Julius Ceasar: 1953 vs. 1970 Julius Ceasar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that is believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar‚ his struggle between the demands of patriotism‚ honor‚ and friendship‚ and his assassination. It is one of several Roman plays that Shakespeare wrote that are based on true events from Roman history. After watching two films about Julius Ceasar‚ one made in 1953 and one made in 1970‚ I personally believe
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Julius Caesar Essay A cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime‚ scoundrel. This is the definition of of a villain or in other words Julius Caesar. Throughout the times‚ historians argue that Julius Caesar was one of the worlds greatest villains. He is depicted as being a villain as he slaughtered one third of the population of Gaul‚ forced his way back into power and made himself dictator and consul and was assassinated by his fellow consuls. To a large extent
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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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Julius Caesar ruled Rome officially for only a few days. What went so wrong that he needed to be killed after a few days? Muammar Gaddafi was in office for thirty-two years as dictator of Libya‚ despite the state’s denial of him holding any power. While Caesar was killed relatively early in his time compared to Gaddafi‚ both groups had their reasons for the assassinations. Cassius and his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional
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Julius Caesar Characterization Essay J. P. Morgan once said‚ “A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason” (brainyquotes.com). Julius Caesar also did everything for two reasons: one for Rome and the other for his pride. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare frames Caesar to be a very active military leader but he doesn’t have much common sense. While all the omens are hinting that something bad is going to happen‚ he is lost in his pride. Julius Caesar’s arrogance
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Julius Caesar Many things can be said about great men. You never can tell exactly just what makes a man great. Looks‚ personality‚ a strong mind‚ these are all good qualities to look for in a man. Speaking as a woman‚ I know women look for all these qualities and then some. Does he have a good job? A fine house? Good credit? Many of these questions plague the minds of women today. Whether you are looking for a life partner‚ a friend‚ or a lover‚ these questions will arise. Sometimes
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Literary Essay - Julius Caesar As humans‚ none of us are entirely good or entirely evil. It is the same with the characters in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. While many are portrayed as good or evil‚ none really are. This can be more easily explained through the characters Brutus‚ Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. From the very first mention of Brutus the audience is told that he is the most honorable man in Rome. This would persuade us to believe that he is a good character. From
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Brutus vs. Antony In Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar‚ Cassius states that he wishes Brutus could see himself as others see him‚ so then Brutus would realize how honored and respected he is. Cassius wants Caesar out of any power that he holds so he talks Brutus into killing Caesar. At first Brutus is hesitant towards the idea but after Cassius persuades him‚ Brutus decides to kill Caesar along with the other conspirators. The men agree that they need to get Caesar out of his home to kill him. They decide
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