In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Cassius is one of the main conspirators against Julius Caesar‚ thereby possessing several undesirable traits that one may consider intolerable. First‚ Cassius is a very malicious person by orchestrating an elaborate plan for Caesar’s downfall. In his soliloquy‚ he says‚ “For we will shake him‚ or worse days endure.” (1.2.320) This statement implies Cassius’ intent to sabotage Caesar’s rising popularity among the Roman citizens through a plan yet that will unfold
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Comparison of Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln Julius Caesar is remembered as one of the history greatest general‚ and a popular leader of the roman republic. Julius Caesar would always compare himself to Alexander the greatest. For almost 15 years Julius Caesar led armies against enemies. Abraham Lincoln was also remembered as one of the greatest in American history at his time‚ he was the 16th president of the United States of American. He was born on February 12‚ 1809; Lincoln was 51 years old
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Why was Julius Caesar Murdered? The first reason Julius Caesar was murdered was because some senators thought he wanted to become king. The evidence I have to support this point is that he acted like a king. He accepted gold and lots of other things only acceptable for a God. Another bit of evidence is on a parade some plebeians tied a white ribbon around his statue (a white ribbon is the sign of a king) But when the senators told them to take it off Caesar told them not too. So this would make
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Julius Caesar: Military and Political Strength Perhaps no other man in the history of the world symbolizes military and political strength as much as does Gaius Julius Caesar. This man became a legend for his military exploits and an almost global setting‚ his political manipulations which covered decades of cycles which covered power and loss of power‚ and his personal life which to have been played in the most melodramatic and theatrical manner. It is Caesar whose life‚ betrayal
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the tragic play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ inside shows multiple evidences of hidden examples of the use of imagery‚ tone and rhetorical devices. A small example of literature tools could be found inside of this short example from the play‚ it is enough to express all elements of literature to be found. Brutus discusses the impending future of Rome‚ if placed upon Julius Caesar’s hands‚ and attempts to be convincing of others to slay Julius with his rise of power‚ before
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Murellus and Flavius Murellus and Flavius are two of the first characters we are introduced to. They enter and begin to chastise commoners for celebrating on a working day. Their first communal trait‚ arrogance‚ can be seen here‚ in the way that they address and respond to the people. It is obvious that the cobbler and carpenter are of lower social status to them‚ and they speak to them in a somewhat derogatory manner. “Hence‚ home‚ you idle creatures‚ get you home!” says Flavius in the opening
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare has two truly tragic deaths. However‚ of these two tragic deaths who was the tragic hero? Even though the namesake of the play is Caesar‚ the real tragic hero of the play is Brutus because his idealism leads to his tragic demise. The element revenge of justifies that Brutus is the tragic hero of this story. After the conspirators kill Caesar‚ Antony comes in to speak to them. When Antony is left alone with the body‚ he begs Caesar’s body for forgiveness
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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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Did Caesar help or harm the Roman Empire? Rome would have been better off without having Julius Caesar as a leader. During his time‚ Julius Caesar should have been considered a villain because he made the senate larger so that he could have more followers in politics‚ he only wanted to benefit himself and didn’t care about Rome’s outcome‚ and he beat his enemies be using brute force and cruelty. Firstly‚ he made the senate larger to have more of his own supporters in political positions. In
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play‚ “Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ Antony is the most important character of the play. There are three primary reasons why Antony is the most important character. One reason why Antony is the most important character is he ruins the plans of the conspirators with was taking over Rome. Another way that Antony shows the most important character is by using reverse physiology his speech at the funeral. Lastly Antony shows importance in the play‚ “Julius Caesar" is him simply being Caesars best friend
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