While he never actually became a dictator‚ he showed many of the qualities that describe a powerful dictator. The main aspect of leadership he shows is the opportunity for corruption in people. In Brutus’s words: “He would be crowned. How that might change his nature‚ there’s the question.”(Shakespeare) There is no way to tell what Caesar will become if he does take the Roman crown
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as famous as Elizabeth Taylor who had been chosen to portray the fascinating ruler. Cleopatra was an intelligent woman who was a shrewd leader. She had ruled Egypt for approximately twenty-two years with the help of first Julius Caesar and then Mark Antony. To preserve her dynasty in the face of the looming Roman expansion she recognized that an alliance with Rome was needed. (Schiff) While Mankiewicz’s movie is generally historically accurate‚ the director often strays or seems to embellish actual
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are fat; Sleek-headed men‚ and such as sleep o’nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous." Act1.ii. In the Act 1 Scene ii of the play‚ we come across the above quotation where Caesar expresses‚ to Mark Antony‚ his assessment of Cassius’ personality although the latter plays down Caesar’s fear of Cassius stating that he is not a dangerous individual but a noble Roman. Caesar’s estimation of Cassius encapsulates in a nutshell the true face of a schemer
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The Public and Private Life In William’’ Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar‚" there is a conflict in the characters public and private lives. The major characters‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus‚ Cassius and Antony‚ all experienced these conflicts. All actions these characters perform represent conflicts between the benefit of Rome and their own sense of honor‚ emotions and love for each other. Caesar is trying to form a new political system in Rome called dictatorship. Even though he has the ambition to become
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his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional Council (NTC) was the group created during the Libyan Civil War to oppose Gaddafi’s regime. They overthrew Gaddafi for fears of his leadership‚ corruption‚ human rights violations. Cassius and his conspirators killed Caesar in the Theatre of Pompey on the fifteenth of March‚ 44 B.C. Members of the National Transitional Council killed Gaddafi in Sirte‚ Libya‚ on the twentieth of October
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Chapter 1 Cleopatra I. Impressions: A. First associations: temptress‚ seduction‚ beauty‚ doomed lover‚ suicide‚ Antony and Cleopatra‚ Egypt‚ Elizabeth Taylor‚ "Carry on Cleo"‚ luxury and extravagance B. Sources used: movies‚ histories‚ biographies‚ coinage‚ sculpture‚ and poetry C. Abbreviations: 1. CE: Common Era (Equivalent to AD) 2. BCE: Before the Common Era (Equivalent to BC) Activity (DVD Video Cleopatra) p. 5: Watch the DVD and think about these questions: 1. What type of image
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general and ally‚ Mark Antony‚ saw Caesar’s dead body and begged the conspirators to be able to die next to Caesar. Brutus denied his request. Antony shook Brutus’s hand with Caesar’s blood in order to join the conspirators and plan Caesar’s revenge. Both Brutus and Antony gave a speech in front of the plebeians of Rome in order to explain Caesar’s death. Both speeches impacted the audience of plebeians using logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos. However‚ between Brutus and Antony’s speech‚ Antony gave a more effective
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1.Why do Octavius and Mark Antony want to engage in a battle with Brutus and Cassius? to avenge Caesar’s death to recruit new soldiers to their army to become friends with the conspirators to gain control over the land The __________ between Cassius and Brutus was obvious as they struggled to overcome the obstacles in their friendship. friendship tension resolution tone CASSIUS: Their shadows seem A canopy most fatal‚ under which Our army lies ready to give up the ghost1. . Die; the belief
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Octavia would do so too. She said no; Mark Anthony and Cleopatra moved to Athens to prepare for hostilities and divorce proceedings were initiated against Octavia (Cleopatra and Mark Antony). By 32 B.C. they were named enemies of Rome and a war began against them. Octavian was said to have attempted to make a deal with Cleopatra saying that if she killed Antony he would spare her. Octavian was victorious as Cleopatra and Mark Antony both attempted to flee. Mark Antony died in Cleopatra’s arms after stabbing
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justification in light of his participation in the slaughter of Caesar. Through his patriotic objectives “I honour him‚ but as he was ambitious‚ I slew him”‚ Brutus denounces Caesar’s leadership thus presenting his actions positively as he strives for personal integrity. These perspectives are refuted by Mark Antony whose views‚ shaped by a close relation to Caesar‚ are of anger as shown through the
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