The Fool – King Lear The Royal Shakespeare Company writes of the Fool: There is no contemporary parallel for the role of Fool in the court of kings. As Shakespeare conceives it‚ the Fool is a servant and subject to punishment (’Take heed‚ sirrah – the whip ’ 1:4:104) and yet Lear’s relationship with his fool is one of friendship and dependency. The Fool acts as a commentator on events and is one of the characters (Kent being the other) who is fearless in speaking the truth. The Fool provides wit
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the land‚ the number of available soldiers dwindled. This caused instability in the Roman military. After 8 years Julius Caesar returned. The senate was afraid that he might march on Rome with his loyal army. The senate’s fears proved correct. Pompey could not organize a counter offensive in time to save Rome‚ so he was forced to flee. Caesar marched into the city and appointed himself dictator. While the senate still existed‚ it was practically
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Julius Caesar belonged to the most important family of Rome‚ the gens Julia. He was born in 12 July 100 BC. Caesar joined Roman Army as an officer following the family tradition. He was extremely brilliant in sword fighting and horse riding. Caesar was raised-up during the period of blood-shed and turmoil in Rome. Caesar was Roman not only a Roman statesman but also a general and a re-known Latin poet. Caesar was extremely passionate about his political goals . He became the head of his family
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Although between the period of 49-44BC Caesar spent little time in Rome‚ during his brief appearances he initiated a large number of legislative and administrative reforms. He pushed through a large number of senatorial decrees and laws dealing with such things as the reorganisation of the local government of Italian towns‚ the length of tenure of provincial governors‚ the reduction in the number of Romans receiving free grain‚ penalties for criminal offences‚ the ratio of free labourers to slaves
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Res Gestae Divi Augusti‚ or the “Deeds of the Divine Augustus‚” is a first person document written in 14 AD by Rome’s first emperor Augustus. It consists of 35 short paragraphs detailing Augustus’ life and accomplishments with a quick introduction and a third person appendix added after his death. Augustus‚ or better known as Octavian by historians‚ was the founder of the Roman Empire in 27 BC until his death in 14 AD‚ at an impressive age of 76 years old. In the first section of the document‚ Augustus
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Odd Job 4 American Revolution Though often portrayed as a moderate effort to remove British control‚ the American Revolution was radical in the ideals established throughout the revolution. The American Revolution had significant effects on American society as a whole radically changing certain aspects including its social‚ political
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However‚ Caesar’s character is questionable due to the fact that Caesar did defeat another rules‚ Pompey‚ and shows temptation to become Rome’s sole leader (1.2 221-231)‚ which can justify Brutus’ actions of contributing to the murder of Caesar. Caesar did die‚ however his death was not in his own control. Thus‚ Caesar does not fit into the definition
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Gaius Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12‚ 100 B.C‚ to a patrician family. Julius was raised in Subura‚ which was a section in Rome for the lower-class citizens. When Julius was fifteen years of age‚ he inherited his father’s fortune‚ who worked as a praetor. However‚ his family was not considered rich by the noble standards of Rome. Caesar grew up in a time of turmoil‚ and Rome was domestically split between two warring parties‚ the Populares‚ and the Optimates. Caesar
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hailed as a great man and offered the crown numerous times‚ refusing it each time. He is clearly the hero of the people for that time. The question of his heroism comes when his previous actions are looked upon. He has just returned from killing Pompey and Pompey’s sons. He did this to gain complete control of Rome instead of sticking with the triumvirate that had currently ruled. He was ambitious‚ or so it was said‚ and he wanted only power. This alone shows that his motives were not as pure
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The people of Rome did not all share the same viewpoint as Brutus. It is clear that Commoners such as the Carpenter and Cobbler support Caesar’s rule when they disagree with soldiers on the street. The soldiers dislike Caesar because he killed Pompey‚ while the common people support him. These Commoners did not want Caesar to be dethroned. In addition‚ Brutus had to work to persuade the people that he made the right decision in killing Caesar. He gave a speech at Caesar’s funeral attempting to
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