Odyssey Personal Essay The topics (see below) vary and you’re free to focus your essay as you want‚ but there are objective standards by which you’ll be graded. In short‚ the essay’s ideas‚ perceptions‚ or impressions should be individual and interesting; its organization should be coherent and suggest a significant theme; and its language should be personal‚ vivid‚ and clear. The reader should enjoy the essay as he/she is reading it‚ and should want to reflect on the essay‚ or its topic‚ when he/she
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he talks to Brutus trying to use power and greed to appeal to him to join them to assassinate Caesar. “Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus‚ and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. Whereas Julius Caesar When presented with potential mutiny by his men instead of giving severe punishment gave a speech saying “ As for me‚ Caesar exclaimed as he wept bitter tears and tore his robe in grief‚ will you let Pompey and the optimates
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius‚ a main character‚ discussed the integral role of humanity’s decisions‚ saying‚ "The fault...is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves" (I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context‚ Cassius’s viewpoint is secular‚ demanding that all of us‚ not fate‚ is in control of the courses of our lives. However‚ it is also countercultural as our society ingrains itself in the norm of scapegoating‚ where humanity points to individuals/groups whom we can dump our rage for
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The Death of Julius Caesar Many of us can recollect all of the amazing things that Julius Caesar accomplished during his lifetime‚ but maybe we overlook one thing that may change our perspectives on him. His death‚ now many of us know how sad and betrayed Julius Caesar might have felt when he saw Brutus stab him but what if he intended for the congress to kill him? What if‚ he actually planned his own death and wanted it to end this way? What if‚ is the big question right here. Now I believe through
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The Roman Hero Once upon a time‚ there was a children born to a widow in a very poor place in the great empire of ancient Rome. It was 47 BC‚ and the great emperor Julius Caesar was ruling the land with authority and power. The children was called‚ Victorinous just as his father. His father was killed in battle. He was angry tempered and stubborn‚ but most of all he was brave as a lion and was loving to his friends and especially his mother. He grew fast‚ but he was not very intelligent because of
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the assassination of Caesar‚ both Brutus and Antony needed to sway the people of Rome into their individual point of view. The crowd of Romans were not very intelligent‚ they lacked the logical thinking for making big decisions. Therefore‚ the people of Rome could be easily persuaded if the right things were mentioned. Brutus first declared his speech and it seemed as though the public were on his side. He used logical thinking and gave examples of the tyranny that Caesar would have brought to
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Initially‚ so was Pompey‚ but while Caesar did not change his political leanings‚ Pompey grew more and more conservative. Finally‚ after spending years in Gaul‚ fighting for Rome‚ Caesar was summoned back to Rome. Pompey had become an Optimate and led a group that wanted to indict Caesar for treasonous use of the legions. It would have effectively ended Caesar’s political career and could have ended in his exile or death. Caesar had a choice. Give in or go on the offensive. He chose
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you today to speak about a problem facing the community of Rome. Sadly‚ Caesar‚ our glorious leader‚ has gone up to the gods. In result of this we need a new leader before our city descends into chaos and destruction. I can help to return peace and overflowing prosperity to the city of Rome and Italy. As you all know Caesar died prematurely to the bloody hands of conspirators who have infiltrated what we call home. I saw Caesar die at the hands of such traitors‚ so these conspirators must be killed
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speech focused on how Caesar’s actions was ambitious and that the people should trust him because they trusted him before‚ Even though they have trusted him before doesn’t mean that they can trust him now because he has killed the person they adored Caesar. Brutus didn’t think ahead and because of this Marc Antony take advantage. “believe me for mine honour‚/ and have respect to mine honour‚/ that you may believe:” Brutus says this because he believe that they will trust him as we know the citizens
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Julius Caesar What is a hero? A man of unusual bravery‚ nobility of action‚ moral and intellectual qualities‚ or contributions either to the improvement of man’s lot or to a given society. The hero stands out from ordinary men by superiority in one or more spheres and is held as the embodiment of certain ideas/ideals or values of the society or group that honors him. Shakespear’s Julius Caesar is a tragedy. What makes it a tragedy? -The central character‚ known as the tragic hero‚ meets a tragic
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