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    How do you find Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar compare as the main characters in Shakespeare’s play? Do you find them to be representative of good vs. evil? In the historical tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ there are a number of contrasting themes and characters who develop the theme of good vs. evil and perhaps are constantly changing from the protagonist to the antagonist. It is hard to distinguish who is suppose to be the savior of the Roman people and who is the hypocrite that is misleading both

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    negative effect on the social lives of those diagnosed. Due to the obsessive behaviour of those diagnosed‚ they become overwhelmed with the thought to work out‚ to cut their calorie intake‚ to lose more weight‚ which causes their social life to suffer. Portia de Rossi‚ model and actress‚ suffered from anorexia nervosa by binging‚ purging and starving herself. To hide her illness she “creat[ed] a character” or image of someone acceptable to society‚ which “led to [her] being very isolated” (youtube). It

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    Only the Good Die Young

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    Portia Francis Comp & Literature Feb 11‚ 2013 “Only the Good Die Young” vs. “Make Much of Time” The tone in “Only the Good Die Young” and “Make Much of Time “are very different. Both the song and the poem speak of men tempting women to lose their virginity and “carpe diem” live life to the fullest‚ “Make Much of time” has a much softer tone‚ versus ‚ “Only the Good Die Young” has a much more aggressive one. In “Make Much of Time” the writer‚ although a “carpe diem” poem takes a much gentler

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    Arragon (-nowadays Aragon‚ a province in northern Spain) : Comment on his reasoning with himself before he tries his luck. What was Shakespeare’s intention when letting Arragon and Morocco choose? Who is introduced at the end of the scene? Do Portia and Nerissa have an idea of who it may be? Act 3‚ Scene 1 ll. 1 – 18: what is the news on the Rialto? ll. 19 – 30: comment on the exchange of words between Salarino /Solanio and Shylock. ll. 31 – 57: we’ll deal with this together. ll. 65 –

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    Julius Caesar

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    Anderson Ou Mr. Weber 10A 4th June 2012 Minor Characters and their Importance to the Play In Greek tragedies‚ the most commonly identified character is the tragic hero which is often either the protagonist or the antagonist. In fact‚ readers have often neglected the importance of minor characters and their huge impact on the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes

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    Compare and Contrast: Julius Caesar Movie VS Playwright The story of Julius Caesar is well known and has been performed and presented in many different ways. Shakespeare’s Original playwright is sometimes difficult to comprehend‚ and so live action renditions have been made. There are differences however‚ between the written version and the watched‚ differences that can either help the viewer to understand‚ or leave them even more confused than before. In the live action movie‚ Julius

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    Brutus‚ an honorable man; he would be consider as one of the best rulers for the Roman Empire. A character like Brutus is hard to find specially in a ruler. Brutus has great characteristics as a ruler‚ he care for the Empire‚ and he has a powerful public figure. All of this is what make a great ruler for the Roman Empire and Brutus has these important characteristics. Brutus has the best characteristics of a ruler for the Roman Empire. Brutus was best known by being "the noblest of Romans"

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    In William Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are very influential characters. Each character makes many mistakes with the assassination plans and the strategies at Philippi. Each man has his reasons for their mistakes‚ if it is either their idealism‚ being uncompassionate or not‚ fully thinking for their actions. Brutus and Cassius are very contrasting people; one man is better suited to be a leader of a battle and an Empire‚ than the other. That man is: Marcus Brutus. Although Brutus

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    Booker T Washington

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    in 1885. She had two sons before she (Died/Dying in 1889). Then the third wife MS‚ Margaret Murray in 1893 she helped Booker raise the children’s from previous marriages. The Children Names are Booker T Washington Jr‚ Ernest Davidson Washington and Portia M. Washington. Booker T Washington died on November 14‚1915 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama.

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    Throughout Shakespeare’s work‚ more famously in “Hamlet”‚ “Romeo and Juliet”‚ “Othello”‚ and “Merchant of Venice”‚ there are cleverly placed puns in the poems‚ plays‚ and some sonnets. A pun is a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. These puns are either overlooked‚ unrecognized‚ or not credited well enough. The puns that Shakespeare utilizes in each of his works can have either an erotic‚ humorous

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