Act 1 The play opens to a funny setting with a little word play between Flavius‚ Marullus‚ and a few workers. The workers are on their way to see Julius Caesar who has recently returned from his battle against Pompey. As Caesar talks to Mark Antony‚ we learn that Caesar is superstitious. To keep with the idea of the supernatural‚ a soothsayer speaks‚ warning Caesar to beware the Ides of March. He acts as like he is not concerned. After the talking with the soothsayer‚ Caesar is offered the
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Being virtuous is to show or have high moral standards. However‚ it is 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
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"I make thee promise‚/ If the redress will follow‚ thou receivest/ Thy full petition..." (II.1.46-58). In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus tried to save Rome from changing to a monarchy under control of the beloved Julius Caesar who was ambitious and could change Rome for the worst. Brutus‚ along with others‚ stab Caesar to the death hoping to keep Rome from corruption. This does not happen‚ a friend of Caesar starts
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Act I 1. What do the final 4 lines of scene I suggest about the status of the people under Caesar’s rule? 2. “Foreshadowing” is the technique of preparing a reader or audience for something to happen later in the narrative. “Beware the Ides of March” is an example of such a technique. Can you guess what event may be foreshadowed by the Soothsayer’s warnings in scene II? (I‚ 21) 3. Much of scene II is given over to Cassius’s speeches to Brutus‚ trying to persuade him that he should rule rather
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar several main characters are fit to rule Rome after the death of Caesar. Among them are Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Antony. Although each have their particular strengths‚ Brutus is the superior choice for leader. His nobleness‚ compassion‚ and intelligent decision making are shown throughout the play. Brutus’ nobleness is shown in Act I when he tells Cassius about how much he values honor. Set honor in one eye and death i’ th’ other‚ and I will look on both indifferently;
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of these men were capable of leading Rome‚ and all of these men had their flaws. Mark Antony was the most successful leader because he used his flaws to his advantage. There is no such thing as successful leader who is egotistic and oblivious. Julius Caesar was considered the most powerful man in all of Rome; he was also the most arrogant and unmindful leader in history. He thought he was immortal and that no man could effect or threaten him. Caesar boasted‚ “Danger knows full well that Caesar
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In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespere‚ Cassius and Mark Antony both show the leadership qualities of caring for the citizens‚ persuasiveness‚ and honesty. Though both characters show these qualities Mark Antony proves to be a better leader than Cassius. In the play both men‚ Cassius and Mark Antony‚ show themselves caring for the citizens of Rome. Cassius claims to do this by killing Caesar; he claims that Caesar was ambitious and not right to be the leader of Rome. “But
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“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools‚ because they have to say something” (Plato). This theme becomes prevalent in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy. In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver eloquent speeches to the plebeian crowd discussing Caesar’s recent death. Brutus‚ who arises after Caesar’s death as the next leader‚ speaks only to appease the crowd‚ but Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar’s‚ speaks to rally the people for his causes. Throughout the
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What is theme? Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. In Julius Creaser betrayal is a major feeling you feel while reading this play. Right from the beginning after Caesar’s death is when the reader can really tell that is a key feeling in this play. Betrayal‚ what is betrayal? It means breaking or violating of a presumptive contract‚ trust‚ or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship
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plays is Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōseōn librī: "Books of Transformations"). This is actually a single poem that consists of 15 books and over 250 stories that chronicle the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar. Shakespeare actually uses one of these stories‚ Pyramus and Thisbe‚ in his play Midsummer Night’s dream. Romeo and Juliet‚ another of Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ also draws on this story.
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