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    greatest was his play Julius Caesar. The most known part about Caesar is how he dies‚ stabbed in the back by his best friend. Yet the night he was killed Calphurnia‚ Caesar’s wife‚ had warned Caesar not to go. But‚ Decius‚ a member of a group of conspirators‚ tries to persuade Caesar to go to the Senate where they plan to kill him. They both use rhetorical devices to try and sway Caesar their way‚ but Decius’s wins him over. In the first part of that scene it is just Caesar and Calphurnia. Calphurnia

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    called‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar which contains various writing methods. In Act III‚ one of the main characters‚ Caesar was killed by Brutus‚ his companion Antony had constructed a speech for the Romans about Caesar’s death. By comparing Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches‚ many rhetorical appeals and devices can be seen. Antony was able to gain the trust of the Romans by using Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. The main goal of Antony’s speech is to persuade the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious by using

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    Calpurnia and Portia Shary Nguyen English 2 Per. 5 October 3‚ 2007 Portia and Calpurnia from the play “Julius Caesar‚” written by William Shakespeare‚ are the wives of central characters in the play. Portia is the wife of Marcus Brutus‚ and Calpurnia is the wife of Julius Caesar. Although‚ Portia and Calpurnia are in the same social class during the same time period‚ they have similarities as well as differences. Portia seems braver and Calpurnia

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    “had studied an old book of Julius Caesar’s campaigns.” emphasises this. He studies the book – this shows the reader that Snowball is a lot more intelligent than he lets on because he actually taken the time to study this book – something no other animal has done. It’s also discovered that he is studying Julius Caesar’s campaigns – Julius Caesar was the ruler of Rome and a powerful figure in history. It’s possible that Snowball takes inspiration from a ruler like Caesar. However the statement taken

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    the Ides of March‚ shall be forever remembered in the histories of the Roman Republic. For on that day a great leader and arguably the best Rome has ever seen was killed. It took twenty and three plunges of envious knifes to bring down great Julius Caesar‚ as he started to address the senate that day. This tragic event created by those who have the nerve to call themselves liberators should not go unpunished. Their action has led to disunity and chaos inside the heart of our Republic‚ weakening

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus is the tragic hero for many reasons. Brutus’ character is noble‚ loyal‚ and honest. In the play Brutus is forced to make a difficult choice between killing Caesar‚ the ruler of Rome‚ to save Rome or to stay loyal to Caesar and let him live. Even when he stabs Caesar he is noble because he was doing it for the citizens of Rome. One of the reasons that Brutus is a tragic hero‚ is that he is very hesitant about killing Caesar. He has to think

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    it is so abstract‚ so different from everything else‚ and that’s why it is the most difficult thing for a pearson to achieve. As mentioned above being a leader sets every idea of manipulation in shadow. It is the door to a new era‚ and that is what Julius cesar achieved. He achived full control through leadership. That is the pricve of being a leader. The price is absolute control‚ but inorder to get to this idea of absolute control you will need to develop a society

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    of Julius Caesars mouth as he was stabbed to death by his own senate. His charge? Taking power from the senate and trying to rule all of Rome on his own. Julius’s nephew‚ Gaius Octavius‚ became the first and greatest emperor of Rome because of his strategy‚ public speaking‚ charm‚ effective decisions‚ and the impact he had on history. Strategy is one strong point that Octavian certainly had. He was an officer in Marc Antony’s army before he became emperor. "Octavian served under Julius Caesar in

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    (Baker 14)” This statement is proven to be true in the case of Julius Caesar‚ whose long list of wrongdoings eventually lead to his assassination on the Ides of March. Caesar was killed by a group of some 60-odd Roman Senators who stabbed him to death. The assassination of Julius Caesar was just due to the fact that he was a vengeful tyrant that became much too powerful after

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    The Feast of Lupercal Caesarian Significance In Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the Feast of Lupercal presents itself early in the play. This feast was significant in the two following ways: it represented the beliefs of the people of the power of Lupercal‚ and in the play it shows Antony’s devotion to Caesar. Although the root of the word Lupercal can be drawn from the Latin lupus‚ which means wolf‚ the feast is a celebration of fertility. In the mythology of the times‚ Lupercus

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