when it appears that all is lost in battle and he finds his partner Cassius dead‚ he also runs upon his sword. When finding Brutus dead and hearing how he died from Strato who was the one who held the sword‚ over his dead body‚ even the evil Mark Antony declares him to be "the noblest Roman of them all" when he pays tribute to Brutus’s nobility of spirit and also on his unselfish
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gains a lot of power‚ successful leader Brutus-Political leader‚ comes from a respected high family‚ naivety brings his downfall Casca- Opposes Caesar rise to power‚ a Senator‚ noble but not very smart Calpurnia- Caesar’s wife‚ worships him Antony- Caesar’s best friend‚ asked by Caesar to touch Calpurnia so she can become fertile Soothsayer-Fortune teller‚ Cassius- Antagonist‚ main conspirator‚ dislikes Caesar 2) The play starts out with the cobbler and carpenter dressed up on a workday
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Julius Caesar The story of Julius Caesar’s assassination has been told both historically and fictionally. Historical sources focus on the facts of the assassination‚ while fictionary works focus more on the characters and the drama of the story. Because of the different purposes of the sources‚ there are many differences between the historical and fictional stories. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the
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Literature in Italy Italy is in many ways viewed as the cradle of western civilisation. It comes as no surprise then that Italy has a vastly rich history of which literature has always been an important part throughout the ages. Here we’ve highlighted some of the most important contributors to literature in Italy according to different literary periods. Classical Italian literature Ancient Rome was the military and cultural centre of the world for centuries. Literature was a well developed discipline
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Julius Caesar Essay Written by Shakespeare more than one thousand five hundred years after Julius Caesar’s death‚ Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy‚ is unique in that it contains two tragic characters‚ the senator Brutus and emperor Caesar. A play in five acts‚ Julius Caesar attempts to portray the assassination of Caesar‚ at that time victorious over Pompey’s sons‚ and the civil war that follows‚ culminating in the establishment of the Second Triumvirate. Although Caesar meets his
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wants her dead but Caesar thinks she is worth value and wants to keep her. One night Cleopatra seeks down with two of her servants where Arsinoe is kept and has her killed. In the researched I found the difference in this scenario it states that Mark Antony later
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intelligence. Whereas for Cassius‚ his mistakes are made from poor decision making. Brutus himself knows that he is often too honourable and not as realistic as he should be. ?I am not gamesome; I do lack some part / Of that quick spirit that is in Antony? [Act I‚ Scene II‚ L 28 ? 29]. By knowing this‚ that makes Brutus a better and stronger leader‚ since he is able to admit to his weakness. Cassius is a very mischief person. His reasons to assassinate Caesar are far less noble than them of Brutus
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she tried her hardest to convince Antigone to not bury Polyneices because she will be breaking the law. A couple examples of honorable acts in “Julius Caesar” would be when Brutus allowed Mark Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral‚ even though Antony was the enemy. Another example of honor would be when Antony stated that even though Brutus broke the law‚ he was still the most honorable conspirator of them all. A couple examples of honorable acts in “Antigone” would be when Antigone buried Polyneices
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ACT 2 SCENE 2 INTRODUCTION Good afternoon. I’m going to tell you about the disposition of Julius Caesar’s wife Calpurnia‚ during the early morning hours on the Ides of March which was also the day Caesar was to be crowned king but‚ was assassinated instead. BRIEF SUMMARY The scene opens with thunder and lightning accompanied by torrential rain since the night before when Calpurnia is deeply disturbed by horrid nightmares of Caesar being slaughtered by sadistic murderers (sadistic because they were
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Both texts value a nation state‚ political‚ social‚ economic stability and power The Prince reflects the context of Florence’s limited military and economic power in a fragmented Italy and threatened by surrounding states and country Shakespeare’s focus is characterisation and valuing honour and loyalty to the monarch in the context of performance Both composers recognise substantial internal and external threats and the need for a powerful leader capable of controlling and engaging aristocracy while
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