In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare explores the idea that ambitions can change a person’s character so that they no longer seek the good of all men and even friends‚ but rather seek for more power for himself. A first scene that depicts ambition is the feast of Lupercal; the people were celebrating because Julius Caesar came back to Rome with triumph after defeating Pompey in a civil war in Egypt‚ and now he has the advantage to become King. A pair of commoners who are celebrating
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When Julius Caesar dies‚ Antony wants to go to the marketplace and give a speech at his funeral(Holt). Brutus is alright with it‚ but Brutus wants to go first in front of Antony’s speech. They both are great speeches and both use either logos‚ ethos and pathos very well. When we compare and contrast the two speeches we see who went wrong or what went wrong and will also see who used logos‚ ethos or pathos the best. When Brutus thought of his speech he overestimated his audience(enotes).
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Calpurnia and Portia Shary Nguyen English 2 Per. 5 October 3‚ 2007 Portia and Calpurnia from the play “Julius Caesar‚” written by William Shakespeare‚ are the wives of central characters in the play. Portia is the wife of Marcus Brutus‚ and Calpurnia is the wife of Julius Caesar. Although‚ Portia and Calpurnia are in the same social class during the same time period‚ they have similarities as well as differences. Portia seems braver and Calpurnia
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had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just as a hunter uses camouflage to keep the animals from seeing what he is up to. The conspirators also used camouflage‚ but they used flattery along with manipulation as a way to soothe any feelings of doubt that Caesar may have had about their
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An Analysis of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar "I am as constant as the Northern Star." (III.i.60) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the late sixteenth century. The play is about a conspiracy made up of eight Roman citizens’ that plot against Julius Caesar‚ a tyrant of Rome after defeating his enemy Pompey. Killing Caesar in hopes for peace and freedom in Rome‚ however‚ it brings an uprising of chaos and violence. Shakespeare’s work illustrates the theme that
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Of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a historical play. The events that happened in this play took place in Rome around 44 BCE. This play excessive pride in it. There are quite a few characters in ts play that has excessive pride. Julius Caesar is one of the characters that has excessive pride. Julius was a well respected an in rome. He came back from war and was offered the throne several times. Julius flaw was excessive pride. He refused to show his emotion when threatened. Julius responds
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In “Julius Caesar‚” William Shakespeare took us on a deeper level with some of the characters‚ and by doing that‚ we saw their pride. “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real” Thomas Merton. This quote explains the characters very well because their prideful actions made the people look at them in a different way. After reading this‚ you should be able to see how having pride did not end well for the men at the time. In Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Caesar was being unashamed of his arrogance.
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protest‚ but in Julius Caesar when the Dictator of Rome hasn’t proven such behavior‚ some few individuals have already drawn knives. When Gaius was indirectly flattered by Decius‚ the dictator came out to speak to the senate and conspirators‚ but just before the leader was to speak Metellus kneels down in the sense of flattery and asks if his dearest brother can return‚ “If thou dost bend and pray and fawn for him‚ I spurn thee like a cur out of my way” (Shakespeare 107 45-46) Caesar automatically
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The Relevance of Loyalty in Julius Caesar In the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar‚ loyalty is relevant to each person. In the eyes of Marc Antony‚ Marcus Brutus‚ and Cassius‚ the term “loyalty” means something entirely different to each man. In a sense‚ each of the three characters is only loyal to what he thinks is good and right but in some cases‚ his morals also fluctuate with his desires. Marc Antony plays the specific role of a son-like figure to Caesar. He takes no part in the conspiracy
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In order for a character to be considered a tragic hero they must be a noble person with a fatal flaw that eventually leads to their death. With The Tragedy of Julius Caesar there have been disagreements about the true tragic hero of the play. Some argue that Julius Caesar himself fits the criteria‚ while others believe that Brutus was actually the tragic hero. Using quotes and events within the tragedy it’s easy to draw the conclusion that Brutus is the tragic hero‚ since he proves many times that
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