What’s the Big Idea in Julius Caesar? – An Interest Inventory Name Class Date What big ideas from Julius Caesar interest you? Let’s find out by working through these directions. Look up words as needed. Step 1. Favorite Ideas: Circle your favorite ideas below. These may interest you because they relate to your life or to favorite books‚ films‚ and other works of art. AMBITION CONSPIRACY DECEPTION FEAR REVENGE APPEARANCE DOMINANCE HONESTY MANIPULATION PERSUASION TRUST
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to get one’s way. Many characters in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ unconsciously make choices based upon deception and logical tricks‚ setting themselves up in order to be used for another character’s relevance. Brutus‚ a noble friend and an idealistic man‚ questions his ties with a returning friend and makes a decision anyone would later regret. Decius intentionally re interprets Calpurnia’s dream which results in Caesar making his last trip to the capitol while Antony convinces
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Train of Self Destruction In the classic play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare the character Brutus becomes blinded by his trust towards others‚ his honorable status‚ and most of all his love for Rome. This eventually causes the tragic death of Caesar Augustus and himself. Brutus as a highly regarded Roman official always tries to make the best decision for himself and most importantly for Rome. Over time he becomes blinded by himself and eventually dishonors himself‚ the once most
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conflicts every day; often‚ they resemble some conflicts from the past. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ the protagonist Caesar is assassinated by a group of conspiracies that think that crowning Caesar would overturn Rome. In reality‚ in Ancient Rome‚ the Senate had named Caesar “dictator perpetuo”‚ or dictator in perpetuity‚ and they opposed his policies. They did not assassinate Caesar for themselves; they loved Rome and believed the Romans would live as slaves under Caesar’s leadership
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of Julius Caesars mouth as he was stabbed to death by his own senate. His charge? Taking power from the senate and trying to rule all of Rome on his own. Julius’s nephew‚ Gaius Octavius‚ became the first and greatest emperor of Rome because of his strategy‚ public speaking‚ charm‚ effective decisions‚ and the impact he had on history. Strategy is one strong point that Octavian certainly had. He was an officer in Marc Antony’s army before he became emperor. "Octavian served under Julius Caesar in
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look at the character Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare depicts Brutus as a loyal and noble Roman senator who has the best intentions of Rome at heart. For example‚ Brutus constantly showed his integrity through his actions and motivations. In Act 1 of “Julius Caesar”‚ Brutus has a discussion with a fellow senator named Caius Cassius concerning the possibility of Julius Caesar becoming king of Rome. During the conversation‚ Cassius repeatedly
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(Baker 14)” This statement is proven to be true in the case of Julius Caesar‚ whose long list of wrongdoings eventually lead to his assassination on the Ides of March. Caesar was killed by a group of some 60-odd Roman Senators who stabbed him to death. The assassination of Julius Caesar was just due to the fact that he was a vengeful tyrant that became much too powerful after
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others‚ they seek to advantage their own point of view opposed to the viewpoints of others. Conflicting perspectives are caused by bias‚ or prejudice‚ and self-interest from a person‚ event or situation that is encountered. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Philadelphia (1993)‚ written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme‚ are both prime examples of when bias and self-interest lead to conflicting perspectives in society. More than anything else‚ conflicting perspectives are the immediate
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sides.This book story shows how the citizens switch sides in the same scenario and it show you why and how.Throughout the book antony and brutus they compete against each other and contradict themselves and each other while they try to defend Julius Caesar legacy as a king. Despite they have to use path to show how they compare each other they also use ethos to show how they both feel about each other. Brutus and Antony share the similarity of logos to the audience. For example‚ when Brutus says
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had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just as a hunter uses camouflage to keep the animals from seeing what he is up to. The conspirators also used camouflage‚ but they used flattery along with manipulation as a way to soothe any feelings of doubt that Caesar may have had about their
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