In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus and the conspirators kills Julius Caesar for abusing his power as an emperor. During Julius Caesar’s funeral‚ Brutus faces an outraged mob of Roman citizens loyal to Caesar. Brutus reasons with them in his speech by explaining that he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more than Caesar‚ and Caesar had abused his power by being extremely ambitious. Brutus then asks the crowd to speak out if any was offended by what he has done to Caesar by questioning
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applies perfectly. In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is confronted with an internal conflict; he chooses to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus was right in many ways to do so. Without Brutus‚ the conspirators would have probably failed or would have been misguided. They would have killed Antony and who knows who else‚ but Brutus kept them on the straight and narrow. Brutus did it for the good of Rome as a whole‚ not for himself. Before Brutus joined‚ Cassius was mainly in charge;
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Antony was a helper and friend to Caesar. He provided moral support and love towards him. Because of his actions‚ when Caesar died‚ he had great passion and wanted to take over to show his commitment to Caesar. Antony expressed the conspirators as noble‚ but changed his thoughts after they killed his leader. Antony was a dynamic character through the death of Caesar and changed his outlook and relationships with the conspirators as it changes from acknowledgement to hate. Antony follows Caesar’s
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Mark Antony is very loyal to Caesar. He sometimes acts if he is Caesar’s servant. His loyalty and dedication is appropriate. His deference is also sometimes excessive‚ but not mindless. Antony cares and loves Caesar as if they were brothers. Mark Antony is so very loyal to Caesar‚ that at times he calls him “Caesar my lord‚” (pg.3‚ Act I by Antony). Mark Antony is honest‚ and cares for Caesar. His loyalty is appropriate‚ because during the time frame most people were loyal instead of being a
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Adolf Hitler and Julius Caesar are leaders that were powered by their ambition which made their imperium’s great. Hitler led the Germans and Caesar led the Romans. It may sound uncanny to think that the loved leader of the Romans could compare to an infamous man like Hitler. Caesar abused his power to strive forward in his empire and eventually lead it. Caesar was so set on becoming the leader of the Romans he used his military power to destroy anything in his path. Caesar chased down and murdered
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Confucianism. Confucius was very vocal. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar no man is more vocal than Brutus. He assassinates Caesar‚ pleads to the people for their support‚ and conducts war with Octavian and Marc Anthony. But is he virtuous? Brutus is not necessarily virtuous; he does all of these actions to gain glory and to show his virtue. Everyone should aspire to be virtuous. However‚ as seen by Marc Antony and Cassius manipulating Brutus and Brutus’s death‚ excessive pursuit of virtue can be
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ballads from the past. For example‚ "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by S. Foster is a ballad that was written in 1853 and people still know it to this day. "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is different from "There You’ll Be" because it rhymes. Where-as Faith Hill’s song doesn’t. Another major difference is that the modern ballad‚ "There You’ll Be" is much longer than the older ballad. There are many words and phrases in S. Foster’s ballad that we don’t usually use in our common literature. For
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February 44 BC. Julius Caesar has just reentered Rome in triumph after a victory in Spain over the sons of his old enemy‚ Pompey the Great. During the celebration it was interrupted and broken up by Flavius and Marullus‚ two political enemies of Caesar. It soon becomes apparent their words are powerful and secret forces are working against Caesar. Caesar appears‚ attended by the train of friends and supporters‚ and is warned by a soothsayer to "beware the ides of March‚" but Caesar ignores the warning
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Both Tiberius Gracchus and Julius Caesar were roman politicians that support oppressed people and being loved by most of the population. They were powerful and strong and wanted a huge role in their community. Their greediness led to their death by their enemies. Tiberius Gracchus was a tribune who started a land reform campaign to redistribute the lands of poor people‚ after a long negotiation with the senators the land was redistributed and a huge victory was accomplished for people‚ farmers and
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"Julius Caesar" is a historical play by William Shakespeare. It is set in Italy‚ during the Roman era. The plot revolves around the murder of Julius Caesar and the power struggle between Caesar’s friends and enemies. In this essay I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus and
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