Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12 in 100 BC in Rome. He is the son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. He appointed dictator for ten years in 47 B‚ for the life on February 14 in 44 BC. He was married to Cornelia he had one daughter named Julia‚ then he married Pompiea‚ alas to Calpurnia. Julius Caesar was tall‚ and fair-haired. He was well built and the sound of health. Thought he suffered from the occasional epileptic fit. Julius Caesar grew up in a period of unrest and civil war
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Empire alive and stable is that he must kill Caesar. Brutus is intellectual but only makes decisions that benefit him‚ making him seem greedy. When Brutus speaks to the crowd of Caesar’s death in act three scene two he states “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I love Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men ?” When Brutus says this I only see greed. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he would have made the people slaves
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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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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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and giving the head to Caesar when he arrived. Caesar‚ who arrived to find his son-in-law’s head in a basket‚ was not amused with Ptolemy’s decision to kill a distinguished Roman general and statesman and ended Ptolemy’s control over his own kingdom in favor of his sister Cleopatra VII (Mathisen 2012: 323). This in turn eventually led to the ‘annexation’ of Egypt into the future Roman Empire under Emperor Augustus. After spending the winter in Egypt with Cleopatra‚ Caesar returned to Rome in the
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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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Many scholars often debate whether Julius Caesar or Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better. Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite
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Persuaded by Antony’s logic the crowd started to realize that Caesar was not ambitious. Consequently‚ Antony used pathos‚ the appeal to emotions‚ to drag the audience into feeling guilty for doubting Caesar and to make them feel curious about the contents of Caesar’s will. To begin with‚ Antony asks the crowd‚ “You all did love him once‚ not without cause: What cause withholds you then‚ to mourn for him?” (III.ii.101-102). With this question‚ Antony creates a feeling of guilt within the audience
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun themes‚ symbols‚ and characters can be compared. Both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar were written for the stage; therefore their characters become more obvious and more thoroughly portrayed than in a book‚ for example. Even though‚ these works were written by far different authors and in different centuries their similarities and differences are evident. In both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar themes‚ symbols
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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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