"Julius Caesar" is a historical play by William Shakespeare. It is set in Italy‚ during the Roman era. The plot revolves around the murder of Julius Caesar and the power struggle between Caesar’s friends and enemies. In this essay I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus
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Marcus Antonius‚ commonly known in English as Mark Antony (Latin:M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N)[note 1] (January 14‚ 83 BC – August 1‚ 30 BC)‚ was a Romanpolitician and general. As a military commander and administrator‚ he was an important supporter and loyal friend of his mother ’s cousin Julius Caesar. AfterCaesar ’s assassination‚ Antony formed an official political alliance with Octavian (the future Augustus) and Lepidus‚ known to historians today as the Second Triumvirate. The triumvirate broke up in
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Despite the similar critique of power‚ morality and human nature in Julius Caesar and The Prince‚ their differing contexts‚ form‚ purpose and audience create unique outlooks on these underlying concerns. Niccolo Machiavelli’s 1513 political treatise‚ The Prince analyses the methods which individuals may obtain and maintain principalities in response to the political instability of Italy during the chaotic times of the Renaissance. The Prince also critiques conventional morality‚ the unpredictability
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o “The Senate was regarded as the central institution of the Roman state” (Beard and Crawford). o However during this period they did not live up to this duty to direct the Roman state. o Rather corrupt and after supremacy of the whole empire‚ using and manipulating certain power individuals in the form of PO‚ by breaking the constitution to achieve these means o It rejected and punished Caesar continually when he simply wanted equality to reach the same heights as PO. o This created monumental
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Swat valley in Pakistan is a serene mountainous area in Pakistan. Comparatively the government of Pakistan is corrupt‚ and causes havoc in the country. In the books we see power obsessed leaders doing anything to gain power. In Pakistan everyone wants to take power‚ from political leaders to large businesses‚ they will do everything in their power to take power. To take power leaders first have to gain supporters and keep them by persuading their citizens. "A government that robs peter to pay Paul
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All throughout history and continuing in today’s world‚ there have always been and always will be an infinite number of ways a civilization can fail‚ succeed‚ and evolve. Failure is an inevitable outcome for a civilization‚ whether sooner or later. Causes of failure in a civilization may be famine‚ a lack of resources‚ or over extension‚ which has occurred multiple times through history‚ whether it be Napoleon freezing to death with his army after they got stuck in mud‚ or the leader of a civilization
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Caesar ’s Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar‚ born 100 B.C.E. in Rome to the impoverished patrician Julian Clan‚ knew controversy at an early age. Nephew to Popular Gaius Marius‚ he was earmarked by the Optimate dictator Sulla for prosciption after his refusal to divorce his Popular wife‚ Cinna. Fleeing Rome‚ and not returning until after Sulla ’s resignation in 78 B.C.E‚ upon his return he gained a position as a pontificate‚ an important Roman priesthood. Slowly but surely throughout his lifetime
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Romulus and Remus Romulus is given the credit for founding Ancient Rome – so legend has it. Children in Roman schools were taught the story and it became almost set in stone. What is legend of Romulus and Remus? Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. They were abandoned by their parents as babies and put into a basket that was then placed into the River Tiber. The basket ran aground and the twins were discovered by a female wolf. The wolf nursed the babies for a short time before they were found
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me thou saucy fellow?” When the cobbler explains that he is celebrating the return of Caesar‚ Murellus begins a long rant about the fickleness of the Roman people. He appears to be ‘anti-caesar’ or opposed to Caesar‚ perhaps because they supported Pompey. Flavius shares this sentiment since he assists in chasing the commoners and instructing them to take down the images of Caesar. They are used to show that not everyone was in favour of Caesar and he was not truly ‘loved by all’. Also‚ the long monologue
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101 21 June 2013 Alexander the Great Alexander III the Great was a King and a conqueror of the Persian Empire. He was known as one of the greatest military prodigies of all time. He inspired many‚ such as Hannibal the Carthaginian‚ the Romans Pompey‚ and Napoleon. He was born around July 20‚ 356 B.C. in Pella‚ which is the prehistoric capital of Macedonia. Alexander was the son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia‚ and of his fourth wife Olympias‚ an Epirote princess. Alexander’s childhood revolved
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