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    you today to speak about a problem facing the community of Rome. Sadly‚ Caesar‚ our glorious leader‚ has gone up to the gods. In result of this we need a new leader before our city descends into chaos and destruction. I can help to return peace and overflowing prosperity to the city of Rome and Italy. As you all know Caesar died prematurely to the bloody hands of conspirators who have infiltrated what we call home. I saw Caesar die at the hands of such traitors‚ so these conspirators must be killed

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    The Effects of Ambitious Leaders In both Animal Farm by George Orwell and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ having an ambitious leader leads to many consequences. The word ambition means to have or show a strong desire and determination to succeed. Leaders such as Julius Caesar‚ Marc Antony‚ and Napoleon have ambition that makes them seem prepared for anything. This makes the people and animals follow them blindly believing they are helping the cause but in reality‚ they’re only

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    eternal humiliation. In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the tragic hero is portrayed as an idealistic man who is in conflict between his love of his dear friend‚ whom he believes in turning into a tyrant‚ and his love of the Roman people‚ who he believes deserve freedom. This character is not the eponymous Caesar‚ who

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    fellow?” When the cobbler explains that he is celebrating the return of Caesar‚ Murellus begins a long rant about the fickleness of the Roman people. He appears to be ‘anti-caesar’ or opposed to Caesar‚ perhaps because they supported Pompey. Flavius shares this sentiment since he assists in chasing the commoners and instructing them to take down the images of Caesar. They are used to show that not everyone was in favour of Caesar and he was not truly ‘loved by all’. Also‚ the long monologue with Murellus

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    Animal Farm Essay “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely”-Lord Acton This describes how people can abuse power. There is corruption in power in the novel animal farm. Power affects the animals‚ the events and the outcome of the book. The power effects Napoleon‚ Squealer‚ and the farm as a whole. Napoleon is essentially the leader of animal farm. He is granted much power because he fills the role of a leader. He abuses his power because he wants to benefit himself and

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    Political Morality in Julius Caesar Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. (Act III. Scene ii.74-78) Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare’s historical and political plays. The play is about the power struggle that

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    Act 11 ( Julius Caesar) Brutus is still on the hunt to killing his dear friend Julius Caesar‚ he has a team of people who oppose Caesar to help Brutus in his devious plan. Today in class we played a game called mafia‚ that resembles the scenes in act 11 of Julius Caesar. The way you play mafia is that you have a your detectives( your number choice) ‚ citizens‚ and hit mans(your number choice. Mrs. Petrossian chose who played what‚ the detectives were unaware on who were the hit men’s and the hit

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    FUNERAL DECLAMATION IN SHAKESPEARE’S “JULIUS CAESAR” “What we learn through pleasure‚ we never forget” (A.Mercier)‚ while “Pleasure is the flower that passes‚ remembrance‚ the lasting perfume” (Jean de Boufflers). Some scenes in literature stick in the mind well‚ even after the book goes back to the

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    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 tragedy involving two young lovers who came from different backgrounds and

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    Julius Caesar is a standout amongst the most recognizable names ever. His name has been a title‚ an affront‚ innumerable motion pictures have been made about his life and additionally‚ books‚ TV shows‚ and even the time of July are named after him. This is a man who was resolved to vanquish the world in any capacity conceivable both in men’s souls‚ and his craving of having more power than any other person at any given time. Julius Caesar was an extraordinary statesman and a splendid military pioneer

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