What are some of the literary techniques that are significant in Julius Caesar? So far I have these: "These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" (Shakespeare I.1.72) as a metaphor. "Falling Sickness" (I.2.251) as a pun. "He sees that Roman are but sheep..." (I.3.105) as a metaphor‚ I don’t know whether or not it is an extended metaphor. "His countenance‚ like richest alchemy" (I.3.159) as a simile. "therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg" (II.1.32) as a metaphor.
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Julius Caesar Study Guide Act I 1a. Marullus shows the fickleness of the crowd by pointing out their former devotion to Pompey‚ before they gave their allegiance to Caesar and supported his defeat of Pompey. Marullus says‚ “Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft Have you climb’d up to walls and battlements‚ To towers and windows‚ yea‚ to chimney-tops‚ Your infants in your arms‚ and there have sat The livelong day‚ with patient expectation‚ To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome”
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characterization. Seldom are his characters one-dimensional personalities. In his play Julius Caesar‚ the character of Brutus is very complex with many different personality traits. These traits explain why Brutus makes certain decisions including the one to kill his friend Julius Caesar. <br> <br>Marcus Brutus was a senator who was well respected by everyone in Rome. His friendship with the high ranked Julius Caesar only added to the people’s respect for him. An example of the amount of respect
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The assassination of Julius Caesar left Rome without a clear ruler and various people (including Caesar’s adopted nephew Brutus‚ his general Mark Antony‚ and his grand-nephew Octavian) fought for power until Octavian (later called Augustus) emerged as the clear winner in this three-way contest for domination of Rome in 30 BC (four-way if Mark Antony’s former ally Lepidus was included). But there was one thing that stood in the way of Octavian’s total rule of Rome: its Senate. It was likely that he
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______________________________________________________________________________ 1.“A common slave--you’d know him well by sight-- Held up his left hand‚ which did flame and burn Like twenty torches join’d‚ and yet his hand Not sensible of fire remain’d unscorch’d.” Interpretation/foreshadow: For a slave to hold up a his burning had that somehow remained immune to the fire‚ to me represents an angry rebellion. Caesar is very “hot headed” and arrogant so a slave would naturally be angry at
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Persuasion is the power to get your way or get people to go your way. In "Julius Caesar" the conspirators use many different techniques to get people to join their cause‚ which is to overthrow Caesar. They feel that they need large numbers in order to get their point across. I feel there reasons for murdering and overthrowing Caesar were based on both logic and emotion. It may not have been the right logic or emotions but it was what the conspirators believed in. Some of the reasons they said to
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shown in Julius Caesar‚ but the ones that are most frequently known are suicide and psychological manipulation they were both tools heavily used by Cassius and Antony. Their close friends also manipulate lots of people in the play. Cassius is able to influence Brutus into thinking that Caesar is the same as Brutus. He says‚ “Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that Caesar/ Why should that name be sounded more than yours?”. Brutus was being mislead by Cassius to think that killing Julius Caesar will
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The Feast of Lupercal Caesarian Significance In Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the Feast of Lupercal presents itself early in the play. This feast was significant in the two following ways: it represented the beliefs of the people of the power of Lupercal‚ and in the play it shows Antony’s devotion to Caesar. Although the root of the word Lupercal can be drawn from the Latin lupus‚ which means wolf‚ the feast is a celebration of fertility. In the mythology of the times‚ Lupercus
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For some people‚ there is a call to rise. An ambition—a competition—is planted in them‚ and they dream of influence. These are the people who become rulers‚ who lead the way of nations‚ who bend circumstance under their will. Julius Caesar certainly is an example: his presumption towards bravery holds the nation beneath his grip. He fears no bad omens‚ and even signs of death do not scare him. He tells his wife just hours before his assassination: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The
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changing their minds quickly‚ and had an important role in the play. The common people support their leaders throughout the play‚ and in return the rulers would gain their trust and more power to rule in making decisions for them or against them. In Julius Caesar‚ the common people are easily manipulated by their leaders‚ but their rulers need the support of the plebeians‚ because they could overthrow their leaders. Murellus and Flavius were citizens but were conspirators who wanted to get rid of Caesar
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