For thousands of years Cleopatra has been portrayed as a beautiful seductress with goddess-like looks but many historians have their own interpretations of Cleopatra based on tainted information. Cleopatra is not what todays society makes her out to be‚ she has been transformed from a power hungry‚ foreign queen using all means possible to extend her power‚ including exploiting her sexuality. “It is so hard to find out the truth…the process of time obscures the truth of former times.” - Plutarch
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Student Name Teacher’s Name World Literature Honors 10 December 2010 Julius Caesar [Thesis] In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony’s strategies in his speech mark him as a superior orator. [CM] Brutus tries‚ however‚ to seem superior‚ yet the countrymen’s reaction to Antony’s speech make him supreme. [CM] Antony’s ability to use Brutus’ words against him also contributes to his superiority. [TS] Mark Antony gains the respect of the commoners through his familiarity
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Hello Friend! I just witnessed Odysseus slaughter lives and it was sick. He spared my life because I was loyal to Telemachus. Thank the gods. Anyways here’s what happened. Odysseus‚ still disguised as a beggar comes into the dining hall where all of the suitors were and showed them off. Here’s what happened. Penelope instructs suitors that whoever could shoot through all 12 axe handles at once they could marry her. Odysseus‚ still disguised as a beggar shoots and makes all the 12 handles. Once he
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Obey and Command Niccolo Machiavelli once stated‚“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” This seems simple‚ but some don’t understand‚ including most in the play Julius Caesar. Mark Antony‚ one of the few who understands how to command‚ is a loyal friend who is gifted with the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later
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Looking at the story of Perseus you can see that he was a respectable person. Perseus is the son of Zeus and Danaé which makes him a demi-god. Perseus is respectable‚ because he kills medusa as man‚ he uses Medusa’s head for good reasons‚ and he does this without a father figure. Although Perseus did not have his father in his life‚ he still made good choices which is why he is respectable. Perseus could have done bad things out of revenge because Zeus wasn’t good to him but he didn’t. It’s because
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“The Saddest things about betrayal is that it never comes from your own Enemies”. “It comes from your friends and loved ones” (Search Quotes). To demonstrate‚ Julius Caesar was Brutus’s best friend and Caesar thought he would never betray him however‚ Brutus ended up stabbing him. Brutus betrayed Caesar because he thought it would be better for Rome. In the same way‚ Judas was one of Jesus disciples and at the last supper he betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Judas wanted something in return for
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In Act 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking
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Lord Acton‚ a great historian and politician‚ once said‚ “Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” Clearly Acton echoed William Shakespeare‚ as this theme was portrayed in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Throughout the play‚ complacency amongst civilians‚ mutiny‚ and struggles for power plague the ancient city of Rome‚ all of which are deeply rooted in the corruption surrounding the government at the time. Shakespeare ultimately reveals
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a well-known optimate Roman general who was able to become a consul twice and a dictator for an unlimited amount of time. While he was holding the position of dictator he got to change numerous laws and establish new ones with the purpose of restoring the law and order of Rome. However‚ opinions in Rome at this time after his death are divided between those that believe he did a good job and those that believe his actions will cause the end of the Roman republic. As a Roman
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The Roman republic overall grade is an +C. I gave them a +C because they did some good and bad things. The roman republic started in 509 BCE. Over time the government developed five major services. They treated slaves bad‚ but they had a great army and economic system.They also had free aqueducts and fire departments. They showed everybody the laws and were fair.Those were all part of five services‚ they were provide public services‚ protect rights‚ rule of law‚ common defence‚ and support the economic
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