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    In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the terms “sacrifice” and “butchery” are referring back to Brutus’s words “let’s be sacrificers‚ but not butchers.” (act 2‚ scene 1‚ line 179). This line shows that Brutus wants Caesar’s death to be a “sacrifice” not a “butchery”. So that it is seen as a sacrifice for the good of Rome and not as murder or “butchery” to improve his political level. In Act 2‚ Cassius suggests that they should also kill Mark Antony‚ but Brutus explains that Caesar’s death is just

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    written by William Shakespeare is worth reading. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is one of his most famous and well-known plays. It was believed to be written in 1599 and it is based on the events of Rome’s history. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ one of the main characters is Brutus‚ and he is an interesting character to say the least. Brutus is hypocritical‚ gullible and makes bad decisions. Brutus was shown to be hypocritical by stabbing Caesar in the back. He said‚ “I will myself into the pulpit first”

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a play about a tragic hero named Brutus‚ and takes place in the early Roman Empire. The current ruler‚ Caesar is loved by many‚ but a small conspiracy of a few Romans builds‚ one whose name is Cassius. They are tired of his rule and are looking to free themselves from his way of rule. These characters plan to assassinate Caesar‚ but are looking for a way to do it so that it may seem justified to the rest of Rome when the deed is done. Brutus

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    classes before reading Julius Caesar to comprehend the interactions and relationships between characters in various classes throughout the play. By conducting this research on social classes of Ancient Rome‚ I hope to learn about what daily life was like for each class. Roman social classes were intricate. I hope to help my audience fully comprehend the complicated relationships between the classes in daily life‚ so that they can apply this knowledge when reading Julius Caesar. Each class had its

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    the coin is the laureate head of Augustus surrounded by inscription CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE which translates into Caesar Augustus‚ son of a divus‚ father of the fatherland. He son of divus is in reference to his relation to the Divine Julius Caesar who adopted him as his son. On the reserve of the coin‚ depicted is Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing left and right of two shields with the inscription‚ Gaius and Lucius Caesar‚ sons of Augustus‚ consuls designate‚ princes of youth. The inscription

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    Brutus - Hero or Brute (as his name seems to imply)? Brutus one of the main characters in the play‚ Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus on the one hand seems to truly be a good person who wants the best for his beloved Rome and on the other had he almost seems jealous of Caesar. Did he actually love Caesar and simply loved Rome more or was he actually a jealous and revengeful person? Brutus is one of my favorite characters in this play. He seems to really love his city and wants nothing

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    all the time. The similar thing happens in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare uses prophets‚ omens‚ and natural phenomenon to inform the audience and the character about the future‚ yet some some character ignore it and eventually meet their death. The whole play is based on fate; however‚ some characters controlled by their fate‚ and some characters control their fate‚ but some characters know their fate. Caesar and Brutus are controlled by their fate because of the

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    Calendar of Rome In Rome‚ Julius Caesar was ruling at 58 b.c.‚ he was a genius and succeed from all the other cities. He created a lot of things like and one of them was the calendar. In his time there was so much religion‚ there were festivals based on gods used a lot of the Latin language. Back then their language was improving also and Julius decided to make the calendar a little difference. The months of the calendar were made by Julius Caesar and he based them on the gods‚ rulers and used

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    Julius Caesar Essay In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was convinced by Cassius that killing Caesar was a good idea for the good of Rome. So he kills Caesar at the crowning. After the killing of Caesar. Caesars death was seen as necessary for a variety of reasons. Brutus shows three different character traits stoic‚ manipulator‚ and orator. One character trait that Brutus shows a lot in this play is stoic. Brutus shows very little emotion when his wife Portia had died. (4.ii

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    In Act 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking

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