Through the weeks we have analysing different aspects of identities in certain performances. In this essay I will label the two plays with one identity aspect I have chosen‚ which is Gender. I will also be answering my question ‘If the two genders were to swap in Billy Elliot and Julius Caesar would it change or have an impact on the play?’ The two plays I will be analysing are Billy Elliot and Julius Caesar. Throughout I will talk about a few scenes from the play‚ but to firstly get a depth of what the
Premium Gender Gender role
The Assassination of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC by conspiring members of the Roman senate was an effort to remove a dictator whose power had grown to extraordinary levels and to revive the Republic government. Caesar’s power span throughout the entire Roman Empire‚ which during his reign extended from present day Syria‚ down into parts of Africa‚ over to Spain‚ most of France and all of Italy. He had the favor of the people‚ military and most of the Roman government
Premium Roman Empire Julius Caesar Roman Republic
In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ free will leads to the downfall of the main characters. The tragedy centers around a man named Brutus‚ and the power struggle between him and his fellow Romans. Julius Caesar‚ ends up murder by Brutus and other conspirators because of his poor judgment. Cassius‚ the leader of the conspiracy‚ dies because of the trouble his actions have caused. The tragic hero‚ Brutus‚ makes many poor choices‚ which ultimately lead to his demise. Fate has no part in the outcome
Premium Roman Republic Augustus Julius Caesar
Initially‚ so was Pompey‚ but while Caesar did not change his political leanings‚ Pompey grew more and more conservative. Finally‚ after spending years in Gaul‚ fighting for Rome‚ Caesar was summoned back to Rome. Pompey had become an Optimate and led a group that wanted to indict Caesar for treasonous use of the legions. It would have effectively ended Caesar’s political career and could have ended in his exile or death. Caesar had a choice. Give in or go on the offensive. He chose
Premium Roman Empire Ancient Rome Roman Republic
Julius Caesar Any salad can become a Caesar salad if you stab it enough. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragic play written by the great William Shakespeare. The play was first performed in 1599 during the period of history titled “The Age of Discovery.” During this era‚ historical plays were generally popular due to most people’s curiosity to learn about diverse worlds that differed from their own. Because of this‚ Shakespeare wrote several plays based on historical events that occurred
Premium Julius Caesar Augustus Roman Republic
Biography Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic‚ who successfully extended the Roman empire. Julius Caesar was born in Rome on 13 July 100 BC into the prestigious Julian clan. His family was closely linked with the Marian faction in Roman politics. Caesar progressed himself within the Roman political strict system‚ becoming quaestor ‚ aedile and praetor. In 61 and 60 BC he acted as a governor of the Roman province of España (Spain). Back in Rome in 60‚ Caesar made a
Premium Augustus Roman Empire Roman Republic
Hutchinson 1 Cory Hutchinson Ms.Smith English II HP Period 6 10 June 2014 Brutus’ Ghosts: A Comparative Psychoanalysis In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the cosmological and political ideals are constantly compared‚ analyzed‚ and argued because of the broad spectrum of opinions on Shakespeare’s thought process in writing. Myron Taylor‚ associated with George Washington University and published by Folger Shakespeare Library‚ and Stephen M. Buhler‚ associated with University of N
Premium Hamlet Ghost Prince Hamlet
Advanced English II May 22‚ 2012 Mr. Balazs 3rd Period Julius Caesar Essay Prompt “Might makes right‚” a vacillating quote signifying power‚ strength and ability‚ a vast amount of power which may surely lead to ones reign or contrary their own destruction. Is it possible that those with the most power always live a victorious life‚ and those who don’t have a grueling idea of what they are capable of live within a lie‚ residing under the casted shadows of those who were capable of exercising
Premium Augustus Roman Republic Julius Caesar
In Roman times‚ suicide was not the shameful‚ taboo act that it is today‚ but was once viewed as honorable and praiseworthy. The ultimate sacrifice was being able to take one ’s own life. Brutus‚ in William Shakespeare ’s Julius Caesar‚ is a man driven by will‚ virtue‚ and disillusionment all in the name of the Republic. On the eve of his defeat by Antony‚ Brutus runs upon his own sword to preserve his honor as a Roman man. Brutus "embraces a Stoic attitude towards suicide‚ seeing it as the supreme
Free Roman Republic Julius Caesar Augustus
Julius Caesar Essay Written by Shakespeare more than one thousand five hundred years after Julius Caesar’s death‚ Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy‚ is unique in that it contains two tragic characters‚ the senator Brutus and emperor Caesar. A play in five acts‚ Julius Caesar attempts to portray the assassination of Caesar‚ at that time victorious over Pompey’s sons‚ and the civil war that follows‚ culminating in the establishment of the Second Triumvirate. Although Caesar meets his
Premium Julius Caesar Roman Republic Augustus