In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius‚ a main character‚ discussed the integral role of humanity’s decisions‚ saying‚ "The fault...is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves" (I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context‚ Cassius’s viewpoint is secular‚ demanding that all of us‚ not fate‚ is in control of the courses of our lives. However‚ it is also countercultural as our society ingrains itself in the norm of scapegoating‚ where humanity points to individuals/groups whom we can dump our rage for
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the tragic play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ inside shows multiple evidences of hidden examples of the use of imagery‚ tone and rhetorical devices. A small example of literature tools could be found inside of this short example from the play‚ it is enough to express all elements of literature to be found. Brutus discusses the impending future of Rome‚ if placed upon Julius Caesar’s hands‚ and attempts to be convincing of others to slay Julius with his rise of power‚ before
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PERSPECTIVES ESSAY A composer has a purpose in intentionally assembling a text in order to depict their personal agenda. This is conveyed to the audience throuh the utilisation of the vehicle conflicting perspectives. Also‚ the presentation of a text significantly affects the audience’s overall perception of its set of values.These concepts are illustrated in the Shakespearean play‚’Julius Caesar’. Julius Caesar was published in 1623 during the Elizabethan Renaissance period. It is centrally
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Module C - REPRESENTATION AND TEXT: Conflicting Perspectives. You are to produce a contribution to an online HSC Tutorial. You are to record and upload an answer to the question below. It is to be no longer than seven minutes and no less than five minutes. Conflicting perspectives exist within texts and their representation is affected by the context of the composer. Using your prescribed text and a related text of your own choosing‚ assess the impact of this statement on a contemporary audience
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remains unknown. The deciding factor that gave the Celts a permanent place in history was Christianity. Despite the prevalence of Christianity throughout Celtic society‚ much of the art and literature was unique to their culture. Around the time Julius Caesar was taking control of Celtic lands‚ Christianity was becoming more and more of a dominant religion in the area (Lassieur 75). By the fourth century A.D.‚ many Gauls had taken advantage of
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Julius Caesar Conqueror Julius Caesar was a thoughtful general who knew how to conquer the land and the people for Rome. Julius Caesar went through numerous years of battle‚ making his way up the chain making way for more of Rome to be held by conquering lands year by year for the Romans to expand. This is on Julius Caesar and his conquests for Rome. Julius Caesar fought for Rome for many years‚ gaining many things for the Roman people to be in the end killed by the Senate in which they did not like
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The Roman Hero Once upon a time‚ there was a children born to a widow in a very poor place in the great empire of ancient Rome. It was 47 BC‚ and the great emperor Julius Caesar was ruling the land with authority and power. The children was called‚ Victorinous just as his father. His father was killed in battle. He was angry tempered and stubborn‚ but most of all he was brave as a lion and was loving to his friends and especially his mother. He grew fast‚ but he was not very intelligent because of
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the assassination of Caesar‚ both Brutus and Antony needed to sway the people of Rome into their individual point of view. The crowd of Romans were not very intelligent‚ they lacked the logical thinking for making big decisions. Therefore‚ the people of Rome could be easily persuaded if the right things were mentioned. Brutus first declared his speech and it seemed as though the public were on his side. He used logical thinking and gave examples of the tyranny that Caesar would have brought to
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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 and differences are evident. In both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar themes‚ symbols
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Initially‚ so was Pompey‚ but while Caesar did not change his political leanings‚ Pompey grew more and more conservative. Finally‚ after spending years in Gaul‚ fighting for Rome‚ Caesar was summoned back to Rome. Pompey had become an Optimate and led a group that wanted to indict Caesar for treasonous use of the legions. It would have effectively ended Caesar’s political career and could have ended in his exile or death. Caesar had a choice. Give in or go on the offensive. He chose
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