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    Sometimes those actions are not always made alone‚ but with the help of someone else. In the tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare two characters take certain actions because other people convinced them to do so. Caesar and Brutus were both misled and manipulated by their friends in the play since they believed the best‚ got tricked to do something and ended up dead as a result. The characters of Brutus and Caesar were misled by their friends into believing good things. Brutus was the first misled

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    personality traits: deceitfulness or virtuousness‚ arrogance or charity. Sometimes‚ these traits highlight the traits of the other and affect one’s decision-making and interpretations. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus and Cassius are both noble Romans that planned a conspiracy against Caesar‚ but they executed it for different reasons. In the story‚ Cassius is contracted with Brutus because of their distinct characteristics; he also led Brutus to become the tragic hero‚ and

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    tragic hero in “Julius Caesar” : Everyone has a something wrong with them‚ some of these problems we can fix like lying‚ a person can learn to stop lying. In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ every single main character has a problem for instance‚ Caesar is to arrogant and does not listen to the warning by the Soothsayer. Another Character in the story is Marcus Brutus‚ a companion of Caesar‚ who has a problem that affects the whole story and leads to Julius Caesar being assassinated

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    Throughout the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare the common showing theme of manipulation was revealed throughout countless instances. Those instances made major effects on the plot‚ several of the characters in the play for instance; Brutus‚ Caesar‚ as well as the people of Rome‚ were manipulated one time in Julius Caesar‚ they were manipulated by their close friends like; Cassius‚ Brutus‚ Antony and

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    Julius Caesar is a play that is surrounded with superstitions. The definition of Superstition is excessively credulous beliefs in and reverence for the supernatural that you see. There is more Roman mythology and superstitions prominently in act one‚ scene three. Where you see Casca‚ who is afraid for his life because there is a terrible storm‚ and he fears that there is either a civil war in heaven or the world offended the gods. That is one out of many instances that happen throughout this play

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    Julius Caesar‚ The Gallic War The Gallic War‚ shortened and translated from the original Latin title Commentarii de Bello Gallico‚ was a third-person narrative written primarily by Julius Caesar himself. Written sometime in the 50s and 40s B.C.E.‚ this non-fiction narrative speaks of Caesar’s firsthand accounts that he experienced during the war with the Gauls from 58-50 B.C.E. This account is split up into 8 total books; 7 of them written by Caesar and the eighth‚ which was a continuation

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    According to Brutus‚ he had participated in the assassination of Caesar because it was for the good of rome. In act 3‚ scene 2 it says “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” Towards the end of the play Brutus killed himself with his own sword and even Anthony‚ his enemy‚ said “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” During Anthony’s speech‚ every time Antony spoke of Brutus‚ he would follow up by saying that Brutus was indeed an honorable man. Brutus is honorable in all situations

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    Julius Caesar Group Project: Analyzing Diction on Marc Antony’s Speech 1. Overall I would classify Marc Antony’s speech as largely monosyllabic as a whole in length. This took a much longer time to decide than it did of Brutus’ speech‚ this could be that Antony is a smarter and nobler person or that it’s just how Julius Caesar constructed the speech to persuade the crowd. One of the lines that demonstrate a great use of one syllable would be “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar and I

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    Literary Essay - Julius Caesar As humans‚ none of us are entirely good or entirely evil. It is the same with the characters in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. While many are portrayed as good or evil‚ none really are. This can be more easily explained through the characters Brutus‚ Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. From the very first mention of Brutus the audience is told that he is the most honorable man in Rome. This would persuade us to believe that he is a good character. From

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    better or worse. In Julius Caesar‚ for example‚ Mark Antony goes through several changes. Mark Antony loved Julius Caesar‚ yet when he passed away Mark Antony swears vengeance‚ and ultimately is corrupted by the power of running a country. At the beginning of the play Antony is harmless and extremely loyal to Julius Caesar. Mark Antony is about to run a race‚ but "When Caesar says ‘Do this‚’ it is performed." It is almost as if Mark Antony is only a puppet to Julius Caesar. He is being respectful

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