name was Julius Caesar. A group of conspirators lead by Cassius and Brutus planned Caesar’s killing for the good of Rome. They lead him into the capitol while Caesar was completely oblivious to what was going on. The men were discussing if Caesar would bring back Publius Cimber when Caesar became king. Caesar refused since his decisions weren’t easy to sway. This and all the hate they had build before drew the men to stab Caesar to death. The first being Casca and lastly Brutus while Caesar said the
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“Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ by William Shakespeare is all about. In the play Julius Caesar is the new ruler of Rome. Cassius‚ who is conspirator‚ does not want him to be ruler. So Cassius skillfully convinces Brutus that he would be a better ruler of Rome than Caesar. Cassius convinces Brutus by telling stories about Caesars personality flaws that make him a weak ruler and Brutus a better one. In the “Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ Cassius tries to convince Brutus to be King and to kill Caesar for the
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1599 and first performed in 1623. The story is set on ancient Rome and portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar‚ his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. William Shakespeare (who was baptized on 26 April 1564 and died in 1616) was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and a
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ I picked Caesar and I say he truly didn’t deserve to die and he was a an okay guy. Reasons being‚ yes Caesar was a bad person sometimes but truly I think Caesar just wanted to help the people of Rome. I believe Caesar was a good guy but people only saw the wrong things he did. Like when he did die he left money and land to the people of Rome‚ maybe he was a nice guy people just didn’t give him a chance. In the play it also makes Caesar out to be a
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Gaius Julius Caesar lived from 100- 44 BC and was a prominent person in the last few decades of the Roman Empire. He was skilled as a speaker and writer‚ an intelligent politician and fantastic general‚ but he was also very brutal in his chase of selfish goals. These goals were not only having complete power over the Roman republic‚ but also credit as being a god. Caesar was born in 102 or 100 BCE into the ancient patrician family of the Iulii who claimed ancestry from Aeneas of Troy‚ one of the
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The Protagonists of Julius Caesar In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the plot uncovers several different characters: the tragic hero‚ Brutus‚ the anti-hero‚ Cassius‚ and the hero‚ Mark Antony. These three characters continue to display fitting attributes throughout the entire play. All of them are defined as a protagonist and they endure changes and grow as the play progresses. Brutus acts out of a desire to limit the self-serving aspects of his actions‚ ultimately dooming
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not easy for everyone to acquire this quality because it requires a great effort to be a virtuous and worthy individual. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus acquired a virtuous characteristic; however‚ he misused his certain qualities‚ such as being noble among people‚ loyalty to Rome and over confidence characteristics in assassinating Caesar‚ which led him to his destruction. To begin with‚ Marcus Brutus was a very noble person among the people of Rome‚ which slowly
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this play. The entire time rather Caesar‚ Antony‚ Brutus or Cassius have a lot of ambition. Although Caesar isn’t too ambitious‚ he still want the crown deep down. He never makes a large attempt at “taking over’’ or trying to rule but the word that he will be getting the crown at the Ides of March is enough to motivate him to go. Now‚ Cassius has more ambition than almost anyone. He tries constantly to convince Brutus constantly to overthrow and kill Julius Caesar. His ambition is seen greatly in
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The character Cassius in the tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare constantly reflects palpable jealousy. In Act I Scene II‚ Cassius claims “I was born free as Caesar; so were you:/We both have fed as well‚ and we both/Endure the winter’s cold as well as he…”(Shakespeare‚ lines 5-7); and feels king Caesar does not deserve superiority over him. In this scene‚ Cassius is pointing out to Brutus that he and Cassius deserve the power to lead Rome more than Caesar. In order to prove these points‚ Cassius
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