...Was Brutus’s or Antony’s speech more effective at Caesar’s funeral? In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, Brutus was a Roman politician who used to be Julius Caesar’s best friend back then, but some tragic things happened. Such as Brutus getting manipulated by Cassius (a Roman senator who was against Caesar), joining a conspiracy group, stabbing poor Caesar, and then telling all the Roman citizens that Caesar was ambitious at his own funeral because he feared he would destroy Rome. While on the other hand, Antony was a Roman general who was a real friend of Caesar. After Caesar's death, he took on the role of being a leader and stood up for him at his funeral. At the funeral where both Brutus and Antony spoke, Antony was a better eulogist. He used more...
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...Caesar was born July 13, 100 BC to Aurelia Cotta and Gaius Julius Caesar in Rome, Italy, married Cornelia Cinna minor in 84 BC and raised one child with her, Julia Caesaris. Rome’s dictator, Sulla, ordered the two to get a divorce or risk losing their property. Caesar refused and joined the military to escape from Sulla. There he became a very powerful figure. Everyone liked and respected him. While in the military, Caesar served in the province of Asia and then in Cicilia. Caesar returned to Rome once Sulla died and began his career in politics. He traveled to Rhodes to study philosophy but was kidnapped by pirates. He was then able to convince the pirates to raise his ransom while he organized a naval force to attack them. When Caesar...
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...Theatre. Although William Shakespeare had written the tragic tale of Julius Caesar over centuries ago, the legacy still continues till this day. Our theatre is honoured to showcase this play for our audience to experience, but with a little twist. Even though the remaining themes such as deception, too much power tends to corrupt and nemesis are still present, they are portrayed in a timeless adaptation of the play. In this alteration of Julius Caesar, the concepts of honour and power are strategically placed distantly in the future to make our audience consider our society and how it changes over the years all throughout the world. The old fashioned...
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...Julius Caesar was a widely known Roman general and politician. Historians are unsure of when his specific birth date was, but they believe he was born on July 12th or 13th, 100 BC (“Bio.com,” para. 1-2). He was born in Rome, Italy into the Julian clan, a well known, but not rich family (“BBC,” para. 2). He grew up extremely close to his mother. His father died in 85 BC when Caesar was only 15 years old (Barter, p. 50) He ruled the Roman Empire from 46 - 44 BC. He came to power by declaring himself dictator (“BBC,” para. 1-4). This caused a lot of negative feelings towards him in the senate. The conquest of Gaul also resulted in an unstable rule (“Bio.com,” para. 17-18). There were also many good things about him, he was very condescending and brave. One example of which was when he was kidnapped by pirates. Despite the situation he was in, he took was brave and took leadership into his own hands. He bossed the pirates...
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...Marcus Brutus VS Mark Antony In William Shakespeare's brilliant play, Julius Caesar he discusses the tragic and brutal death of Julius Caesar. After this tragedy, Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus hold a ‘funeral’ for Caesar. Both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus are close friends of Julius Caesar. But, Marcus Brutus turns on Caesar, Brutus and a group of conspirators stab Caesar multiple times, resulting in his death. Brutus overall is not loyal to Julius Caesar. During both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus’ speeches during Act III, Scene ii of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, both conveyed a life changing point about Caesar's death, but, Mark Antony by far gave the better speech, through the use of pathos and rhetorical questions to show his honesty,...
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...lend money. Antony ran away to Greece in 58 B.C. and took part in military in Judea where would reach his goals. While Mark Antony was with Julius Caesar in the play the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark was an overcome, clever, and delight cherishing. He was faithful to his companion, Caesar, whom he thought about a genuine companion. He took a gander at life as an amusement in which he had a meant part to have and played...
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...The main theme in Julius Caesar is Heroes vs. Villains because both Caesar and Brutus are perceived to be heroes and villains in Julius Caesar. At the opening of the play, Caesar is hailed for conquests and is admired for his apparent humility upon refusing the crown. However, after Caesar is murdered, he is painted as a power hungry leader with the intentions of enslaving all of Rome. Caesar was painted as this by Brutus who was the power hungry one. In Brutus’ speech, after Caesar’s death, successfully manipulates the plebeian perspective. By the end of Brutus’ speech, the crowd was hailing Brutus for killing Caesar, whom they perceived as a great villain. The crowd was easily swayed once again when Mark Antony spoke. After Brutus’...
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...includes one woman in most of his poems. She was a married woman, but he still had a relationship with her. Her name was Lesbia, while others believed her name was actually Clodia. Some were even convinced that she didn’t even exist. Along with her, it has been seen that he also wrote about his relationship with a man named Juventius. Despite all of his romantic relationships, he also wrote about his friendship with two significant poets, Cinna and Calvus. His influence came from poetry written in the Hellenistic Age, and from a scholar named Callimachus, who proposed a new style of poetry that was vastly different to Homer’s traditional style of epic poetry. Catullus also included famous Roman figures in his poetry, such as Pompey, Cicero, and Caesar. What he did in his life: In his early life, Catullus helped with the provincial governor of Bithynia, present day Turkey. However, he did not enjoy this and wanted to stay out of politics. He dedicated his life to writing about love. Death: The cause of his death is unknown. He died in 54 B.C. at the age of 30. Writing Career: Catullus wrote about love and his love for one woman named Lesbia. However, he also gave his opinions about the life of the middle class when the Republic was going through a confusing time. He rarely wrote about the Roman culture, leaders, or citizens. People’s Opinion of Him: Catullus was loved and appreciated for his works. He greatly influenced well known poets such as Ovid, Horace, and Virgil. The...
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...Caesar and Antony have the strongest relationship in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Antony’s love for Caesar is what made the commoners angry about Caesar’s death. Caesar favors Antony, Antony caused anger over Caesar's death, and Antony’s speech after Caesar’s death belittles Brutus’s speech about how Caesar’s death was a good thing. This shows that Antony is what made everyone angry over Caesar’s death and possibly caused the result of war. It is obvious that Caesar favors Antony out of the rest of the characters. ¨Touch Calpurnia; for our elders say, The barren, touched in this holy chase, Shake off their sterile curse¨. (1. 2. 90-92). Here, Caesar tells Antony to touch his infertile wife, Calpurnia, when he starts the race to make her able...
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...King and Caesar were both very ambitious, but were their intentions good? Many people think that their aspirations were not for good, in fact worse for the citizens. However, ambition can bring great results. Ambition drove both men to strive for what they want and never give up on their dreams. But sadly, whatever can bring you to the top, also has the power to make you fall harder than you fell before. What is ambition? It is the most important tool to achieving success and can lead anyone to triumph and pleasures, regardless of what is put in front of them. The negative effects of ambition could be that the person is...
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...One of Shakespeare’s most notorious plays shows that power and ambition have the ability to cause disloyalty among close companions. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar says to Brutus, “Et tu, Brute” at the moment of his assassination. The action of Caesar getting stabbed in the back by his best friend comes unexpectedly and leaves Caesar saddened. When a bond built upon trust is shattered, it inflicts a deep wound. Betrayal leads to the loss of assurance, it damages the soul and causes anguish within a person. Due to the fact that someone thinks highly of his or her closest friends, deception is a more difficult concept to grasp. A hurt person is left wondering what they did to cause the deterioration of a friendship when in reality,...
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...esearch paper topic: The Role Of Women In Julius Ceasar - 862 words The Role Of Women In Julius Ceasar In the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, women play an important role. The women are important factors in foreshadowing and in the development of many of the characters. To look at the role of women in the play we must look deeper in to the roles of the only two women in the play; Calpurnia, wife of Caesar, and Portia, wife of Brutus. Both of these women are key in foreshadowing the murder of Caesar. After Caesar's murder we do not hear much of either of them. The main thing Caesar's wife, Calpurnia does in the play is tell Caesar to stay at home on the day of his murder because of many unnatural events that have taken place the night before and because she has had nightmares about his assassination. On the morning of the ides of march is the first time we meet Calpurnia, her entrance is act 2 scene one when she tells Caesar "You shall not stir out of your house today." Caesar decides he shall "forth" until Calpurnia tells him why he shouldn't go to the capitol today. Some of the reasons she included were: A lioness "whelped" in the streets. Graves opened and showed their dead people. Warriors of fire fought on the clouds and drizzled blood upon the capitol. Horses neighed and dead men groaned. Ghosts shrieked in the streets. She than showed her discomfort with these things by saying "O Caesar, these things are beyond all use, / and I do fear them." Caesar says...
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...Peter Delich Italian 230 Research Paper Julius Caesar Julius Caesar; he came, he saw, and he conquered. Caesar is one of the most well-known Emperors of Rome and one of the most influential historical figures. Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman Empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, paving the way for the imperial system. The story of Caesar’s rise to power and fall from grace is one that has been told since the time of the Romans. His accomplishments and contributions to Roman society and the world will surely never be forgotten. Julius Caesar was a distinguished general, influential politician, and a fierce dictator. Julius Caesar was born in Rome around July 13, 100 BC. Although, he hailed from Roman aristocrats, his family was far from rich. When Caesar was 16 his father, Gaius Caesar, died. “His family was closely connected with the Marian faction in Roman politics” (Historical Figures, Julius Caesar par. 2). At around the time of his father's death, Caesar made a large effort to side with the country's nobility. “His marriage to Cornelia, the daughter of a noble, had drawn the ire of Rome's dictator, Sulla, who ordered the young Roman to divorce his wife or risk losing his property” (Caesar Julius, par 5). Caesar refused and found escape in the military, serving first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Following the death of Sulla, Caesar returned to Rome to begin his...
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...A man named Mark Antony, who was part of the second Triumvirate that took over the Roman throne after Caesar’s death, sent for Cleopatra for questions about her former allegiance to Rome and Caesar. Of course, Cleopatra sees this as an excellent opportunity to seduce another world leader for power! Except this man she ended up actually truly loving with her whole heart and soul. Anyhow, she desired to make a magnificent entrance into Rome to impress Antony. She decided to go wild and arrive in Rome on a ship made of pure gold that was rowed by silver oars and decorated with royal purple sails. Her lady maids gave her an Aphrodite make over and she lay scantily dressed on a white sofa beneath a golden canopy. She also...
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...Olivia Blankenship Dr. Lawrence Introduction to Humanities 7 July 2014 Cleopatra Hardly any personalities from the Hellenistic period (323 BC – 31 BC) are as renowned as Cleopatra VII (69 BC – 30 BC), the Egyptian queen. The focus of a wide array of Western historical texts, music, poems, literature, and arts, Cleopatra has been widely portrayed as a Queen who ruled her subjects and her Roman lovers through sex and gender. Despite such portrayals, very little is known about Cleopatra and there are doubts among historians that such accounts are an inaccurate depiction of Cleopatra. This paper will research studies on Cleopatra to determine whether the accounts of her ruling through sexual liaisons are accurate or they are propaganda developed to tarnish her impeccable reputation. The argument among scholars is that most of the accounts that currently depict Cleopatra VII as a Queen who used sex and gender to rule are erroneous. Roller argues that those accounts are the consequence of a perverse male-dominated historiography out to depict her as an extension of men in her life (2). According to Roller, modern and ancient male-dominated historiographies betray their chauvinistic attitudes towards Cleopatra in the manner in which they portray her primary accomplishments as the destruction of her male lovers (2). Such portrayals were necessary because of their effectiveness in discrediting Cleopatra’s achievements. Roller and Salisbury’s studies...
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