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    Kyla Beecher Ms. Hilliard English 2 Honors 4 January 2013 Traditional vs. Modern Drama In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun themes‚ symbols‚ and characters can be compared. Both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar were written for the stage; therefore their characters become more obvious and more thoroughly portrayed than in a book‚ for example. Even though‚ these works were written by far different authors and in different centuries their similarities

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    there is no simple answer.  In the same way that Shakespeare titled a play The Merchant of Venice‚ when the merchant‚ Antonio‚ is not the primary character in the play; in Julius CaesarCaesar is not primary to the action that continues throughout the play.  In both of these plays‚ however‚ the title character (in this case‚ Caesar) serves as the catalyst for action that is central to the play.As for Brutus‚ the term "hero" can be misleading.  We tend to think of a hero as someone who swoops in and

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    Power of Persuasion: Richard’s Use of Manipulation for Power Have you ever heard of Romeo and Juliet‚ Julius Caesar‚ or perhaps Hamlet? These titles each have one particular aspect in common‚ William Shakespeare. Overall‚ this brilliant writer has created numerous pieces of work including 38 plays. One of his many accomplishments is Richard III‚ a play highlighting Richard‚ the Duke of Gloucester‚ and the battles between two royal families. William Shakespeare‚ the author of Richard III‚ illustrates

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    In 60 BC‚ Caesar s0ught electi0n as c0nsul f0r 59 BC‚ al0ng with tw00ther candidates. The electi0n was s0rdid – even Cat0‚ with his reputati0n f0r inc0rruptibility‚ is said t0 have res0rted t0 bribery in fav0r 0f 0ne 0f Caesar’s 0pp0nents. Caesar w0n‚ al0ng with c0nservative Marcus Bibulus.[41] Caesar was already in Crassus’ p0litical debt‚ but he als0 made 0vertures t0 P0mpey. P0mpey and Crassus had been at 0dds f0r a decade‚ s0 Caesar tried t0 rec0ncile them. The three 0f them had en0ugh m0ney

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    Julius Caesar Multiple Choice Unit Test 1 Name_____________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE UNIT TEST 1 - Julius Caesar I. Matching/Identify _____ 1. Strato _____ 2. Lucilius _____ 3. Octavius _____ 4. Artemidorus _____ 5. Brutus _____ 6. Caesar _____ 7. Casca _____ 8. Calpurnia _____ 9. Mark Antony _____ 10. Portia _____ 11.Lepidus _____ 12. Decius _____ 13. Pindarus _____ 14. Cassius _____ 15. Soothsayer A. Captured by Antony’s soldiers‚ mistaken for Brutus B. Persuades Caesar to attend

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    for the good of all Romans that is a similarity between Cassius and Brutus because Brutus says he would do anything to protect Rome but when Cassius outsmarts him and uses him to kill caesar‚ that is a difference. Cassius thoughts of killing Caesar are lead because he is ambitious and wants the power or more than Caesar had. He was also Envy of Ceasar and of all the respect he had from the people. "Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus‚ and we petty men/Walk under his huge legs

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    going to go down hill. As soon as Antony heard what had happened at the capital‚ he knew that what he said in his speech would be to his advantage. The play written by early english playwright‚ William Shakespeare‚ is about the tragic death of Julius Caesar. It takes place in Rome‚ and tells the historical story of how Caesar was brutally murdered‚ and the terrible fate of the conspirators who killed him. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony presents a speech to the crowd‚ as well did Brutus. Antony‚ though

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    Brutus commits is that he lets Cassius flatter him into agreeing with him that Caesar must be killed. He is not standing up for what he believes is true. Brutus did not mind Caesar until Cassius filled his head with his honey words. Although he didn’t want Caesar to have the crown he would have never thought about executing his old friend‚ until Cassius steps into the picture. After Cassius talks to him‚ he views Caesar as too ambitious. If Brutus would have rejected Cassius’s idea and stood up for

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    “He strikes her:”and through the number of soliloquies and asides e.g. “That Cassio loves her‚ I do well believe’t” spoken by Iago‚ who is revealing his inner most thoughts to the audience. The Elizabethan period was poised to be the golden age of English literature and plays were a popular and accessible form of entertainment which reflected the great works and was valued. Shakespeare’s audience was a mixed bunch ranging from aristocrats to peasants. The play was targeted at all types of audiences

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    his standing with Caesar and slowly is convinced that Caesar being dead is for the good of Rome. Incidentally‚ Brutus ends up at the conspirator’s house discussing how they are to kill Caesar. He makes many decisions here that hurt him later the first being that when Cassius wants them to take an oath of secrecy Brutus rejects that idea saying “What need we any spur but our own cause‚ to prick us to redress?” Artemidorus tries to give Caesar a list of the conspirators but Caesar fails to read it

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