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    In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus loses touch with the Roman people because he is naive and inflexible in his beliefs‚ allowing himself to be easily manipulated by other characters in the play. This results in his misjudgement of the peoples’ reaction to Caesar’s death. Brutus losing touch with reality as a result of his ideals and inability to see things clearly is an entirely true view of his character in the play. Brutus strongly believes in the Roman Republic. He sees Caesar’s ambition as a

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    comparison of two tragedies William Shakespeare was the creative mind behind some of the world’s greatest plays and tragedies. Two of his most famous tragedies were Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. One definition of a tragedy is that it depicts serious incidents in which characters undergo a change from happiness to suffering‚ often involving the death of others‚ as well as the main characters. This definition proves true in both Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Romeo and Juliet is a romantic

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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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    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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    Republican period of Roman history began in 509 BCE after the last Etruscan kings was dropped.  The Republic was controlled by the Senate‚ which was an assembly by dominated upper-class families. This dominance by the aristocracy led to tensions between the social classes‚ especially among the lower classes who fought for equality in both the economy and the government.  Despite these inner struggles‚ Rome’s military power strengthened throughout the 5th and 4th centuries BCE and by 270 BCE they

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    Conflicting Perspectives: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Ambitious Tyrant or “Noblest Man that Ever Lived in the Tide of Times”? An Into English Presentation Conflicting Perspectives: The Theory • All texts are deliberately constructed to convey an agenda and a set of values. • This means that every composer has a purpose‚ which is based on the issues arising from their context and audience. • To that end‚ the composer uses conflicting perspectives as a vehicle for successfully conveying

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    throuh the utilisation of the vehicle conflicting perspectives. Also‚ the presentation of a text significantly affects the audience’s overall perception of its set of values.These concepts are illustrated in the Shakespearean play‚’Julius Caesar’. Julius Caesar was published in 1623 during the Elizabethan Renaissance period. It is centrally based on envious conspirator’s plotting against their potential king in order to gain power within the Roman society. The play encompasses many instances

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    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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    Caesar the Oblivious There Caesar’s cold‚ dead body covered in blood lay. Caesar was one of Rome’s greatest rulers‚ however‚ there were those who wished him harm. The saying‚ “keep your friends close and your enemies closer” likely came from this book. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy Julius Caesar‚ Caesar’s 33 stab wounds and death could have been prevented if he had paid attention to the signs. The first warning Caesar was oblivious to was when he paid no remark to what the soothsayer

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    5/03/2014 ENG4U Passage Master The play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ exploits the new historicism approach for the era it was written in and the era that it takes place in. The approach concentrates on how places‚ events and culture within a society affect or influence a written work. Therefore‚ using the knowledge of Shakespearean era‚ “1564-1616” (bbc.co.uk) and the Ancient Roman era‚ “100 BC-44 BC” (bbc.co.uk) one can analyze the texts from Caesar. 1. FLAVIUS. Hence! Home‚ you idle creatures

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