Category: Julius Caesar

A rhetorical device utilizes words in a certain way to convey meaning/convince and is a strategy that stirs emotions within the reader or audience. In many popular speeches, the speaker uses this strategy to cause the audience to agree with their claims or to create a feeling of fervor and intensity throughout the crowd. In…

The Romans came to end because the senators murder the Gracchus brothers. The senators killed them because they were trying to the Gracchus brothers pushed reforms to help the poor by giving them land. According to the book, it said That is when competition for power by the great men’ Sulla, Pompey, and Julius Caesar…

The question of Brutus joining the conspiracy against Caesar was right is rather contradicting, but at the end of the day, I believe his decision wasnt immoral and, in fact, was right. Brutus loved Caesar, but his love for Rome was bigger. The fear of someone taking over Rome entirely to themselves gave Brutus the…

Caesar and Brutus are friends. They are also enemies. How does Brutus justify his betrayal of Caesar and why does he believe his involvement in the conspiracy is necessary? Brutus pretends he is friends with Ceaser but he is really his enemy. Brutus thinks that it would be good to have him as a friend…

The theme I chose to write about is the power of speech. In Julius Caesar, speech plays an important role in the plot. The people in the play are easily persuaded into opposing viewpoints through both Anthonys and Brutus speeches. In Brutuss speech, he says : Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I…

Ambition is the driving force behind mankinds history of success. With ambition, the great leaders of the world have achieved greatness. Yet, there is a delicate balance between just power and corruption. The abuse of ambition can lead to the downfall of anyone, no matter the amount of power they wield. In the play, Julius…

After Brutus, Cassius, and their conspirators murder Caesar and bathe their hands in his blood, they win the mob to their sides. Of course, Brutus tells people, he killed his friend but the friend was a tyrant. Then come and famous funeral oration Friend, Romans and Countrymen by Antonius that wins the mob back to…

Leaders whose names become remembered long after their death often had a great direct or indirect effect on the course of history. On first glance, Julius Caesar and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia are only superficially similar. However, at a closer examination, it is possible to see some important similarities and differences. This paper will…

Introduction Aristotle, a well known and generally recognized dramatic tragedies pioneer, highlighted his vision of the true tragic hero which can be analyzed through the work Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. The story is considered to be a masterpiece of the world literature disclosing the era of ambitious political leader and his strategies on the…

If one knows nothing about the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, then watching this film will help one understand of her and her life. The film Cleopatra has been noted as one of Hollywoods best accurate representations of her. Therefore, if someone wanted to know about the life of Cleopatra, they would get a clear and good…