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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Senate. The reign of Julius Caesar throughout the first century was filled with rioting‚ conquests‚ and instability. In 44 BCE‚ he was named dictator of Rome‚ a title that made others jealous‚ fear that Caesar was becoming too powerful‚ and think that the rights of the Senate would soon diminish. It was because of this‚ that a group of Roman senators led by Brutus and Cassius assassinated Caesar by stabbing him. However‚ all was not restored as they had hoped and a rival between Julius Caesar’s nephew
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1599 and first performed in 1623. The story is set on ancient Rome and portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar‚ his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. William Shakespeare (who was baptized on 26 April 1564 and died in 1616) was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and a
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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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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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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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in some cases trust must be earned by persuasion. In a story that completely negates the meaning of trust such as Julius Caesar‚ it is still has a constant presence. The idea of trust is shown in a momentous scene with the character Portia attempting to persuade Brutus that he can entrust her‚ this point in the book can relate to a logos or pathos emotion. In Act II of Julius Caesar‚ Portia uses emotional and logical appeal to convince Brutus that she is not only worthy‚ but as his wife‚ obligated
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar” William Shakespeare uses Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Trebonius‚ Ligarius‚ Decvius and Cimber to create drama throughout the play. Throughout the beginning of the play these characters band together to plot a conspiracy to murder Julius Caesar due to their jealously of Caesar defeating the great Pompey. “Nor heaven‚ nor earth have been at piece tonight: Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep “Help‚ ho! They murder Caesar! Who’s within?” (“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ pg810) This
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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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