Essay Question: Critical response: 1000wds How successful have the texts you have studied been in presenting ideas about choice? In your response refer to Antony and Cleopatra and two related texts of your own choosing. You may use one related text that was studied in class if you wish. Choice is defined as an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. Chance is defined as a possibility of something happening. To be able to choose something is a much broader
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ two men‚ Brutus and Antony‚ each give a powerful oration. In Brutus’ speech he discusses the reasons he should kill Caesar (who was a roman general and a senator)‚ calling him a poisonous snake and a serpent’s egg that was ready to hatch. Brutus was afraid that Caesar would become a dictator. He thought it would be best for the people if Caesar was murdered before he could become king. Brutus explicitly said he had no personal reason to strike Caesar but it was all in the
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Cicero and Mark Antony were powerful people in Rome. Cicero was the spokesman of the senate‚ and Antony was the consul. They were never friendly with each other‚ and it worsened when Cicero said that he thought Antony was taking unfair privileges in interpreting Caesar’s wishes. When Octavian‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ went to Italy‚ Cicero created a plan to turn him against Antony. He also tried to have the Senate name Antony as an enemy of the state. His plan to get rid of Mark Antony failed‚ and Octavian
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Cleopatra The historical epic film‚ “Cleopatra” depicts the queen and her relationships with two great Roman rulers‚ Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Produced in 1963‚ this movie is a one of a kind as it portrays the Roman Republic transition. Although the motion picture is mostly very true to the historic facts‚ there are a few examples where the producers deviated from accuracy. The movie is not entirely correct with some of the costume and set choices‚ representation of the character Octavian
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• How does theme help structure the play? Julius Caesar T he structure of the tragedy is chronological‚ in the sense that the different situations that take place are in order‚ despite the fact that Shakespeare‚ in some cases‚ cuts the time between an event and the other so as to be able to cover from the time the conspiracy is planned until the death of Brutus. However‚ the different themes of the play contribute to its structuring‚ in various ways. According to Marvin Speavock and other critics
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Compare what you know about women in the play to women today. How has the role of a wife changed? Is it better or worse for women today? Done need sources The role of the wife has changed very much. An example of this is that wives can work together alongside their husbands. Another example is that they can do more than just make food and support their husbands. A great example of this is that wife’s and husbands can work in the same job or type of job. An example of how women are like today‚ they
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oblivious to right and wrong. Occasionally‚ they will go against what they are told to do and instead to what they want to do. In the play Julius Caesar the power of persuasion and manipulation of language is clear when two men‚ Brutus and Mark Antony‚ spiel to the people of their country‚ each attempting to gain the support of the populace over the death of Caesar. Even though Brutus establishes ethos throughout his speech‚ Mark Antony’s uses it to his advantage
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TO WHAT EXTENT WERE THE CHARACTERS OF AENEAS AND DIDO IN VERGIL’S AENEID INFLUENCED BY MARK ANTONY QUEEN CLEOPATRA VII PHILOPATOR OF EGYPT? Dido and Aeneas were created as fictional characters in Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. It can be suggested that these characters were based upon true accounts of Cleopatra VII Philopator of Egypt‚ Augustus Caesar‚ and Mark Antony. In the final years of his life‚ Roman poet Virgil wrote the epic of Aeneas‚ the founder of Rome‚ waylaid in his destiny by a beautiful
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Cassius writes letters in the hand writings of different romans to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. These letters work as Brutus joins the conspirators soon after. Another example of this is when he asked Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral believing it would end peacefully. Antony being the skilled orator he was used that chance as an advantage
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Friendship is a wonderful part of life‚ but it can unfortunately be used to deceive‚ for it is easy to manipulate with it‚ but only true friendship cannot be defeated‚ even after death. This element could well likely be the very thing that had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just
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