Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar are very significant because they impress upon the Elizabethan‚ who believed in witchcraft and supernatural events. Similarly most Romans also believed in the reality of such supernatural events. The Romans were portrayed as they truly believed in the Roman gods‚ and any supernatural events were implied as god talking to them‚ or warning them. Shakespeare uses supernatural to impact the drama of the play‚ in the beginning of the play‚ soothsayer informs Caesar that he should
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My fellow senators i believe hat and i am against the ruthless‚ liar known as Julius caesar. Caesar has done many things to change rome for the worse. He Broke many laws‚Changed others lives for his own gain and he is going power mad. Julius is trater to many and treats us like dirt. He has taken the democracy and gave us a dictatorship. Robert kennedy once said Every dictatorship has ultimately strangled in a web of repression it wove for its people making mistakes that could not be corrected because
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not Jesus Christ‚ Julius Caesar! Julius Caesar is as much influential as he is famous. Born into a poor family in As the first dictator of the mighty Roman Empire‚ he accomplished a variety of notable achievements. Even before becoming the dictator of the famous Roman Empire‚ however short lived his reign truly was‚ Caesar was quite an influential and prestigious man. Thus‚ he qualifies to be a part of your list of influential figures in history. Throughout his life‚ Julius
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Decius Brutus and Mark Antony‚ both Roman Senators‚ eulogize Julius Caesar‚ each using a different technique and approach. Brutus‚ in a somewhat arrogant‚ to the point‚ eulogy‚ attempts to sway the people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by stating that Caesar’s ambition would have hurt Rome. However‚ in Antony’s eulogy‚ he focuses on Caesar’s positive traits‚ and cunningly disproves Brutus’ justification for killing Caesar. The fickle Romans waver between leaders
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In Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Julius Caesar‚ he wrote about a woman named Portia. Anyone who has read or seen the play knows that she is Brutus’ wife. But who was she really? To see who she really was one must look at her lifestyle‚ characteristics‚ and her actions. First‚ Portia’s lifestyle began in a household of a reputable man named Cato. Portia was raised to be a woman of extreme beauty and elegance. She was brought up in a society that viewed women as ‘weak’‚ and did not value human emotions
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Who conquered many lands‚ killed anyone who was in his way‚ and strengthened Rome ten-fold? Why‚ Julius Caesar did! Julius Caesar was the first Roman emperor and he changed a strong republic into a total democracy. As the emperor‚ he conquered a lot of land and made a lot of enemies. I believe he was a hero and all of the bad things he did were justified with the result he made. Julius Caesar was an amazing generol in the military. His amazing military leadership skills are the main reason why he
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Julius Caesar Seminar Questions 1. When Caesar says that Cassius thinks too much‚ I agree. Cassius tends to look into the details and over think simple situations. He becomes very meticulous about how the group of the conspirators is organized. Also‚ while Cassius is the one who originally comes up with the idea of the conspiracy and that he wants Brutus to be in charge‚ he thinks through the plan‚ yet does not want to take responsibility. Cassius just about argues with himself‚ due to too
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Does character determine fate‚ or is fate responsible for shaping one’s character? In Sophocles’ dramatic tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex‚ character plays a very important role in determining the protagonist’s fate. The extent to which this occurs is difficult to conclude‚ for during the play it seems character isn’t the only factor that led to the final result. Although character can be influenced by external circumstances‚ a situation’s outcome will be arrived to as a result of the decisions an individual’s
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of his writings are from a long time ago. None of them talk about iPhones or facebook. Macbeth is a king who lived in Middle Ages. Julius Caesar? Ancient Rome. Romeo and Juliet‚ a story of the time when people would just start fighting on the street‚ killing each other. However‚ interestingly‚ we encounter these characters every day in our life. In Julius Caesar‚ Caesar is afraid people might think he is not masculine and weak. Just like him‚ we care a lot about how other people see us and sometimes
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shown in Julius Caesar‚ but the ones that are most frequently known are suicide and psychological manipulation they were both tools heavily used by Cassius and Antony. Their close friends also manipulate lots of people in the play. Cassius is able to influence Brutus into thinking that Caesar is the same as Brutus. He says‚ “Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that Caesar/ Why should that name be sounded more than yours?”. Brutus was being mislead by Cassius to think that killing Julius Caesar will
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