SPEECHES: Brutus vs Antony Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2 Caesar’s funeral is a key point in the play and is dominated by long speeches by Brutus and Antony. Because the speeches are long and challenging, it is best to view, re-view, read, and analyze. Paraphrasing - Brutus’ Speech Paraphrase Brutus’ speech at Caesar’s funeral. In this speech, Brutus explains why he had to kill Caesar. He quickly convinces the people that he did the right and honorable thing. • View and read Brutus’ speech
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living in separate city-states; he created an empire in which he united the Macedonians and the Persians by pushing for a common language, the koinē , a precursor to the idea of having a common language to unite people of different countries, much like how English functions as the common language for today's times. All of these revolutionary contributions, the creation of a common language, unified commerce and trade, and the spread of cultures are one of the reasons why Alexander the Great is still
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5 Rhetorical Devices in Speeches of Brutus and Antony 1. As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. This line from Brutus’s speech is an example of paralellism because Brutus says I ___ for him, as he was ______. These repeated phrases then form paralleism in the sentence. 2. Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would
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5 Rhetorical Devices in Speeches of Brutus and Antony 1. As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. This line from Brutus’s speech is an example of paralellism because Brutus says I ___ for him, as he was ______. These repeated phrases then form paralleism in the sentence. 2. Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would
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many people have only looked at the successes of leaders to learn what it takes to be a good leader. But as potential leaders we must also look at the many failures of these leaders. In my readings I have found that there are three fatal areas in which leaders set up their own failures and ultimately their demises. Knowing Others, Contextual Intelligence, and The Self, are easily misunderstood and forgotten and create failure and compromise. Mr. Bennis refers to Knowing Others as the “Caesars Problem”
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greatness of Roman and how they conquered country after country. Even though that saying is referring for people to adapt their behavior to the country they are visiting. Yet history has shown us the countries the Romans conquered they adapted to the Roman’s ways versus the Romans adapting to their ways. So what makes Roman such a great country that they could conquer so many countries and have people desiring to be a Roman citizen and adapt their cultural way of living. I believe we can find the answer
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Beginning with Phillip II’s campaign Greece became a very successful and large territory. Following Greece, Rome became an even larger empire created by Julius Caesar. There were various changes between Greece and Rome rule regarding governmental structure, land ruled, language used, and social structure. Although a there was much change between the empires, there were many continuities as well such as religious views, social class relations, philosophies, and social activities. One of the major
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for year. There was a festival on the 15th of March, the first Ides of the old year, - celebrated in a holy grove on the banks of the Tiber River, at the first mile post of the Via Flaminia. We would probably call the event New Year’s celebration. People wished each other ut amare perennareque commode liceat. Anna was also the first name of Dido’s sister, mentioned in Virgil’s Aeneis in Book IV. ATHENS 15 miles N of Springfield 10 miles W of I 55 see under ALABAMA population 1800 ATLANTA on I 55
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and Lower Egypt was important the development of Western Civilization because it was where the essential and remembered elements of the Egyptian civilization were established and finalized as well as when the pyramids where built that thousands of people visit every year. The union of Upper and Lower Egypt was accomplished when Narmer, or Menes, conquered the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt. Doing this centralized Menes’ rule and began construction of the great pyramids; during the times of the construction
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Assignment 2: Project Paper- Competitive Essay- Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Geraldinie Phinizee Professor Dr. Caren Stayer HUM 111 World Cultures 1 May 31, 2016 Within the empress of China Cleopatra and the last ruler of Egypt Wu Zetian were leaders of different cultures within the
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