Julius Caesar Julius Caesar is and was one of the most influential people in history. He created laws‚ stuck wars‚ and developed new strategies for leadership and battles. "Caesar is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time‚ as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world’s strongest leaders (Julius Caesar pg.1)." He transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire and he extended his land all the way through Gaul to The Atlantic
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Betrayal from a friend is the worst thing anyone can do‚ take Julius Caesar for example that’s dead now due to Brutus’ backstabbing‚ literally. There are different types of betrayal‚ but it’s more drastic to be betrayed by a friend‚ possibly because it’s least expected while being hated by someone like an enemy is always awaited. A friend is someone anybody can personally trust. People express‚ share feelings and experience memories with their friends. Being betrayed by a friend will cause
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The Only Thing Dead About Latin is Julius Caesar When I was a kid‚ any time I asked my parents what my ethnicity was‚ I got the same response. On my father’s side‚ a concise: Italian and German. My mother‚ on the other hand‚ never really could give me a straight answer‚ preferring to sum it up in a classic example of her southern slang‚ “I’m Heinz 57. A little bit of everythang.” My family never truly was attached to any cultural traditions‚ the last of my mostly Italian heritage disappearing
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In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar “friendship” is used tactically and is strategic toward the motives of the characters. Trust‚ the most important aspect of friendship‚ and flattery are used to deceive and manipulate. This is a recurring theme throughout the play and plays a part in major events that take place. We first see this with Brutus and Cassius. At the beginning of the play Cassius is constantly telling Brutus how great he is and how he should be the King of Rome. In
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linked to the Actions and legacy of Sulla‚ Caesars military campaigns and Caesars dictatorship. The decline of the Republic began in the middle of the second century B.C. with political‚ economic‚ and social events. These events in addition to the burdens of civil war on Rome‚ lead to the inevitable failure of the Republic. The first contribution to the fall of the roman republic is linked to the actions and legacy of Sulla. Sulla had a high political position because he raised an army over the
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them even richer. This caused profound social‚ economic and political problems for the Roman state. The upper‚ political class divided between the Optimates - rich‚ conservative landowners who wanted nothing to change - and the Populares - senators who saw a need for land reform to ease the troubles of the poor. The struggles of the Optimates and the Populares defined the
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in the play Julius Caesar whom exhibits tragic flaws that will eventually lead to his descent. Brutus’s love and loyalty drives him to do what he believes is the best interest for Rome and soon comes to find that his intentions were not so good. Brutus has several honorable distinct traits such as‚ loyalty‚ love‚ and good intentions. Brutus’s love for Rome makes him easy to manipulate‚ which is why Cassius writes forged letters from the people of Rome influencing him to Kill Caesar. From the beginning
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managed to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome when they did. So of course the people believe him. Antony on the other hand is so persuasive that he had a speech about mourning over Caesar and by the end of his speech he has the crowd wanting the murder Brutus without him telling them that they should. He uses the most indirect persuasive statements. Brutus tells the crowd about how Caesar was courageous‚ but Antony makes them realize the punishment did not fit the crime for Caesar. Brutus uses an
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Julius Caesar: Politically Correct or Politically Corrupt? Morality: most commonly defined as a set of ideas developed in each individual’s head to decide whether something is wrong or right. On the smallest scale of moral code‚ being that of each individual‚ there are great variations. To someone who lives the life of a vegan‚ it is morally wrong to eat meat‚ dairy‚ or be involved with any products what-so-ever derived from an animal. On the other hand‚ to someone who does eat meat this is all
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Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” is about betrayal. In Maurice Charney’s article “Shakespeare’s Use of Blood Imagery in the Play”‚ Charney takes an in depth look at the different representations of blood according to the conspirators and the supporters of Caesar. For Brutus‚ the head of the conspirators‚ blood represents sacrifice and revival; however‚ for Caesar’s biggest supporter‚ Antony‚ blood represents murder and vengeance. The animosity toward Caesar is first revealed in the opening
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