature there is not one right answer‚ but many. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ power and masculinity go hand-in-hand‚ pride holds both positive and negative
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‘At the heart of conflicting perspectives in texts is that the protagonists believe their viewpoint is correct.’ Evaluate this statement in light of how Shakespeare‚ in Julius Caesar and TWO other composers have represented different viewpoints through the actions of their key protagonists? Perspective does not exist without this egocentric bias that occurs in the private sphere of characters. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare explores inner turmoil’s and indeed exterior ones to depict how “at
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I have seen many deaths in our beautiful Rome throughout my career. However‚ not one quite this brutal. Not one quite this effective in turning us into lunatics. Pompey’s death seemed to go over our heads like the clouds‚ and today we mourn yet another good man of Rome. I’m a Roman judge who goes by the name of Atria Tasia. I hold no bias in my heart for neither Caesar or the conspirators‚ however‚ there are reasons to support and oppose the two parties. I’ve worked on many cases neutrally and can
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really exist‚ or does the truth depend on one’s perspective? The relationship between truth and perspectives is a key concept in Ted Hughes’ Birthday Letters‚ this idea is supported in the film Vantage Point and the Scientific American’s report on the social perspectives of the death of Bin Laden‚ “What Bin Laden’s death means to us and society?” Essentially Vantage Point is a film about one event seen through eight different perspectives. As each perspective is revealed‚ more about the event is understood
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ability to make things happen by words alone. Rhetoric and Power is a theme well used in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Mark Antony deceives the conspirators into believing he is on their side when he discovers them with Julius’ corpse‚ Brutus’ speech after killing Julius Caesar makes the Romans believe Julius was a bad person‚ Mark Antony’s speech after Julius Caesar’s death makes the Romans furious at the conspirators. In the last two situations we see the point of view the countrymen
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other speech) I‚ Marc Anthony‚ Caesar’s right hand man have come to you today to speak about a problem facing the community of Rome. Sadly‚ Caesar‚ our glorious leader‚ has gone up to the gods. In result of this we need a new leader before our city descends into chaos and destruction. I can help to return peace and overflowing prosperity to the city of Rome and Italy. As you all know Caesar died prematurely to the bloody hands of conspirators who have infiltrated what we call home. I saw Caesar die
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