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    brilliant or even horrific things. Such as two well known conspirators who wanted innovation but to do so killing was much involved. Gaius Cassius Longinuslinus and Joseph Goebbels are two people from different worlds‚ different times and different roles played in history but both are very similar in the way they lived their lives and their goals within the country they lived and died in. Their arrogance is the sole cause of why they were loathed and the regards of disloyalty and cruel tactics they

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    Betrayal can be deadly‚ especially when one is betrayed by the ones they loved. In William Shakespeare’s drama Julius Caesar‚ the character Julius Caesar learns about betrayal this the hard way. Although there are many arguments ofto what caused Caesar’s death‚ however the main cause is Cassius. Although Cassius is the man who set the plan to Caesar’s death there are other facts. For example‚ someone could argue that it was Caesar’s fate to die as the soothsayer warned him of the ides of March

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    How often do you see female prime ministers‚ househusbands‚ or lady soldiers? Although there are a larger variety of jobs and characteristics both men and women can possess in these modern times‚ gender inequality thrived in the Elizabethan era. Men were seen as the leaders who were brave and subject to war‚ whereas women were portrayed as their usual quiet self who are usually unable or not supposed to interfere with their husbands’ affairs. Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ employs the use of conventions

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    In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ characters keep aware of their own develop through all the play‚ so in this way they are also conscious of their own nature. Julius Caesar’s characters are constructed in such a way that they never seem to loose track of their own behavior‚ because what they said or did in a determined moment always keeps present with them. They are individuals that are fully aware of their past and because of this‚ they are also capable of understanding themselves better. However

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    Hour 17 Dec. 2015 Tragic Heroes in Julius Caesar There is a large amount of differences between the play interpretation of Julius Caesar and what really happened. For instance‚ Brutus in the play was extremely different than real life Brutus. In the play‚ he was best friends with Caesar-well‚ until he killed him. However‚ in real life‚ Brutus hated Caesar. He was never supportive of Caesar‚ and truthfully never loved him.(Musaj and Prezi Inc.) In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Brutus’s

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    Julius Caesar: The Use of Suspense Suspense can be defined as the uncertainties the reader feels about what will happen next in a story‚ or in this case‚ a play. William Shakespeare incorporated in Julius Caesar three very suspenseful events on which the whole play depends. The first suspenseful event of this play occurs when the conspirators join and discuss their reasons for assassination. Cassius feels that he is equal to Caesar‚ if not even better that him. Shakespeare builds suspense

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    Back Stabbing Multiple people betrayed Julius Caesar in multiple ways. Due to the betrayals Julius Caesar ended up being killed by the conspirators. Even after the death of the great ruler Caesar‚ his close friends in the group of conspirators constantly betrayed him. The constant backstabbing of his friends reminds me of a couple of examples that happened to me in my life. Being constantly back stabbed can pay a toll on your life and can change who you trust and what you think of different people

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    In the play‚ Julius Caesar by Shakespeare‚ the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first

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    first-hand consequences. In the play Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the tragic death of an innocent man‚ Cinna‚ was preventable. Although Roman citizens were technically at fault for his death‚ it goes back further than that simple action. Upon further analysis‚ and on the basis of the butterfly effect‚ the citizens were enraged by the actions of Antony‚ and Antony was enraged by the death of Caesar by the conspirators. The conspirators were enraged with Caesar. With the underlying threat

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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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