...In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare my character, Flavius, is a tribune. In Rome a tribune is a man who is elected by the people to be and officer or magistrate to protect the rights of the citizens from a higher power and get their views on things into the mind of the king or other royalty. During Pompy’s rule over Rome, Pompy felt as if Julius Caesar was becoming much too powerful. Julius Caesar was gaining power with his military and his military strategies and his intelligence was growing fast. Pompy began to see Julius’s rising and acted on it by removing his seat in the roman consul. Julius Caesar became enraged and revolted against Pompy, Julius Caesar became gathered his army to go and kill Pompy. As Pompy was handling the conflict he retreated to Egypt. Julius followed him in a furious pursuit only to find Pompy already assassinated in Egypt. My role in Rome as a tribune was to stand up to Julius Caesar to protect the lives of the people, and show the people of Rome that what Julius had done in his act of aggression to Pompy was wrong. But, when Julius returned to Rome the people all cheered and acted as little sheep following the leader, and wanted to elect Julius as the new King, a ceremony was even held in the center of town to elect Julius. Julius acted as another tribune by telling the people of Rome that he attacked Pompy for them and for their rights, Julius told the people that he is standing by believing in what Pompy was doing was wrong and that ...
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...people of Rome after the death of their leader, Julius Caesar. Caesar was an ambitious man but gave his people what they earned. However, several of his people including Marcus Brutus only saw the ambitious side to him. They did not realize how much Caesar loved Rome and his people, and did not take it into consideration until Antony recalled all the good he had done for Rome and his people. Julius Caesar was a good leader to Rome and all the people below him. This was proven several times in the funeral speech given by Antony. It is possible to say he was a good leader for many reasons that Antony told of in his funeral speech on behalf of his good friend, Caesar. Julius Caesar cared for the poor when he did not have to care simply because who he was; the leader of Rome. In Act III, scene ii, lines 90-93, Antony explains to the plebeians that when the poor cried, Caesar was right there with them weeping. Caesar was a leader of Rome, and not many leaders would care who was poor. He was not poor, he had all he needed, so why would he have wept with them? One reason, because Caesar was a good leader. If the people of Rome were poor and weeping, so was their...
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...word pairs by the “teacher” and would read one word then list multiple answers.(Cherry) If the learner chose the wrong answer then he was electrocuted. The experiment consisted of a range of shocks from 5 to...
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...the people of Rome because he thought it would be the best for them. He believed in it and in the end it cost him his life. Caesar also did nothing wrong to deserve to be assassinated by the conspirators. In my opinion, it was the right thing to do because there were many reasons behind it. One of them was that he is power hungry, another is that he will turn on his friends to gain power and his ancestors also brought down the tyrants that once ruled Rome. Brutus knew that if Caesar gained power that he would abuse it. In a soliloquy Brutus said that Caesar is like a serpent's egg that when it hatches it will turn evil (Anderson 799). When Caesar gains power he will turn evil...
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...debate of Julius Caesar is most likely whether Brutus should have joined the conspiracy. Brutus was right to collaborate in the conspiracy for multiple reasons. No one could have known how Caesar would handle the responsibility of the power in which comes with being king. Brutus believed strongly in the people of Rome as well as the Roman republic system. Similarly, he considered himself an expert judge of character and a loyal man making him a worthy leader of the assassination of Caesar. Caesar may have turned against the people who helped him after he became king, such as Brutus. Brutus had known of kings before in which had abused their power. There was no way of knowing whether Caesar would do this or not. Shakespeare uses an analogy of someone climbing a ladder to describe Caesars climb to power(II,i,22-27). Correspondingly, up until now he has used...
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...little bit of the spotlight” (Conrad). Julius Caesar and Brutus were considered good friends. LeBron James was basically made into a superstar from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The relationship between the two groups will be explained in detail. Furthermore, their similarities and differences will be expressed using proper evidence. Also, despite Caesar and Brutus being from a complete different generation than the modern day, betrayal still has the same effect on an individual. To begin, Julius Caesar was one of the greatest leaders in Roman history who was assassinated by a group of conspirators because they were afraid he would become a tyrant. Marullus, who does not...
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...25.16 If There Wasn’t A Julius Caesar I believe if Brutus wasn’t in the story, it wouldn’t be called Julius Caesar, it would be called something like Mark Antony. Julius Caesar is one of the main characters, if he wasn’t in the story and basically the ruler, it would probably be Brutus or maybe even Antony. Julius Caesar plays one of the most important roles, in this play. But to me, the play is better off without him. I think Antony would be a better leader, he would have more control in everyone, but he also would help everyone out, and have more respect towards others. Caesar was stabbed by multiple conspirators, but Cassius was the first to stab, and Brutus was the very last to stab. Caesar seems to abuse everything he has, he abused all his powers away, he no longer has them. This is why people don’t want to get along with him, he accuses them of everything and he also doesn’t care about their actions or any part of...
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...From Julius Caesar’s death, his close killer spoke better at his funeral compared to Caesar’s right hand man. In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar was violently killed by a conspiracy group and had his funeral a few hours later. The people who spoke at his funeral was Brutus, his best friend but also one of the many who stabbed him, and then Antony, who was his loyal partner and right hand man. Brutus gave the better funeral speech because he gave valid information and backed up his reasons. Brutus provided his reasonings to why he helped kill Caesar but he also showed Caesar in a positive light. The better funeral speech was made by Brutus as he claimed himself for his reasonings and beliefs. Brutus backed up his reasoning for stabbing his best friend,...
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...Julius Caesar is a play written around 1608 by Shakespeare. It speaks of Caesar's death and the events surrounding it. In III.i, Brutus, Caesar's closest friend, along with the conspirators, murder Caesar. Upon finding out, Antony asks to speak on behalf of Caesar which Brutus foolishly agrees to. In III.ii, Brutus explains to the plebeians why Cesar had to be murdered and the duty he’d done for Rome. Antony then comes to speak of the good that Caesar did convincing, the plebeians to seek revenge on all the conspirators. III.ii is included in Julius Caesar to show how Antony’s emotional character triumphs over Brutus’ logical character. Brutus is shown as logical because through his rhetoric he convinces the plebeians that the conspirators were...
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...Julius Caesar was part of the first triumvirate and killed Pompey to attempt to become a monarch. Conspiracies arose to try and end Caesar’s life and his best friend, Brutus, was convinced to join. Brutus is wrong to join the conspiracy against Caesar. Killing Caesar is a dishonorable act and Brutus, saying he is honorable, joins the conspiracy. The conspiracy is not a “noble” act as Brutus claims it to be.It is said about Caesar that he could grow to become a tyrant, which means that he was not yet a tyrant. Caesar is a man who rose to power using his strength and war. Caesar becoming powerful leads him to pursue becoming a monarch. Brutus tries to explain killing Caesar as a noble act for the republic of Rome. Brutus claimed that “Think him as a serpent's egg which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell.”(II, i, 32-34). The act of Caesar is a crime and will be as such no matter how you justify it. Brutus joins the conspiracy, following this...
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...In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar two speech's were given addressing the murder of Caesar. Brutus and Antony both gave soul-stirring speech's that included an abundant amount of descriptive details that weighed heavily on many hearts in the audience. However, This being said their speech's did differ as far as the attitudes they both portrayed. While Brutus spoke about the death of Caesar he seemed to become defensive and uneasy when it came to him disclossing the details of why he murdered Caesar. The only logical explaination he could use to justify why he killed him was that Caesar was too ambitious. Futhermore, He stated that it was for the greater good of the Roman people," Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."...
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...Augustus Caesar Born Gaius Octavius, Augustus was born in September of 63 B.C. Octavius' father, Gaius Octavius, was a praetor for two years until he died in 58 B.C. Therefore, Octavius grew up without a father for most of his life. Through Octavius' long life of seventy-seventy years, he accomplished a great deal. He reduced the size of the Senate, he was an integral part of the second triumvirate, and he was elected the Pontifex Maximus, just to name a few of these accomplishments. Octavius received the name Augustus by holding the consulship and receiving various awards. This title was not given out to just anyone. In order to receive this title, one must be a large contributor to the city (Boardman 533-534). Octavius Caesar was related to the famous Julius Caesar through Octavius' mother. Atria was Octavius' grandmother and Julius Caesar's sister, therefore making Octavius his great-nephew. When Julius Caesar was murdered in 44 B.C., his will read that Octavius was to be adopted by him, making Octavius his son and heir to the Roman Empire. Also, in his will it stated that every citizen of Rome would receive a cash gift. Octavius rushed to Rome to take his throne, but when he arrived in Rome, he realized the Antony had already taken control of the city. He could not persuade Antony to release the money in Julius Caesar's treasury so he had to borrow all the money he could to give the gifts to the citizens. Julius Octavius Caesar was only eighteen when he was thrust...
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...their lives. The population can be so stubborn in their way of thinking and be so narrow minded that they miss the faulty in their beliefs. Through the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the character Brutus stuck true to his belief in the intelligence of the people and their deservingness of the republic. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the character Brutus dedicates his life preserving the Roman republic. He never strays from his high regard of the people, he repeatedly says things like “I would rather be a dog than that kind on Roman (Anderson 839).” What someone believes in tells many things about them or their life. As said by Emillie Elizabeth, “Actions speak louder than words” meaning that if someone truly believes that killing another is wrong, they would not under any circumstances commit this crime....
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...envious conspirators against Caesar, for they all wanted was their time to shine. In the tragedy, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare the close ‘friends’ of Caesar form a conspiracy to plan his murder. Their dissatisfaction and covetousness of his single handed rule set the stage for the revolutionary action to take place; the murder of the emperor, Julius Caesar. The scheming Cassius, praising Decius, and dedicated Antony all use a labyrinthine combination of rhetorical devices and modes of persuasion to coerce their victims into their desires of either the death of Caesar or the condemnation of the conspirators....
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...Shakespeare’s portrayal of the common people of Rome realistic? Why did the common people of Rome kill Cinna the poet? Shakespeare’s portrayal of the common people of Rome is realistic since he shows how people act when they are part of a crowd. The image of disordered society also influences the act of Rome populace since there are no rules. Shakespeare realized that people tend to follow the crowd; therefore, he uses this point to exemplify mob mentality which is prevalent throughout the play. In Act I, the commoners are cheering for Caesar after the defeat of Pompey, Marullus, a tribune, reminds them of how they had similarly cheered for Pompey in the same streets. The people once wait “with patient expectation, to see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome” (I.i.42-43) This shows how the crowed seems to be easily swayed in their allegiance. This illustrates how fickle the people are and how they are able to quickly change loyalties to whoever is in power. Not much has changed in modern times. Most people still tend to follow whoever is in charge because they feel it is safer to stick with what everybody else is doing. This is an example of mob mentality. Mark Antony understands this fact about the people and uses it to his advantage when the conspirators later assassinate Caesar. The commoners’ new loyalty to Caesar is similar to the ease with which Cassius convinces Brutus (with no real evidence) that Caesar wants to be king and should therefore be murdered. This...
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