Aristotle once said “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” These words best describe what a “Tragic Hero” is and both Julius Caesar and Brutus displayed this characteristic‚ so the question is “Who is the real tragic hero in this story?” This paper shall explore the reasons behind why each man is considered a hero in his own right and who the rightful owner to the title of the play truly belongs to. There have been countless tragic heroes in the works of
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Through life’s bloody suicide of Caesar‚ Brutus thinks he now has full power over Rome. Shakespeare expresses how Brutus allows Antony to say his speech at the fallen ruler‚ Caesar’s funeral. Antony contrasts gullible Brutus who ends up killing himself showing the honor he had during the story. Antony shows that when you become power hungry you become desperate and can cause a distraction. The gullible Brutus is convinced by the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar‚ thinking he will become crazy over
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Alec Grzesk Ms. Nattinger Honors English 10 -- Hour 4 March 3‚2015 Comparing The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Mean Girls Both of these works were written in two different time periods‚ but have some of the most similar ideas. One way that these two arts are similar is the main leader of their respective places. Another way they’re similar is the surrounding characters. Lastly‚ the other thing that is similar is the plot of each. In short‚ these two pieces of work are similar because the main
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fellow?” When the cobbler explains that he is celebrating the return of Caesar‚ Murellus begins a long rant about the fickleness of the Roman people. He appears to be ‘anti-caesar’ or opposed to Caesar‚ perhaps because they supported Pompey. Flavius shares this sentiment since he assists in chasing the commoners and instructing them to take down the images of Caesar. They are used to show that not everyone was in favour of Caesar and he was not truly ‘loved by all’. Also‚ the long monologue with Murellus
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Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are two of history greatest leaders‚ to compare them in their similarity and differences in my opinion would a simple task to do. In comparing them‚ they both were assassinated in office‚ killed at the theatre‚ was great leaders‚ had power‚ authority‚ and was in the military. These two great leaders died at the young age of 56‚ and impacted history with change‚ which ultimately got them assassinated. President Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States
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Act 11 ( Julius Caesar) Brutus is still on the hunt to killing his dear friend Julius Caesar‚ he has a team of people who oppose Caesar to help Brutus in his devious plan. Today in class we played a game called mafia‚ that resembles the scenes in act 11 of Julius Caesar. The way you play mafia is that you have a your detectives( your number choice) ‚ citizens‚ and hit mans(your number choice. Mrs. Petrossian chose who played what‚ the detectives were unaware on who were the hit men’s and the hit
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Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are without a doubt two strong individuals who made history by and through the governance of their own nations. When comparing these two great men‚ they have so much in common and all of their similarities are brought forth throughout this essay. To start off‚ Roman general and statesman‚ Julius Caesar‚ turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire. His reign and his life ended on the Ides of March‚ but his birth marked a new chapter in Roman history.
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In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ there are many different people who could be considered either the protagonist or the antagonist. Some people may think that Julius Caesar is the protagonist and Brutus is the antagonist‚ while others may believe that Brutus is the Protagonist while Julius Caesar is the antagonist. Julius Caesar tragically dies before the play is even halfway over‚ some people would say that a different title would better suite this story. I strongly believe that The Tragedy
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to be a part of that. The biggest peice of violence in the story is Caesar’s assassination. “Et tu‚ Brutè? Then fall Caesar” (Act. III: Scene 1‚ Line 77). The only reason for his assassination is because some people were not happy with him ruling Rome‚ but after all the one who killed Caesar was Brutus and Brutus at the end of this story kills himself. “Farewell‚ good Strato―Caesar‚ now be still; I killed not thee with half so good a will” (Act. V: Scene 5‚ Line 50-51). So in return one set of violence
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different tribes. You have a military tribune and plebeian tribunes. Military tribunes are like the seniors class that were in charge of the troops in battle for about 56 years. The military tribunes served during Julius Caesars’ time. The other tribunes also were during Julius Caesars’ time. The plebeian tribunes are not like the military tribunes. They are more behind the scenes as a political office and a powerful one at that. The word tribune as defined in the dictionary as an “office in Ancient
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