10 5th hour Julius Caesar Essay January 18‚ 2011 Domination with Reason Descartes once stated that humans were superior to animals due to their ability to reason. Reason – the “universal instrument” – is what allows Man to triumph over nature. While all men are capable of reason‚ few men possess the ability to use reason to define their roles in society and determine their fates. Marcus Brutus from the play Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is one such man. Brutus uses his rationale
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Marcus Brutus character analysis‚ from Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was‚ ironically‚ Marcus Brutus‚ a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus’ relationship to Caesar‚ his involvement in the conspiracy‚ and his importance to the plot‚ the truth can be revealed. Marcus
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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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Many tragic heroes had honor which was either their downfall or their positive trait. In Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1‚ Hotspur‚ a hot tempered traitor‚ makes honor his first priority for him and his family . Although the king praised him‚ he led a rebellion against him. In Julius Caesar Brutus‚ a honor driven conspirator‚ believes too much in honor and uses nor as a way to justify his action. He is admired by the Roman people‚ but was easily manipulated into joining a conspiracy and immediately
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Was the conquest of Mexico justified? Was it the work of men carrying out God ’s will on Earth? Or was simpler than that? Was it just greed and jealousy‚ as old as Cain and Abel? This question can be debated to no end by people on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Spaniards were quick to justify their actions as fair‚ proper‚ and necessary. However‚ a more modern‚ western mind can certainly look at the events and judge them to be unjust‚ perhaps even evil a likening to the violence and prejudice
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The intervention of America overseas‚ was it justified? Its all at how you look at it. Some people say it was‚ because Germany had to much power others say it wasnt. The argument is one big chess game. Despite what others say I say it was justified. German leadership in Europe would have posed a direct threat to American interests in the Western Hemisphere. America’s primary concern at this time was the Caribbean. Germany had been attempting to make some inroads in the region before the war‚ and
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The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony One of Shakespeare’s greateset plays is Julius Caesar. It’s about a group of conspirators who kill their king in order to be free. Antony‚ opposed to the killing of Caesar‚ felt that he should make them pay for killing Caesar. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was not fair‚ causeing them to start a riot. Brutus also gave a good speech but the Romans didn’t react to it. A battle started‚ and most of the conspirators
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Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are very influential characters. Each character makes many mistakes with the assassination plans and the strategies at Philippi. Each man has his reasons for their mistakes‚ if it is either their idealism‚ being uncompassionate or not‚ fully thinking for their actions. Brutus and Cassius are very contrasting people; one man is better suited to be a leader of a battle and an Empire‚ than the other. That man is: Marcus Brutus. Although Brutus makes many consequential
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Mass destruction‚ radioactive contamination‚ and certain mortality were the United States way of showcasing its barbaric dominance to the entire world. But could these merciless attacks and devastating effects ever truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888)
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WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI JUSTIFIED? A bomb which was equal to 13‚000 tonnes of highly-explosive bombs‚ used to make the Japanese surrender‚ but also killing many lives‚ cannot be justified. When the highly-explosive bombs were dropped in Dresden‚ everyone had thought of this as very affective. But imagine how bad the atomic bomb would be‚ which could destroy a city only just by its radiation‚ let alone the actual explosion. President Truman of America made a decision of
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