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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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    think Flavius wants to do about Caesar? Flavius and Caesar are not the best of friends‚ so I would say that he wanted to undermine Caesar’s power and control his political actions. ! There are conflicting views of Caesar? Why? What do Murellus and Flavius consider Caesar? Why? Common people consider Caesar as a hero and their saviour from the corrupt senate and the evil Barbarians. They consider Caesar tyrant. Act I Scene ii The Fortune-Teller warns Caesar to “beware the ides of March”.

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    Julius Caesar Essay The Tragedy of Julius Caesar depicts the rise and fall of great leaders whose character traits can be seen as strengths but also as their biggest weaknesses. This play by William Shakespeare is about the tragedy of Julius Caesar but it is also the tragedy of Brutus. Brutus shows his battle between his friendship with Caesar and the greater good of the Romans through the internal conflicts his has with himself. Brutus’ most prevalent downfalls within the play are his honor and

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    the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes. At the beginning of the play‚ Caesar had just returned to Rome after defeating Pompey. Caesar was welcomed and praised by the citizens of Rome‚ except for one man‚ the Soothsayer. Even though he didn’t praise Caesar‚ the Soothsayer didn’t criticize or condemn him either; instead‚ he warned Caesar. He told Caesar to “Beware

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    Antony’s speech. line-to-line analysis: / / - / - - / - - / Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears; From a rhythmic perspective‚ the trochaic feel of this opening immediately commands attention. The succession of hard stresses is also Shakespeare’s way of using the verse to help Antony cut through the din of the crowd. Antony also echoes the opening line that Brutus uses ("Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers!")‚ but conspicuously rearranges it; where Brutus begins

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    have to be born with the intuition‚ drive‚ and other qualities to lead others. Throughout history‚ many influential leaders have emerged and have lead people to both greatness and defeat. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus‚ one of the main conspirators against Caesar‚ exhibits many qualities that make him a good leader. A few of these qualities include: humility‚ the ability to listen well to the people of Rome‚ and intelligence. Out of the many qualities a leader can have‚ humility

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    individuals tried to warn Caesar. List three of them and explain Shakespeare’s purpose in the warnings. •The soothsayer warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March!" Caesar calls him a fool. Calpurnia warns Caesar about a dream she had. Willing at first to heed the warning‚ Caesar scorns her for making him look like a coward. Artemidorus writes Caesar a letter‚ which Caesar refuses to read before he gets to the Capitol. •Shakespeare shows the reader‚ through these warnings‚ that Caesar thinks highly of

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    Mark Antony’s speech was more persuasive than Brutus simply because Brutus was trying to persuade the people of the village that killing Caesar was the right thing to do . His ultimate goal was to round up the commoners under the impression that they were revenging Caesar’s tragic death. He mentions how he and Caesar were rally good friends and how hurt he seemed to be to lose a good friend. Mark Antony persuades them by telling the commoners that he made a promise with Brutus to not speak or bring

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    the middle of the day -Casca was telling this to Caesar 4. lion gave birth 5. graves opened 6. it is stormy 7. blood drizzled from the capital 8.horses neighed and dead men groaned 9. ghost shrieked 10. Romans bathed their hands in his blood smiling - Calphurnia’s dream Forshadow Calphurnia’s dream was a portent she dreamed it three times Irony[aside] Audience knows that Trebonius is apart of the conspiracy and that shows that Caesar will die Fates When the expiration date is up 3

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