Williliam Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Julius Caesar‚ builds around the conflict among a group of conspirators and the person they are conspiring against. Julius Caesar tells the story of the assassination and downfall of an influential leader in Ancient Rome‚ named Julius Caesar‚ and the people responsible for his death. The story depicts the multifarious conflicts that arise between the conspirators after Caesar’s death. Shakespeare develops plot through internal and external conflict to illustrate
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What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.
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plays‚ Julius Caesar. Through different groups of characters such as the conspirators as well as the plebeians of Rome‚ the idea of loyalty was questioned‚ tested‚ and displayed for all of Shakespeare’s audiences to see. The submissiveness of each character as well as their willingness to betray their allies and friends made Shakespeare’s opinion of loyalty clear. And while many critics have given their opinions on the matter‚ one thing remains indisputable. By telling the story of Julius Caesar‚ William
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fight in a battle‚ when he returned there was a civil war breaking out between Julius Caesar and Gneaus Pompeius Magnus. Caesar defeated Pompey and gained popularity and power that Cassius felt Caesar didn’t deserve. Cassius spent two years being a conspirator with his fellow colleagues‚ Brutus being one of them. They made a plot to kill Caesar and convinced Brutus that he would gain all the power giving him the acclaim Caesar had. They did as such and their planned failed as Marc Antony told the people
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in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Brutus Sacrifices one of his good friends for the greater good of the people of Rome. Sacrifice is giving up something or someone that is love for the greater good of others or yourself. Everyone knows about sacrifice. Sacrifices can be the hardest thing to do because it’s a sacrifice so you could possibly lose something or someone close to you. Brutus has to make a sacrifice for the good of the people of Rome by killing his good friend Caesar in Julius
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greatest was his play Julius Caesar. The most known part about Caesar is how he dies‚ stabbed in the back by his best friend. Yet the night he was killed Calphurnia‚ Caesar’s wife‚ had warned Caesar not to go. But‚ Decius‚ a member of a group of conspirators‚ tries to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate where they plan to kill him. They both use rhetorical devices to try and sway Caesar their way‚ but Decius’s wins him over. In the first part of that scene it is just Caesar and Calphurnia. Calphurnia
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September 2012 In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus a passionate senator claims that Julius Caesar could be a threat to the Roman republic. He supports his claim by comparing Caesar to a deadly snake. Brutus was a very good friend to Caesar and Caesar respected him dearly. Caesar was a very strong leader during battle but Brutus new that Caesar wasn’t meant for the throne. Brutus is conquered by the fact that he needs to kill Caesar or else the Rome republic will be in great danger
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some of the key ideas in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Some of the key ideas that William Shakespeare conveyed to us through his play “Julius Caesar” are leadership‚ loyalty and the power of oratory. I think that these are the most important themes in the play because they have the most impact on the outcome at the end. Leadership was one of the recurring and obvious themes in the play. The leadership in Rome was questionable at the start. Julius Caesar was to be crowned as king but was blindsided
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How do you find Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar compare as the main characters in Shakespeare’s play? Do you find them to be representative of good vs. evil? In the historical tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ there are a number of contrasting themes and characters who develop the theme of good vs. evil and perhaps are constantly changing from the protagonist to the antagonist. It is hard to distinguish who is suppose to be the savior of the Roman people and who is the hypocrite that is misleading both
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus loses touch with the Roman people because he is naive and inflexible in his beliefs‚ allowing himself to be easily manipulated by other characters in the play. This results in his misjudgement of the peoples’ reaction to Caesar’s death. Brutus losing touch with reality as a result of his ideals and inability to see things clearly is an entirely true view of his character in the play. Brutus strongly believes in the Roman Republic. He sees Caesar’s ambition as a
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