acquire your own? In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ the final outcome lacked justification; any potential justifications were in vain‚ as well as one’s morals were twisted in order to complete a tasking duty. Perhaps the question wasn’t if the end would justify the means‚ but how one may justify their actions. Cassius‚ a member of the senate‚ who had been pushing the plan to terminate Caesar‚ had clearly been searching for a justifiable reason to kill Caesar: Men at some time are masters of their
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AP Lang and Comp Julius Caesar Compare/Contrast Essay Julius Caesar is an ancient leader who is known worldwide for his famous last words “Et tu Brute?” as his closest friends were brutally murdering him. Barack Obama is the current United States President who has been in office for two consecutive terms‚ or eight years. Both leaders will be remembered forever‚ Caesar because of his murder and Obama because he is the first African American President to lead the United States. Although United
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Julius Caesar: Politically Correct or Politically Corrupt? Morality: most commonly defined as a set of ideas developed in each individual’s head to decide whether something is wrong or right. On the smallest scale of moral code‚ being that of each individual‚ there are great variations. To someone who lives the life of a vegan‚ it is morally wrong to eat meat‚ dairy‚ or be involved with any products what-so-ever derived from an animal. On the other hand‚ to someone who does eat meat this is all
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Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln are two of history greatest leaders‚ to compare them in their similarity and differences in my opinion would a simple task to do. In comparing them‚ they both were assassinated in office‚ killed at the theatre‚ was great leaders‚ had power‚ authority‚ and was in the military. These two great leaders died at the young age of 56‚ and impacted history with change‚ which ultimately got them assassinated. President Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States
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Act 11 ( Julius Caesar) Brutus is still on the hunt to killing his dear friend Julius Caesar‚ he has a team of people who oppose Caesar to help Brutus in his devious plan. Today in class we played a game called mafia‚ that resembles the scenes in act 11 of Julius Caesar. The way you play mafia is that you have a your detectives( your number choice) ‚ citizens‚ and hit mans(your number choice. Mrs. Petrossian chose who played what‚ the detectives were unaware on who were the hit men’s and the hit
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In the book Julius Caesar‚ the popularity of Brutus has given Cassius the motive to use Brutus in his manipulative plan against Caesar. The fate of Caesar’s life is very tested‚ but Caesar is not afraid. “Would he were fatter! But I fear him not. Yet if my name were liable to fear.” (I;ii:198-200) If Brutus decides to follow along with Cassius’ conspiracy‚ they could gain the power from all of Rome. Since Brutus is well respected man‚ and is loyal to his people of the republic‚ he would rather kill
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Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare is certainly a completely tragic work. Perhaps some of the most evil forces‚ including infidelity‚ greed‚ and corruption‚ are at work throughout the entire play. Each character has a certain role in displaying these harsh realities‚ but the most tragic figure in the play is Marcus Brutus. This man of nobility follows the darkest path for the best and most heroic reasons. Without a doubt‚ Brutus is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar. In the beginning of the play
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The Evil Within Being evil doesn’t always mean doing awful things. Being evil can mean saying bad or mean things or even thinking those things. Innate human evil is evil that is natural and born into the human body and mind. Sometimes‚ people can’t help evil things that they think‚ but can help what they say and do. In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Cassius’ and Antony’s actions and thoughts to show its easy for people to let evil get the better of them. How do people let their
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Bardenhagen 1 Julius Caesar‚ was born on the 12th of July in 100 B.C. in Rome. His mother was Aurelia Caesar and his father was known as Gaius Caesar. Gaius‚ Julius’ father‚ died when Julius was at the age of 16. After his father’s death Julius remained close to his mother. The Caesar family was very poor and Julius lived most of his life in debt because of this. The Caesar’s were a patrician family that had allied themselves with the plebeian class. Julius Married Cornelia and had a daughter
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them want to listen an example of this is the line which starts this persuasive speech “Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears.” Some other enduring phrases are: “lend me your ears”‚ “The evil that men do lives after them”‚ “I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him”‚ “But Brutus is an honourable man.” It is also a powerful speech‚ using both rhetorical patterns and emotive imagery to stir the crowd up against Caesar’s killers. Another thing Antony said to change the crowd’s mind and say Brutus
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