Anthony Giagiari Mr. Dinely ENG2D1-06 April 26th‚ 2012 Philosophy in Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius‚ considerably the two main characters of the play‚ are very different in their personalities‚ as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism to an extent‚ and it can be shown that in the end
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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 to Caesar‚ to Brutus
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Ancient history is full of conquerors that can be attributed as excellent commanders‚ but none can compare the might of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. For one conquered the whole of the then known world and the other laid the foundations of the mighty Roman Empire. Although Alexander and Caesar had contrasting early part of their lives‚ reason being that one was a ruler and the other politician. It is generally the later part of their lives which signifies and compares them; they made great
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Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius
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had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just as a hunter uses camouflage to keep the animals from seeing what he is up to. The conspirators also used camouflage‚ but they used flattery along with manipulation as a way to soothe any feelings of doubt that Caesar may have had about their
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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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the mindset that the utilization of natural and spiritual implements would protect one from plague and other maladies‚ both supernatural and secular. Thus‚ the supernatural is a recurring them in Shakespeare’s works of literature. In the play Julius Caesar‚ we see one such instance of the reiterated belief of the supernatural. As the play opens‚ we witness a short display of Roman life. The citizens present seem to have a strong conviction of the supernatural and its ability to solve everyday problems
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right one. In Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was seen as the tragic hero of the play. Many people saw Brutus as a great man‚ who did what was right for all. His first love was to Rome. During his speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ he said “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more” (3.2.21-22). This shows how he was willing to do everything he could for Rome‚ even if it means taking his own life which he also states in his speech. He explains why Caesar was assassinated;
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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 was the reverse psychology
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Hamlet‚ Julius Caesar‚ Richard the Third‚ and Romeo and Juliet”. “These plays were all tragedies.” (Meghan and Angela‚ William Shakespeare) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most enduring plays. Shakespeare had great influence on culture throughout the world. “Not only did he have the guts to step up to the senators of the Roman Empire and
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