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    Calendar of Rome In Rome‚ Julius Caesar was ruling at 58 b.c.‚ he was a genius and succeed from all the other cities. He created a lot of things like and one of them was the calendar. In his time there was so much religion‚ there were festivals based on gods used a lot of the Latin language. Back then their language was improving also and Julius decided to make the calendar a little difference. The months of the calendar were made by Julius Caesar and he based them on the gods‚ rulers and used

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    Julius Caesar Essay In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was convinced by Cassius that killing Caesar was a good idea for the good of Rome. So he kills Caesar at the crowning. After the killing of Caesar. Caesars death was seen as necessary for a variety of reasons. Brutus shows three different character traits stoic‚ manipulator‚ and orator. One character trait that Brutus shows a lot in this play is stoic. Brutus shows very little emotion when his wife Portia had died. (4.ii

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    In Act 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking

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    Mean Girls is like the modern version of Julius Caesar. There are many connections between the two stories. High school is a good portrayal of the jealousy‚ backstabbing‚ and betrayal that is found in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Regina George is Julius Caesar in Mean Girls. She is the leader that was feared to become too powerful or too popular. Regina was both loved and feared by the high school like Caesar. Then Regina was plotted against to ruin her reputation and taken down by Brutus and Cassius

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    Julius Caesar was a man of many talents. He was a clever military leader‚ an accomplished public speaker‚ and a political genius. Many people have many different opinions on whether or not Julius Caesar was bad for the Roman Republic. You may ask‚ what is the Roman Republic? Well‚ the Roman Republic was the first republic ever formed. It was formed in 509 B.C.‚ when the Romans overthrew the Etruscan rulers. It was a society ruled by the people‚ with a Senate that was originally made up of only patricians

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    enemies.” Julius Caesar did not expect Brutus to be so disloyal‚ nobody did. Brutus was so honorable so it was so unexpected. Betrayal from a friend is much worse than hatred from an enemy because real friends aren’t fake‚ but enemies will always be out there wanting to see people hurting. A friend’s betrayal can make people feel horrible. They’re supposed to be very trustworthy and supportive. When a friend goes behind another friends back‚ it can end badly. In the play “Julius Caesar “‚ Brutus

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    Williliam Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Julius Caesar‚ builds around the conflict among a group of conspirators and the person they are conspiring against. Julius Caesar tells the story of the assassination and downfall of an influential leader in Ancient Rome‚ named Julius Caesar‚ and the people responsible for his death. The story depicts the multifarious conflicts that arise between the conspirators after Caesar’s death. Shakespeare develops plot through internal and external conflict to illustrate

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    What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.

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    plays‚ Julius Caesar. Through different groups of characters such as the conspirators as well as the plebeians of Rome‚ the idea of loyalty was questioned‚ tested‚ and displayed for all of Shakespeare’s audiences to see. The submissiveness of each character as well as their willingness to betray their allies and friends made Shakespeare’s opinion of loyalty clear. And while many critics have given their opinions on the matter‚ one thing remains indisputable. By telling the story of Julius Caesar‚ William

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    fight in a battle‚ when he returned there was a civil war breaking out between Julius Caesar and Gneaus Pompeius Magnus. Caesar defeated Pompey and gained popularity and power that Cassius felt Caesar didn’t deserve. Cassius spent two years being a conspirator with his fellow colleagues‚ Brutus being one of them. They made a plot to kill Caesar and convinced Brutus that he would gain all the power giving him the acclaim Caesar had. They did as such and their planned failed as Marc Antony told the people

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