the Athenian historian‚ Thucydides‚ a myriad of information is shared pertaining to not only to his own life‚ but to the society and culture of Ancient Greece as well. He was born around 460-455 BC and through his life he wrote one of the most in depth recordings of the Peloponnesian War entitled‚ History of the Peloponnesian War. Not only did Thucydides live within the wartime period‚ he also fought in this war as well as a military general. The efforts that Thucydides contributed during his life
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Another important contribution of Ancient Greek to the Western Culture is democracy. To the Greeks‚ democracy meant “peoples rule”. Pericles Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 BC was the greatest contribution to our today’s society. Pericles said “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few: that is why it is called a democracy…” Pericles was describing a democracy
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Brutus: Nobility Marred by a Tragic Flaw After reading The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ some readers interpret Julius Caesar as the tragic hero of the play. However‚ Brutus is the real tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character that is virtuous‚ but makes crucial errors in judgment or possesses a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall. The tragic flaw that mars Brutus is his rigid sense of moral and political principles. Unlike Caesar‚ Brutus was able to separate his public
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mistakes that cost him much: wanting to curtail violence‚ he ignores Cassius’s suggestion that the conspirators kill Antony as well as Caesar. In another moment of rampant idealism‚ he again ignores Cassius’s advice and allows Antony to speak a funeral oration over Caesar’s body. As a result‚ Brutus forfeits the authority of having the last word on the murder and thus allows Antony to incite the shocked Roman crowd to riot against Brutus and the other conspirators. This is similar to when Regina George
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William Shakespeare an English dramatist and playwright was born in 1562. One of the master pieces of Shakespeare why all this 57 plays are masterpieces. The assassination of the Roman Emperor Caesar by conspirators. The funeral oration of Antony is a classical one. It is often compared to the speech made by Portia in the play‚ “The Merchant of Venice”. Justification of Brutus:- Marcus Brutus was one of the conmen of Julius Caesar. He was Julius Caesar’s Angel. After
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definition of what it means to be a hero varies. Greek culture shared many values and ideals throughout all of its cities. However‚ some differences can be seen in cities such as Athens and Sparta. The readings from Homer‚ Xenophon‚ Aristophanes‚ and Thucydides explain the Greek ideals about heroism. While the religious groups of Christians‚ Muslims‚ and Jews shared some basic concepts they differed greatly from the Greek vision. The Christian Sermon on the Mount‚ the Jewish Hebrew Scriptures‚ and the
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is another theory that Western civilization has widely adopted. Many ideas of government also originated in ancient Greece. This is the theory of government that‚ "favors the many instead of the few."(Pericles‚ 430 B.C.) [Document 3]. In his Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 B.C.‚ Pericles describes a democratic government‚ with the expectation that his citizens will have equal opportunity to serve the public‚ and will ask their most distinguished citizens to make their political
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Julius Caesar or Marcus Brutus? Who is the real tragic hero? Many have come to this question when it comes to the play of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Many scholars believe that the title of the play should be called Marcus Brutus instead of Julius Caesar because Julius Caesar was not the tragic hero of the play. A tragic hero is one that makes a mistake or mistakes that either lead to their death or their defeat. Brutus was the one who had the mistake of being over confident‚ was impatient
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Government. Government is a system of control citizens‚ societies and states. It is important to have a government so you can control society as well as your armed forces for protection. As seen in document 3‚ which is a excerpt from Pericles’ funeral oration‚ the ancient greeks were one of the first to have a democracy. Though the Athenians had a democracy it was limited and direct. This means that only males from the Aristocracy could vote and that there was a lottery to determine who would vote
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1. Simile My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red‚ than her lips red: If snow be white‚ why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked‚ red and white‚ But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak‚ yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound: I grant I never saw a goddess go‚ My
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