Nick Cruz 03/23/12 Period 4 Julius Caesar Study Guide 1) Flavius- Noble‚ who doesn’t like Julius Caesar‚ took down decorations to honor Caesar and silenced. Marullus-Same as Flavius Carpenter and Cobbler- Common people‚ clowns‚ workmen Caesar- Leader of Rome‚ gains a lot of power‚ successful leader Brutus-Political leader‚ comes from a respected high family‚ naivety brings his downfall Casca- Opposes Caesar rise to power‚ a Senator‚ noble but not very smart Calpurnia- Caesar’s wife
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Calpurnia and Portia Shary Nguyen English 2 Per. 5 October 3‚ 2007 Portia and Calpurnia from the play “Julius Caesar‚” written by William Shakespeare‚ are the wives of central characters in the play. Portia is the wife of Marcus Brutus‚ and Calpurnia is the wife of Julius Caesar. Although‚ Portia and Calpurnia are in the same social class during the same time period‚ they have similarities as well as differences. Portia seems braver and Calpurnia
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In the play of “Julius Caesar”‚ after Brutus speech about killing Caesar is for the good of Rome‚ Mark Antony began his speech‚ despite to all of the people who disagreed to his speech or the truth‚ he still wanted to revenge to those who murdered his beloved friend Caesar. Instead of using ethos or logos‚ Antony uses pathos to gain the crowd flavor and it’s extremely effective. Antony manages the people of Rome to almost cry for Caesar death and wanted to revenge for Caesar. In Mark Antony speech
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the terms “sacrifice” and “butchery” are referring back to Brutus’s words “let’s be sacrificers‚ but not butchers.” (act 2‚ scene 1‚ line 179). This line shows that Brutus wants Caesar’s death to be a “sacrifice” not a “butchery”. So that it is seen as a sacrifice for the good of Rome and not as murder or “butchery” to improve his political level. In Act 2‚ Cassius suggests that they should also kill Mark Antony‚ but Brutus explains that Caesar’s death is just
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Antony’s Rhetorical Superiority Analysis Essay In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony proves himself to be the most effective manipulator. This feat was the product of many factors that Antony both took into account‚ and employed to a greater effect than his counterparts. Using the illustrative Rhetorical Triangle of Aristotle‚ Antony was able to convey the three main ingredients of good rhetoric to convince the Roman mob to turn upon the conspirators‚ mere moments after being
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events come back and happen over and over. No matter how many wars‚ terrorism‚ tortures‚ or assassinations human beings experience‚ there will be more conflicts every day; often‚ they resemble some conflicts from the past. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ the protagonist Caesar is assassinated by a group of conspiracies that think that crowning Caesar would overturn Rome. In reality‚ in Ancient Rome‚ the Senate had named Caesar “dictator perpetuo”‚ or dictator in perpetuity‚ and they opposed
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Would you want to ever sacrifice your best friend or your favorite teddy bear? Would you ever sacrifice one of you good friends for the greater good? Well in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Brutus Sacrifices one of his good friends for the greater good of the people of Rome. Sacrifice is giving up something or someone that is love for the greater good of others or yourself. Everyone knows about sacrifice. Sacrifices can be the hardest thing to do because it’s a sacrifice so you could
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Blindly Following Julius Caesar is a play with many central ideas‚ but one in particular stands out to its readers. Shakespeare shows in Julius Caesar that following people blindly can end in conflict through the plot. The gullible Roman citizens in the play believe any leader who speaks. "You blocks‚ you stones‚ you worse than senseless things! / O you hard hearts‚ you cruel men of Rome‚ / Knew you not Pompey?" (1.1.35-37). The Romans switch their loyalties at the drop of a hat‚ from Pompey
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Act 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is when Brutus decides to assassinate Julius Caesar for the benefit of Rome. Through a monologue‚ Brutus explains why he believes Caesar should be killed. Although Brutus loves Caesar as a friend‚ he opposes the political system where only one director tyrannically reigns a country. Instead‚ he believes in a republic form of political system guided by the votes of senators. After Cassius started to convince Brutus into turning against Caesar‚ Brutus had
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not afraid to betray another person. This is much like jealousy. We as people feel that we are never good enough. We want to be better than the person next to us‚ but when that doesn’t happen we feel that person needs to be expelled. In the novel Julius Caesar this is exactly what Brutus does to Caesar. He was afraid that Caesar would outshine the Triumvirate. Brutus killed him‚ thinking that maybe it would make him look better. This never worked out Brutus. Instead‚ everyone hated him. His self-preservation
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