Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are without a doubt two strong individuals who made history by and through the governance of their own nations. When comparing these two great men‚ they have so much in common and all of their similarities are brought forth throughout this essay. To start off‚ Roman general and statesman‚ Julius Caesar‚ turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire. His reign and his life ended on the Ides of March‚ but his birth marked a new chapter in Roman history.
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for the good of all Romans that is a similarity between Cassius and Brutus because Brutus says he would do anything to protect Rome but when Cassius outsmarts him and uses him to kill caesar‚ that is a difference. Cassius thoughts of killing Caesar are lead because he is ambitious and wants the power or more than Caesar had. He was also Envy of Ceasar and of all the respect he had from the people. "Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus‚ and we petty men/Walk under his huge legs
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Brutus commits is that he lets Cassius flatter him into agreeing with him that Caesar must be killed. He is not standing up for what he believes is true. Brutus did not mind Caesar until Cassius filled his head with his honey words. Although he didn’t want Caesar to have the crown he would have never thought about executing his old friend‚ until Cassius steps into the picture. After Cassius talks to him‚ he views Caesar as too ambitious. If Brutus would have rejected Cassius’s idea and stood up for
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Both Tiberius Gracchus and Julius Caesar were roman politicians that support oppressed people and being loved by most of the population. They were powerful and strong and wanted a huge role in their community. Their greediness led to their death by their enemies. Tiberius Gracchus was a tribune who started a land reform campaign to redistribute the lands of poor people‚ after a long negotiation with the senators the land was redistributed and a huge victory was accomplished for people‚ farmers and
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Chowdhury 1 Eafen Chowdhury Dr.Vivone English 2A‚ Period 4 16 May 2011 Fate vs. Free Will in Julius Caesar Thesis: In the Play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ one of the major themes in the play is “Fate vs. Free Will” because Julius Caesar was forewarned about his murder. I. Theme A. Definition B. Literary Example II. “Predestination” A. Soothsayer B. Calpernia C. Messenger D. Brutus III. Civil War A. Brother vs. Brother B. Chaos Chowdhury
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his standing with Caesar and slowly is convinced that Caesar being dead is for the good of Rome. Incidentally‚ Brutus ends up at the conspirator’s house discussing how they are to kill Caesar. He makes many decisions here that hurt him later the first being that when Cassius wants them to take an oath of secrecy Brutus rejects that idea saying “What need we any spur but our own cause‚ to prick us to redress?” Artemidorus tries to give Caesar a list of the conspirators but Caesar fails to read it
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none of the Caesars statues are decorated. He is loyal to Pompey‚ and not to Caesar. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague That needs must light on this ingratitude. This quote shows that Marullus thinks the commoners are ungrateful to Pompey‚ now that Caesar is in power. Marullus sees this as betrayal. “A supporter of Pompey. He begins to question people who don’t know Pompey. “Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft?” They are taking the day off in order to rejoice in Caesars triumph.
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managed to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome when they did. So of course the people believe him. Antony on the other hand is so persuasive that he had a speech about mourning over Caesar and by the end of his speech he has the crowd wanting the murder Brutus without him telling them that they should. He uses the most indirect persuasive statements. Brutus tells the crowd about how Caesar was courageous‚ but Antony makes them realize the punishment did not fit the crime for Caesar. Brutus uses an
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Advanced English II May 22‚ 2012 Mr. Balazs 3rd Period Julius Caesar Essay Prompt “Might makes right‚” a vacillating quote signifying power‚ strength and ability‚ a vast amount of power which may surely lead to ones reign or contrary their own destruction. Is it possible that those with the most power always live a victorious life‚ and those who don’t have a grueling idea of what they are capable of live within a lie‚ residing under the casted shadows of those who were capable of exercising
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Empire alive and stable is that he must kill Caesar. Brutus is intellectual but only makes decisions that benefit him‚ making him seem greedy. When Brutus speaks to the crowd of Caesar’s death in act three scene two he states “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I love Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men ?” When Brutus says this I only see greed. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he would have made the people slaves
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