houses‚ fall upon your knees‚ pray to gods to intermit the plague that needs must light on this ingratitude.” Loyal to Cassius. commoners They are celebrating Caesar’s victory over Pompey. “But indeed‚ sir‚ we make holiday to see Caesar and rejoice in his triumph. Loyal to Caesar. Caesar Has conquered Pompey and is superstitious about certain people like Cassius. He was also offered crown but he refused it three times. “To bear my greeting to the senators and tell them that I will not
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the deserved for the work they had done for him (Wasson). The other two conspirators‚ Gaius Cassius Linginus and Marcus Junius Brutus did not have the same relationship with Caesar as the first two did. Both of these men had fought and served for Pompey (Wasson). According to Michael Parenti‚ an American political scientist and historian‚ there were several reasons behind the desire to assassinate Julius Caesar.
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Running head: TRANSFORMATION OF ROME TO AN EMPIRE Transformation of Rome to an Empire Austin Lamb University of Phoenix Transformation of Rome to an Empire How did Rome convert from a Republic to an Empire? The process consisted of a series of instances that brought Rome to what we know it of today. Rome becoming an Empire was a major historical event which included: the transformation from a Republic to an Empire‚ several events that were significant‚ and many characteristics
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win over Pompey. As stated by Cobbler in Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 32‚ he said‚ “But indeed‚ sir‚ we make holiday to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph.” The commoners are treating Caesar’s return as a holiday. Because they are in high spirits to see Caesar‚ they are taking a day off work. After the ten years Caesar has left‚ the people of Rome still love and praise Caesar for being a benevolent leader. He is for the people‚ unlike Pompey who continues to be a conservative. While Pompey does not
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Rome and probably because of wars Capitol‚ theater of Pompey‚ channels of the aqueducts were damaged. He restored channels of the aqueducts‚ bridges‚ theater of Pompey. It’s controversial question that he did this because he has a good personality‚ likes theater‚ takes care of agriculture or want to calm down people and increase his followers. As a dictator‚ probably he did to calm down people. “I restored the Capitol and the theater of Pompey‚ both works at great expense without inscribing my own
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Disasters to Success Can success be disastrous? Everyone has a dream of having a million dollar house‚ Lamborghini‚ and an attractive spouse. To most people‚ that is how they define success; but will that really make them happy? Success can be very disastrous and can ruin lives. An old saying that every child has heard says “be careful what you wish for.” Every child has wished to be rich and successful but haven’t fully thought about the disasters to success. The dream of success can often
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downfall. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ two characters come to mind who may fit this definition - Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. Julius Caesar is a military leader‚ politician and the ruler of Rome. Many people love him for taking down Pompey‚ yet some people fear his power. Brutus is a close friend of Caesar’s who also holds a high rank in office. While arguments for Julius Caesar or Marcus Brutus can be made as to which one may be the tragic hero‚ it is Caesar that is the real tragic
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Cleopatra VII Introduction: Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last person to rule Egypt as an Egyptian pharaoh – after she died‚ Egypt became a Roman province. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father Ptolemy XII Auletes and later with her brothers‚ Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV‚ whom she also married‚ but eventually she became sole ruler. As pharaoh‚ she consummated a liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar that
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Julius Caesar was undoubtedly a man who changed history. His life and its story have inspired generations of awe and scrupulous study. Many would argue he is the most influential man in recorded history. However‚ can the great Caesar truly be declared a event-making man’‚ according to the criteria of the Great Man Theory? Did he truly influence the course of history through his own extraordinary acts of will and leadership? Or was he simply a fortunate man who appeared in the right place at the
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Question : why is Lucio hanging around the prison ? What is he doing there ? Maybe bec his friend Claudio is in prison & in danger of being executed. Maybe bec he enjoys gossiping. Or maybe bec he’s denounced Mistress Overdone (cf passage just B4 with Pompey‚ almost gloating about fact that he’s still at large while other people have been arrested for similar fault). Ambivalent char (hard to say if he’s there for good reasons or not). 7) Short replica of this encounter at end of IV‚3 when Lucio bumps
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