Julius Caesar was the greatest Roman leader. Julius Caesar was popular because he included not only the nobles‚ but also common people in the political process. He did not enjoy destroying things‚ but rather building up and helping people. He was born July 100 B.C.‚ in Rome‚ Italy. He had a small family. Caesar was well-built and of sound heath. He was also kidnapped by pirates(Rinaldo11-13). His life was in jeopardy for a while. He and two other men became known as the First Triumvirate and controlled
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Julius Caesar is a prime example of an in effective leader. Caesar always seemed to have good intentions and definenetly loved Rome‚ but his egotistical side and his ambition scared many. Caesar was loved by most lower class romans; that said all roman leaders were adored by this class. It was the better educated more insightful elders of Rome that saw right through Caesars ambitious plans. These elders‚ including cassius and Brutus were freighted that Caesar was too self-centered to lead Rome.
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Julius Caesar may not have been a modern day boy scout; however‚ he still showed great signs of leadership. In ancient Rome‚ the dictator Caesar has been given the chance to become king and he intends to take it. Many question whether he rules selfishly or selflessly. Recent civil wars have weakened Rome and Rome needs a good leader. Caesar is a selfless‚ benevolent leader who only has the best of intentions as king. Caesar was a great leader and made money for Rome in interesting ways. On Act III
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Theme Analysis of Julius Caesar The subject of a talk‚ a piece of writing‚ a person’s thoughts‚ or an exhibition; a topic: "the theme of the sermon was reverence". Almost everything a person reads has some sort of theme‚ without a theme‚ is the material really meaningful? When one is asked to identify the theme of a work of literature there is not one right answer‚ but many. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ power and masculinity go hand-in-hand‚ pride holds both positive and negative
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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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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was many things. Boswell called him‚ “the greatest man of any age” (Meier). Julius Caesar was a diplomat‚ a great politician. Everyone knows that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As well as a leader‚ he was a writer and a military genius. He led Rome to war and took home victories time and time again. He was a lover‚ marrying Cleopatra after finding her in Egypt. This military leader led victory after victory and helped to set the life of the late
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Julius Caesar A powerful leader being assassinated is not new in the history of the world. Some have been powerful and some have not. President John F. Kennedy is maybe the most famous in the history of the United States‚ except maybe President Abraham Lincoln. The murder of Julius Caesar is one of the most famous and popular too. The debate is whether he should have been assassinated or not‚ depending on what you think he was doing within the empire. It is true that Julius Caesar was
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Lindsey 5/16/14 English Period 7 Julius Ceasar history vs. play In all actuality Shakespeare portrayed Julius Ceasar very closely in his play to what it really was in real life with only a few slight differences and also in the play the stroy is shortened down quite a bit from what really happens after Ceasar is assassinated. For example in the play Caesar is portrayed as a noble hero that is struck down by his "allies" without much of a reason. In reality Caesar was power hungry‚ cruel‚ devious
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Leadership It is not easy for one to just become a great leader; leaders have to be born with the intuition‚ drive‚ and other qualities to lead others. Throughout history‚ many influential leaders have emerged and have lead people to both greatness and defeat. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus‚ one of the main conspirators against Caesar‚ exhibits many qualities that make him a good leader. A few of these qualities include: humility‚ the ability to listen well to the people
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ability to make things happen by words alone. Rhetoric and Power is a theme well used in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Mark Antony deceives the conspirators into believing he is on their side when he discovers them with Julius’ corpse‚ Brutus’ speech after killing Julius Caesar makes the Romans believe Julius was a bad person‚ Mark Antony’s speech after Julius Caesar’s death makes the Romans furious at the conspirators. In the last two situations we see the point of view the countrymen
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