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    In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he has 2 main characters named Brutus and Caesar. Caesar is the honorable leader that Rome’s peoples are wanting. Brutus is the one that gets deceived into believing Rome’s peoples want him just because the conspirators and Cassuis want to get rid of Caesar. In this play there is betrayal that revolves around the inflexibility of Brutus and Caesar. An incident that shows inflexibility of Julius Caesar is when the Soothsayer steps from the

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    In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius is a character who had the power to influence other characters. He was able to convince others to do as he wanted by using words to connect with them. His power over others was very significant to the work as a whole. Cassius was a jealous‚ power hungry character. He felt envious of the praise Caesar was receiving after the defeat of Pompey. He felt that Caesar was weak and didn’t do anything to deserve the power. He told others

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    Julius Caesar Essay Throughout the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ there is a very evident case of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a man of noble stature who is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.” “Julius Caesar” is about a group of Romans who conspire together to kill the very powerful Julius Caesar. After they kill him‚ Rome is turned against them and they have to fight for their

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    their demise. In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus has a few tragic flaws. Although Brutus is an honorable and true man‚ these flaws inhibit his actions and lead to his eventual ruin. One fatal flaw of Brutus is that he is very naïve. Brutus’ naïveté leads to a string of bad decision making. A big mistake that Brutus makes due to his naïveté is making the decision not to allow the conspiracy to kill Antony along with Caesar. When Cassius brings up killing Antony‚ Brutus tells

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    and fame‚ (Achaeans). The Bronze Age poem is also one of the best known tales of humanity‚ with its plot combining two aspects of ancient Greek society‚ actions of the Gods‚ (fate) and actions of men‚ (choice). The Iliad is one of the most important pieces of historical literature for it’s explanation of fate versus free will in human beliefs. The Iliad is often

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    gives the reader is the power of Fate versus Free Will. Victor is found by Robert Walton in the artic while Victor is trying to capture a monster that he has created. Victor flashes back to his past and tells Robert how he created the monster and how the monster killed off his family. He warns Robert about many things by telling him how he reacted and why he reacted that way. Throughout the entire book‚ the main character Victor Frankenstein‚ says that it was his fate to create the monster and to

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    valued as one of the most important possessions. Power is highly sought after‚ thus the correct decisions must be made to obtain it‚ and this is clearly proven by Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar". Power is obtained much easier than it is kept. "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!" The conspirators celebrate the death of Caesar‚ because they b... ... middle of paper ... ...alize how much power is beneficial and how much is dangerous. Loyalty helps one’s cause immensely‚ yet one must not take

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    events. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare shows through a series of events that being careful is important. The characters’ situational misinterpretations show that by misunderstanding the signs and their warnings‚ chaos can happen. Decius’ misinterpretation of Calphurnia’s dream leads to Caesar’s death because he manipulated the understanding of the dream in his favor. When Calphurnia is distress‚ afraid that something might happen to Caesar in response to her dream‚ Decius makes sure that Caesar and Calphurnia

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    statues that are in honor of Caesar’s to further hinder their celebration. Caesar told Antony to touch Calpurnia. A soothsayer is a teller of truth. He knows Caesar of the ’Ides of March’‚ the 15th of March. THE JULIUS CAESAR (bio.) llegedly the descendent of Trojan prince Aeneas‚ Julius Caesar’s auspicious birth c. July 12 or 13‚ 100 B.C.‚ marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. By 31‚ Caesar had fought in several wars and become involved in Roman politics. After several

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    Macbeth Fate Vs Free Will

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    of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the motif of fate versus free will to demonstrate that humans are ruled by fate‚ and that no matter the actions that you take your fate is sealed. This is shown through the witches prophecies‚ appearing to Macbeth‚ and telling him his fate; “All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of Cawdor All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.52-53). This prophecy is what drives the rest of the play. Macbeth‚ knowing his fate‚ tries to make it come true‚ and ends up

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