Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius
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Julius Caesar Seminar Questions 1. When Caesar says that Cassius thinks too much‚ I agree. Cassius tends to look into the details and over think simple situations. He becomes very meticulous about how the group of the conspirators is organized. Also‚ while Cassius is the one who originally comes up with the idea of the conspiracy and that he wants Brutus to be in charge‚ he thinks through the plan‚ yet does not want to take responsibility. Cassius just about argues with himself‚ due to too
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Within The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ it is argumentative that Julius Caesar appears to fit the definition of a tragic hero‚ however it is also believed by a large sum of individuals that Marcus Brutus is found to be a more fitting character to the definition of a tragic hero. Written by William Shakespeare‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is based upon a plot which revolves around the common theme of a tragedy‚ which can be perceived as a dramatic composition that often involves verses as well as a
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plays that stand out but the one that seems to stand out the most is “Julius Caesar”. “Julius Caesar” takes place in the Roman ages when Rome was the most powerful empires in the world. Caesar‚ the leader of the Roman Empire‚ was at the prime of his ruling until a man named Cassius gathered a group of men. In that group it included Brutus who was one of Caesar’s main supporters. Cassius’s group got together and each stabbed Caesar. Shakespeare wrote this play because he wanted to show that anyone can
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Julius Caesar makes extravagant expressions of being firm and harsh unlike the old sympathetic‚ flexible Caesar that we know from Act 1 and 2. I think that these expressions will for sure change the way that the audiences used to think about him‚ people used to love Caesar for his kindness acts-sympathetic‚ but now he has turned into a nastier person‚ whom he indicates that he’s strong like the star and immovable in his decision of banishing Cimber. I think that Brutus revealed a lot of dishonesty
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Calpurnia and Portia are two very important women in the play Julius Caesar. They add drastic emotion and make big changes to parts of the plot with the actions they make. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Calpurnia and Portia to show the stereotype of women being weak in society. Shakespeare demonstrates this by describing Calpurnia of being pale‚ Portia cutting herself‚ and Portia’s suicide. How did Calpurnia reveal weakness in front of others? While Calpurnia was in Caesar’s entourage
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Following Julius Caesar is a play with many central ideas‚ but one in particular stands out to its readers. Shakespeare shows in Julius Caesar that following people blindly can end in conflict through the plot. The gullible Roman citizens in the play believe any leader who speaks. "You blocks‚ you stones‚ you worse than senseless things! / O you hard hearts‚ you cruel men of Rome‚ / Knew you not Pompey?" (1.1.35-37). The Romans switch their loyalties at the drop of a hat‚ from Pompey to Caesar‚ to Brutus
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Anthony Giagiari Mr. Dinely ENG2D1-06 April 26th‚ 2012 Philosophy in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius‚ considerably the two main characters of the play‚ are very different in their personalities‚ as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism to an extent‚ and it can be shown that in the end
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Julius Caesar Study Guide Act I 1a. Marullus shows the fickleness of the crowd by pointing out their former devotion to Pompey‚ before they gave their allegiance to Caesar and supported his defeat of Pompey. Marullus says‚ “Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft Have you climb’d up to walls and battlements‚ To towers and windows‚ yea‚ to chimney-tops‚ Your infants in your arms‚ and there have sat The livelong day‚ with patient expectation‚ To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome”
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Brutus about Caesar’s terrifying political ambition: “Cassius: That’s true. And it’s too bad‚ Brutus‚ that you don’t have/ any mirrors that could display your hidden excellence to/ yourself. I’ve heard many of the noblest Romans—next/ to immortal Caesar—speaking of you‚ complaining of/ the tyranny of today’s government‚ and wishing that
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