Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire. The story revolves around Maximus (Russel Crowe)‚ one of the best General’s in Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ (Richard Harris) army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) . As you might expect‚ going through life with a name like Commodus‚ and then being passed over by his own father doesn’t look good. He orders the death of Maximus‚ who manages to escape and become
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form and features = simple prose filled with facts and specific anecdotes about historical and contemporary leaders for credibility – PERSUADE Cynical tone and pragmatic attitude to morality subverted overt conform to public attitudes and values Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy appeals to an audience fearing Elizabeth 1 imminent death without an heir and consequence civil war‚ religious conflict and external threats. embodies his values in distinctive‚ engaging‚ contrasting characters and their
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managed to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome when they did. So of course the people believe him. Antony on the other hand is so persuasive that he had a speech about mourning over Caesar and by the end of his speech he has the crowd wanting the murder Brutus without him telling them that they should. He uses the most indirect persuasive statements. Brutus tells the crowd about how Caesar was courageous‚ but Antony makes them realize the punishment did not fit the crime for Caesar. Brutus uses an
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behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code‚ but he takes actions that are unconsciously hypocritical. One of the significant themes that Shakespeare uses to enrich the complexity of Brutus involves his attempt to ritualize the assassination of Caesar. He cannot justify‚ to his own satisfaction‚ the murder of a man who is a friend and who has not excessively misused the powers of his office. Consequently‚ thinking of the assassination in terms of a quasi-religious ritual instead of cold-blooded
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Hamlet‚ Julius Caesar‚ Richard the Third‚ and Romeo and Juliet”. “These plays were all tragedies.” (Meghan and Angela‚ William Shakespeare) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most enduring plays. Shakespeare had great influence on culture throughout the world. “Not only did he have the guts to step up to the senators of the Roman Empire and
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and Differences: The Real Julius Caesar and the Play Julius Caesar When you hear the word “play” you think of scenes‚ people acting‚ people talking etc. The play of Julius Caesar is interesting and I am sure the real Julius Caesar will be more interesting. Of course the play and the real Julius Caesar is different and some what similar. In the play Caesar is portrayed as a noble hero that is struck down by his supposed allies without reason. In reality Caesar was power hungry‚ cruel‚ devious
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personalities or situations represented. In various texts such as Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and Leunig’s cartoon “Yet another picture with the wrong caption”‚ the composers bias is evident even though conflicting perspectives towards the personality are presented. Although conflicting perspectives are present in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”‚ the composers bias is still evident. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is a play which reflected the anxiety of England over succession of leadership. When
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius‚ a main character‚ discussed the integral role of humanity’s decisions‚ saying‚ "The fault...is not in our stars‚ but in ourselves" (I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context‚ Cassius’s viewpoint is secular‚ demanding that all of us‚ not fate‚ is in control of the courses of our lives. However‚ it is also countercultural as our society ingrains itself in the norm of scapegoating‚ where humanity points to individuals/groups whom we can dump our rage for
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started to be confused about what the truth was … These are the conflicting perspectives that I have experienced in my chosen text which is a stage play called ‘Stolen’ written by Jane Harrison. What makes this text more frightening is the fact that the scenario is real and that it happened in our own backyard (Australia) - and legally! A conflicting perspective is an alternate point of view to the dominant mainstream perspective. The White Australia Policy was in conflict with Aboriginal families
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the assassination of Caesar‚ both Brutus and Antony needed to sway the people of Rome into their individual point of view. The crowd of Romans were not very intelligent‚ they lacked the logical thinking for making big decisions. Therefore‚ the people of Rome could be easily persuaded if the right things were mentioned. Brutus first declared his speech and it seemed as though the public were on his side. He used logical thinking and gave examples of the tyranny that Caesar would have brought to
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