Study Guide for “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare The following questions will help you to prepare for your eventual test over “Julius Caesar”. While I will not be collecting this‚ it is on you to make sure that you are answering the questions as we go. Your test will be taken directly from this study guide. Act I 1) Judging from the events in Act I‚ the political mood and behavior of the Romans are best described how? 2) When we first see Brutus‚ he appears to be ________________________
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Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the greatest statesman and a Roman general. It is believed that Julius springs his family from the genetic factor Julia‚ the descendants of Lulus‚ who was the son of Aeneas‚ the Trojan prince‚ and the supposed son of Venus goddess. Caesar‚ the cognomen springs its origin from an ancestor born by a caesarean section. Caesar was born on 13th July 100 B.C. and died on 15th March 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar A powerful leader being assassinated is not new in the history of the world. Some have been powerful and some have not. President John F. Kennedy is maybe the most famous in the history of the United States‚ except maybe President Abraham Lincoln. The murder of Julius Caesar is one of the most famous and popular too. The debate is whether he should have been assassinated or not‚ depending on what you think he was doing within the empire. It is true that Julius Caesar was
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with the busts of Caesar I.1.72 “These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing will make him fly an ordinary pitch‚ who else would soar above the view of men.” Caesar is being described as an individual who could be a god over other Romans and that the people could be used as Caesar’s detriment I.2.115 “Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder the old Anchises bear‚ so from the waves of Tiber Did I the tired Caesar. And this manis now become a god” When Caesar invited Crassus to
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How Betrayal Led to Downfall in Julius Caesar In the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome‚ when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus‚ an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s‚ betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony‚ Caesar’s best friend and another honorable
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commonly identified character is the tragic hero which is often either the protagonist or the antagonist. In fact‚ readers have often neglected the importance of minor characters and their huge impact on the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes. At the beginning of the play‚ Caesar had just returned to Rome after defeating Pompey. Caesar was welcomed and praised by the
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Lindsey 5/16/14 English Period 7 Julius Ceasar history vs. play In all actuality Shakespeare portrayed Julius Ceasar very closely in his play to what it really was in real life with only a few slight differences and also in the play the stroy is shortened down quite a bit from what really happens after Ceasar is assassinated. For example in the play Caesar is portrayed as a noble hero that is struck down by his "allies" without much of a reason. In reality Caesar was power hungry‚ cruel‚ devious
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Dave Jones Julius Caesar Throughout the course of history there have been many great men who are known by many in the books that people read today. Julius Caesar is one man still regarded by historians as the greatest of all time. This paper will be focusing on the life of Julius Caesar and his key accomplishments. Julius Caesar was born on July 13 100 BC in Rome‚ Italy. He was the son of Aurelia and Caius Julius Caesar (Goldsworthy 30). During the time Julius was born‚ elite families
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Wasyliw ENG2D1-04 April 21th 2013 In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar “‚ the start of a concept is the start of disillusion. A belief that can sometimes mislead into false judgement or even what seems to be right in that moment without going into depth and looking at the reality of it. Idealism is portrayed in The Noble Brutus’s character which leads to a negative characteristic shown throughout Julius Caesar. Firstly Brutus is very easily manipulated and persuaded by flattery; Secondly
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Loyalty in Julius Caesar Loyalty is the most important attribute. The definition of loyalty is faithfulness to one’s friends‚ country‚ ideals‚ etc. What would you do if your loyalties clashed with one another? You would have to pick. That choice can make or break a man‚ which I think ruined many men in Julius Caesar. No one knew who was an ally or an enemy. Someone who was one of your best friends could actually be your foe? This is what happened in Julius Caesar. I think loyalty is the very most
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