"Et tu‚ Brute?" The final words spoken by Julius Caesar before his closest friend‚ and confidant‚ drove the final sword through his chest and watched him fall to the ground. When Caesar fell‚ democracy fell‚ and left Rome in a very unsettled state. There are many thoughts and ideas that could be drawn from the very simplistic white and black halves of my mask. Light and dark‚ good and evil‚ night and day‚ happiness and sadness‚ and the list goes on. The light half of my mask represents the democracy
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Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in the year 1601. It resemble the play Hamlet‚ and it characterized his assassination in 44 B.C. and the defeat of the conspirators in the battle of Philipi. Its setting is Rome‚ the capital city of Italy. Most of the scenes are set in Rome and Philipi. The play begins in the street of Rome where the Roman citizens is celebrating Caesar’s triumphant return from the war. Although the title of the play is ‘Julius Caesar’ but Caesar is not the main
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Period 2" " 20 October 2014" " " " The Betrayal of Julius Caesar" " “For there to be betrayal‚ there would have to be trust first” -Susan Collins (Finest Quotes). In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ one of the main themes is betrayal. The meaning and significance of betrayal in the play is a breaking of trust by friends. In the play‚ this is done for both personal reasons and political reasons. The title character‚ Julius Caesar‚ was a great Roman general who was idolized by the
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My fellow senators i believe hat and i am against the ruthless‚ liar known as Julius caesar. Caesar has done many things to change rome for the worse. He Broke many laws‚Changed others lives for his own gain and he is going power mad. Julius is trater to many and treats us like dirt. He has taken the democracy and gave us a dictatorship. Robert kennedy once said Every dictatorship has ultimately strangled in a web of repression it wove for its people making mistakes that could not be corrected because
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Nick Cruz 03/23/12 Period 4 Julius Caesar Study Guide 1) Flavius- Noble‚ who doesn’t like Julius Caesar‚ took down decorations to honor Caesar and silenced. Marullus-Same as Flavius Carpenter and Cobbler- Common people‚ clowns‚ workmen Caesar- Leader of Rome‚ gains a lot of power‚ successful leader Brutus-Political leader‚ comes from a respected high family‚ naivety brings his downfall Casca- Opposes Caesar rise to power‚ a Senator‚ noble but not very smart Calpurnia- Caesar’s wife
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fight in a battle‚ when he returned there was a civil war breaking out between Julius Caesar and Gneaus Pompeius Magnus. Caesar defeated Pompey and gained popularity and power that Cassius felt Caesar didn’t deserve. Cassius spent two years being a conspirator with his fellow colleagues‚ Brutus being one of them. They made a plot to kill Caesar and convinced Brutus that he would gain all the power giving him the acclaim Caesar had. They did as such and their planned failed as Marc Antony told the people
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Julius Caesar: The Use of Suspense Suspense can be defined as the uncertainties the reader feels about what will happen next in a story‚ or in this case‚ a play. William Shakespeare incorporated in Julius Caesar three very suspenseful events on which the whole play depends. The first suspenseful event of this play occurs when the conspirators join and discuss their reasons for assassination. Cassius feels that he is equal to Caesar‚ if not even better that him. Shakespeare builds suspense
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The story of Julius Caesar is a time period where Caesar was the noblest men of all of Rome. It’s a famous time were there was a lot of tragic events. For example in act 3 scene 1 Cesar is stabbed and killed by the conspirators at the senate. The fall of their King was a tragic event. Also Brutus committing suicide who was also one of the noblest man of Rome. A tragedy is a powerful impact in a story. Which in ties in with a tragic hero who is the main protagonist {character} in the story but they
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tries to have the character evoke emotions from the audience in the same way. In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ the audience is introduced to many characters‚ many of whom are portrayed in their truest form. Shakespeare creates the utmost depiction of who each of the characters are morally and sensibly. The main characters‚ the conspirators‚ commit the brutal crime of killing their leader‚ Julius Caesar‚ and in the end‚ the conspirators suffer the consequences. Shakespeare provides an abundance
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play Julius Caesar should have been named “Brutus” because I think the title of the story usually captures the major topic throughout the tale. In the beginning‚ Brutus planned to kill Caesar because he thought Caesar would turn the people into slaves. He believes Caesar is a tyrant and is destroying Rome. Brutus put Rome on a pedestal and the people of Rome have high courtesy towards him. He demonstrates his love for his country by risking his life to destroy the power of his friend‚ Caesar. (Not
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