A “Shadow in the Sun”: Green-eyed Baby Brother’s Blues There is victory in all but Richard Gloucester whose internal battlements still smoke‚ with their muzzles pointed sunward. Accepting his fate given title of “villain‚” (30) Gloucester isolates himself from the “glorious summer” (2) of triumph to release his frustration and self pity - lending the play both voice for foreshadow and basis for thematic growth. As Gloucester begins his sorrowing‚ he reflects upon the war‚ where he was “arms”
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In the story “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman‚ Julius Caesar is a tyrant. Caesar wanted all of the power for himself. He stole the power of the senate and wore red boots and Tyrrhenian purple clothing. When Caesar stole the power of the senate‚ he took control of Rome. As it says in the story‚ “From the beginning Caesar’s ambitions were known. Over and again he promised to return power to the senate once reforms were made.” But after everything was back to normal and peaceful again‚ he still held
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Julius Caesar was written by William Shakespeare and within this play there were many suicides which were all seen as very noble for different reasons‚ in particular Portia and Brutus. Romans view suicide as a noble act while Christians especially in current day view it as a sin. The contrast between the two really show a discrepancy in the schools of thought on suicide back in the Roman Empire compared to present day. Throughout the play‚ Portia was consistently portrayed as a dedicated‚ tenacious
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structural devices)‚ the responder is positioned to accept the perspective that the composer has represented as valid or credible. As a consequence‚ the composer is able to successfully impart their values to the audience. Examples of conflicting perspectives in society and the media come in the form of William Shakespeare’s
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Odyssey Personal Essay The topics (see below) vary and you’re free to focus your essay as you want‚ but there are objective standards by which you’ll be graded. In short‚ the essay’s ideas‚ perceptions‚ or impressions should be individual and interesting; its organization should be coherent and suggest a significant theme; and its language should be personal‚ vivid‚ and clear. The reader should enjoy the essay as he/she is reading it‚ and should want to reflect on the essay‚ or its topic‚ when he/she
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Kaya Lawrance Mrs. Ham Honors English 2 March 7th‚ 2012 Julius Caesar Cause and Effect Essay: A Leader’s Fateful Decision: Decisions. Decisions are what make the world go round. Without them‚ time would be frozen‚ never moving forward. They are the choices people make that determine our future. Some decisions are hard‚ some are easy. But‚ no matter what decisions are made‚ they will always end with the same result: an effect. So‚ it’s important that people go through the
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form and features = simple prose filled with facts and specific anecdotes about historical and contemporary leaders for credibility – PERSUADE Cynical tone and pragmatic attitude to morality subverted overt conform to public attitudes and values Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy appeals to an audience fearing Elizabeth 1 imminent death without an heir and consequence civil war‚ religious conflict and external threats. embodies his values in distinctive‚ engaging‚ contrasting characters and their
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius‚ a main character‚ discussed the integral role of humanity’s decisions‚ saying‚ "The fault...is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves" (I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context‚ Cassius’s viewpoint is secular‚ demanding that all of us‚ not fate‚ is in control of the courses of our lives. However‚ it is also countercultural as our society ingrains itself in the norm of scapegoating‚ where humanity points to individuals/groups whom we can dump our rage for
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Brutus and Antony each gave their own speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral to persuade the people of Rome to make them their new leader by using many rhetorical devices. Brutus came off as a traitor of Caesar‚ claiming that they killed Julius Caesar for the sake of Rome. He tried to overthrow what had occurred by striking fear into the people’s eyes‚ stating “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” By letting the people of Rome envision
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FUNERAL DECLAMATION IN SHAKESPEARE’S “JULIUS CAESAR” “What we learn through pleasure‚ we never forget” (A.Mercier)‚ while “Pleasure is the flower that passes‚ remembrance‚ the lasting perfume” (Jean de Boufflers). Some scenes in literature stick in the mind well‚ even after the book goes back to the
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