Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage
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Following Julius Caesar is a play with many central ideas‚ but one in particular stands out to its readers. Shakespeare shows in Julius Caesar that following people blindly can end in conflict through the plot. The gullible Roman citizens in the play believe any leader who speaks. "You blocks‚ you stones‚ you worse than senseless things! / O you hard hearts‚ you cruel men of Rome‚ / Knew you not Pompey?" (1.1.35-37). The Romans switch their loyalties at the drop of a hat‚ from Pompey to Caesar‚ to Brutus
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Anthony Giagiari Mr. Dinely ENG2D1-06 April 26th‚ 2012 Philosophy in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius‚ considerably the two main characters of the play‚ are very different in their personalities‚ as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism to an extent‚ and it can be shown that in the end
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Shakespeare’s drama The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus must make a choice between joining the conspirators or allowing Caesar to continue his rise in power. Brutus’ gullibility and dedication to Rome caused him to fall victim of deception. Influenced by Cassius’ remarks‚ Brutus reflects in Act 2‚ “It must be by his death; and for my part. I know no personal cause to spurn at him. But for the general‚” This shows that though Brutus has no rationale to kill Caesar; he is willing to commit murder for
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Brutus about Caesar’s terrifying political ambition: “Cassius: That’s true. And it’s too bad‚ Brutus‚ that you don’t have/ any mirrors that could display your hidden excellence to/ yourself. I’ve heard many of the noblest Romans—next/ to immortal Caesar—speaking of you‚ complaining of/ the tyranny of today’s government‚ and wishing that
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Julius Caesar is very much a warrior and he thinks that he is above every one else and that he is more than an ordinary man. As a result he is very arrogant and takes very little notice of the people around him. As far as he is concerned‚ they are meaningless and not worth his time. He believes he is honourable but really is not. In a way he wants to be trusted and to be a trusted leader of the Roman people but he is very unwilling to do anything to gain trust. Ordinary people have a great deal of
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In “Julius Caeser”‚ by William Shakespeare‚ there are a variety of unique characters but one stands out as the most noble. This character is Brutus and he is the most multi-layered of the characters in this play. He is pleased of his reputation because of glory‚ honor and nobleness‚ but he is not always experiential or practical‚ and is often naive. This leads Brutus to see the world from a somewhat skewed angle. Brutus has alot of clear strengths but one of them in particular is the
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Roman senate in a trial where he is defending his life. Military commanders‚ like Caesar‚ serve at the command of the Senate. Caesar’s actions in Gaul were without orders or the advisement of the Senate. Caesar must defend each of his actions with legitimacy‚ or at least appear to. Caesar is known to have been an excellent orator‚ but he is also known to have been war mongering. In several moments of his speech Caesar appeals to the emotions of the Senate‚ rather than support himself with valid claims
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goes by the name of Atria Tasia. I hold no bias in my heart for neither Caesar or the conspirators‚ however‚ there are reasons to support and oppose the two parties. I’ve worked on many cases neutrally and can do the same thing in this situation. Undoubtedly we are all gathered here because of the‚ frankly‚ ruthless murder of Julius Caesar. Unfortunate for others and fortunate for others‚ it is a topic we must address. Caesar was killed for‚ as Brutus
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This is much like jealousy. We as people feel that we are never good enough. We want to be better than the person next to us‚ but when that doesn’t happen we feel that person needs to be expelled. In the novel Julius Caesar this is exactly what Brutus does to Caesar. He was afraid that Caesar would outshine the Triumvirate. Brutus killed him‚ thinking that maybe it would make him look better. This never worked out Brutus. Instead‚ everyone hated him. His self-preservation was the reverse psychology
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