The Assassination Of Julius Caesar Outline Essay
George Urakhchin
English per. 2
5/7/2006
Full Sentence Outline: Julius Caesar
I. Introduction
A. The background of the assassination of Julius Caesar is given here.
1. According to Shakespeare, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the crime of Tyrannicide.
a. Tyrannicide is the act of becoming a tyrant.
b. At that time, Rome was a democracy ran by the Senate.
c. The assassinators, according to Shakespeare, did their crime to preserve the nation's democratic rule.
B. The quick outline of Shakespeare's play itself is given here.
1. Everybody "[bows] to Caesar", and they love Caesar, and even offer him the crown (Parenti 5).
2. Brutus is threatened by Caesar's rising power and the potential of a monarchy.
3. Brutus and others plan the assassination of Caesar.
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Brutus's supposed reasons for this murder are accurate, but other possible reasons are explained in the paragraphs below.
b. The enemies of Caesar loathed "Caesar's self-aggrandizement, contempt for the Republic, and betrayal of his class" (Ochoa 144).
c. Yes indeed, Caesar even admitted in history that he wanted to "reclaim for [himself] and for the Roman people, the independence from the domination of a small clique" (138).
1) This quote invites the thought of tyranny and the swift reaction by the assassinators to remove Caesar; but was it really to protect the Republic? Or was it because "under Caesar's autocracy, their opportunities for financial gain and political power would vanish, and the prestige of the Senate would be obliterated by further dilutions" (Fuller 233).
2. Shakespeare accurately portrayed why the Senators committed treason for a better good, but he failed to incorporate other possible reasons, which are frankly supported by historical evidence.
a. This sentence will serve as a transition to the next paragraph (contrasting body paragraph).
III. Shakespeare did not look father at the big picture for the motives behind the senators' desire to remove Julius
English per. 2
5/7/2006
Full Sentence Outline: Julius Caesar
I. Introduction
A. The background of the assassination of Julius Caesar is given here.
1. According to Shakespeare, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the crime of Tyrannicide.
a. Tyrannicide is the act of becoming a tyrant.
b. At that time, Rome was a democracy ran by the Senate.
c. The assassinators, according to Shakespeare, did their crime to preserve the nation's democratic rule.
B. The quick outline of Shakespeare's play itself is given here.
1. Everybody "[bows] to Caesar", and they love Caesar, and even offer him the crown (Parenti 5).
2. Brutus is threatened by Caesar's rising power and the potential of a monarchy.
3. Brutus and others plan the assassination of Caesar.
4. …show more content…
Brutus's supposed reasons for this murder are accurate, but other possible reasons are explained in the paragraphs below.
b. The enemies of Caesar loathed "Caesar's self-aggrandizement, contempt for the Republic, and betrayal of his class" (Ochoa 144).
c. Yes indeed, Caesar even admitted in history that he wanted to "reclaim for [himself] and for the Roman people, the independence from the domination of a small clique" (138).
1) This quote invites the thought of tyranny and the swift reaction by the assassinators to remove Caesar; but was it really to protect the Republic? Or was it because "under Caesar's autocracy, their opportunities for financial gain and political power would vanish, and the prestige of the Senate would be obliterated by further dilutions" (Fuller 233).
2. Shakespeare accurately portrayed why the Senators committed treason for a better good, but he failed to incorporate other possible reasons, which are frankly supported by historical evidence.
a. This sentence will serve as a transition to the next paragraph (contrasting body paragraph).
III. Shakespeare did not look father at the big picture for the motives behind the senators' desire to remove Julius