In Shakespeare’s popular drama Julius Caesar‚ a group of senators ferociously murder the Roman dictator Julius Caesar at the Capitol in Rome. Marcus Antonius(Antony) is one of Caesar’s most-trusted friends‚ and one of the few who does not betray him. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony motivates the citizens of Rome to turn against the conspirators and avenge the death of Julius Caesar. His oration at the funeral is packed with persuasive devices including specific evidence‚ verbal irony‚ and props to manipulate
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The play Julius Caesar shows the power of language‚ speech‚ and written words‚ through many examples. One instance was when Brutus and Antony gave their speeches at Caesar’s funeral‚ and both of them swayed the crowd. Another case was when Cassius first convinced Brutus to join the conspiracy. Finally‚ it was shown again when Caesar was convinced to go to the Senate meeting‚ where he was later killed. The power of language‚ speech‚ and written words is displayed in these examples and several other
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Based on his thoughts and actions‚ how would you describe Caesar? In Act II Julius Caesar is barraged with warnings to stay home and not go to the Senate‚ but he ignores them. Calpurnia‚ his spouse‚ tells of a dream she had and fears for Caesar’s safety. The priests also warn Caesar. However‚ Decius is able to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate that morning. Considering his actions and thoughts in Act II‚ Caesar is a ruler who rejects superstitions and is concerned about how he is perceived by
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After the crowning of Julius Caesar he was soon killed afterwards. Caesar was killed by Brutus along with other conspirators. They killed him because they thought he would end up as a bad king‚ and he would make bad decisions for Rome. Once Caesar is dead Brutus‚ and a man of the name Antony come to give speeches about Caesar. They both give their speeches in front of the citizens of Rome. Brutus is the first to give his speech about Caesar. In Brutus speech he tells the people that he needed to
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC by conspiring members of the Roman senate was an effort to remove a dictator whose power had grown to extraordinary levels and to revive the Republic government. Caesar’s power span throughout the entire Roman Empire‚ which during his reign extended from present day Syria‚ down into parts of Africa‚ over to Spain‚ most of France and all of Italy. He had the favor of the people‚ military and most of the Roman government
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Brutus convinces himself that Caesar needs to be killed‚ by justifying that once Caesar becomes King‚ the power will manifest his true selfish nature and he will ruin Rome. Brutus has no personal grudge against Caesar. But if it is for the greater good of the people‚ for Rome‚ he will kill Caesar. In Brutus’s personal experience Caesar has never shown fault. Thus‚ he goes through a process of logic in the unknown to convince himself that Caesar should die. In his justification‚ Brutus considers that
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For every situation‚ there are multiple aspect into which it can be observed. Rarely does anything occur in which everyone has the same ideas or aspects on what happened. In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare proves that many of his characters‚ especially Cassius‚ cannot merely be observed through one lens in order to be understood. Throughout the play the audience observes Cassius display two distinct personalities. Shakespeare wants to depict Cassius as being multi-dimensional in order to make
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According to Brutus‚ he had participated in the assassination of Caesar because it was for the good of rome. In act 3‚ scene 2 it says “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” Towards the end of the play Brutus killed himself with his own sword and even Anthony‚ his enemy‚ said “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” During Anthony’s speech‚ every time Antony spoke of Brutus‚ he would follow up by saying that Brutus was indeed an honorable man. Brutus is honorable in all situations
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play “Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ the power of words is displayed throughout the entire work. Speech plays a large role in the plot of “Julius Caesar”. Generally‚ when people try to get what they want or to persuade others; they use words. The fickle plebeians are swayed through Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches. The power of words is seen most clearly in Act III when Antony and Brutus speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus speaks first‚ explaining why he and the conspirators assassinated Caesar.
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In this essay I’m going to share with you some important facts about Gaius Julius Caesar and his impact on the Republic of Rome. How he contributed to the wellbeing of his people and country before and while he was dictator. Also the impacts he made with the help of his son after he was assassinated. Rome was a republic starting at 509 BC and ending at 27 BC before it became an empire. Lucius Junius Brutus established the system called the Roman republic. As war and expansion occurred‚ Rome was
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