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    Julius Caesar’s Interpretation of Omens There are many signs introduced to Julius Caesar about his world coming to an end. He receives multiple bad omens that are weaved into the play‚ such as‚ the soothsayer warning him about the Ides of March‚ the terrifying storm‚ and one of the most notable omens‚ Calpurnia’s dream. Throughout Julius Caesar‚ countless signs that foretell future events occur leading to Caesar’s death. Towards the beginning of the play‚ a Soothsayer confronts Caesar twice.

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    Mark Antony 	The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these

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    characterization. Seldom are his characters one-dimensional personalities. In his play Julius Caesar‚ the character of Brutus is very complex with many different personality traits. These traits explain why Brutus makes certain decisions including the one to kill his friend Julius Caesar. <br> <br>Marcus Brutus was a senator who was well respected by everyone in Rome. His friendship with the high ranked Julius Caesar only added to the people’s respect for him. An example of the amount of respect people

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    Julius Caesar Paper: Antony’s speech: In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Antony captures the minds of the commoners. Antony’s funeral speech shows a good understanding of them. He uses different language like irony and manipulation and he uses many gestures like descending into the crowd and using dramatic pauses. He also uses props like Caesar’s wounds and the will to sway the crowd. All of which drives them into turning against the conspirators‚ even Brutus. The first way Antony shows a good understanding

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    Brutus is a main character in the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ and was a part of the plot to assassinate the titular man. Brutus is a high-ranking nobleman with a selfless nature‚ but is known to be easily tricked and manipulated. His most noticeable feature is his undying love for Rome‚ and his strong sense of honor. Unlike everyone else‚ who acts for their own purposes‚ Brutus was a friend of Caesar and only helped to kill him because he thought it would benefit Rome‚ and only for that reason. He thinks

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    Lend me Your Ears The empire of Rome has fallen into mourning due to the assassination of Julius Caesar. Rome needs a new leader‚ one who can rebuild the peoples’ faith and rule with a benevolent grace. As a rule‚ men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. Rome needs a ruler that can bring its hidden problems to light and deal with them accordingly. Marcus Antonius should be the new leader of Rome. Marc Antony is a persuasive man that has a way with words. Before he gives

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    In the play of “Julius Caesar”‚ after Brutus speech about killing Caesar is for the good of Rome‚ Mark Antony began his speech‚ despite to all of the people who disagreed to his speech or the truth‚ he still wanted to revenge to those who murdered his beloved friend Caesar. Instead of using ethos or logos‚ Antony uses pathos to gain the crowd flavor and it’s extremely effective. Antony manages the people of Rome to almost cry for Caesar death and wanted to revenge for Caesar. In Mark Antony speech

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    In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the terms “sacrifice” and “butchery” are referring back to Brutus’s words “let’s be sacrificers‚ but not butchers.” (act 2‚ scene 1‚ line 179). This line shows that Brutus wants Caesar’s death to be a “sacrifice” not a “butchery”. So that it is seen as a sacrifice for the good of Rome and not as murder or “butchery” to improve his political level. In Act 2‚ Cassius suggests that they should also kill Mark Antony‚ but Brutus explains that Caesar’s death is just

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    classes before reading Julius Caesar to comprehend the interactions and relationships between characters in various classes throughout the play. By conducting this research on social classes of Ancient Rome‚ I hope to learn about what daily life was like for each class. Roman social classes were intricate. I hope to help my audience fully comprehend the complicated relationships between the classes in daily life‚ so that they can apply this knowledge when reading Julius Caesar. Each class had its

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    the coin is the laureate head of Augustus surrounded by inscription CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE which translates into Caesar Augustus‚ son of a divus‚ father of the fatherland. He son of divus is in reference to his relation to the Divine Julius Caesar who adopted him as his son. On the reserve of the coin‚ depicted is Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing left and right of two shields with the inscription‚ Gaius and Lucius Caesar‚ sons of Augustus‚ consuls designate‚ princes of youth. The inscription

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