Roman Republic

Based off of his wits and connections to Crassus and Pompey or in other words the First Triumvirate he gained all of the power he needed to eventually become dictator. He was also fantastic and maintaining his power and growing his popularity amongst Romans that originally did not believe in him. He used force and brutality during wars and in his Conquest of Gaul to show he was for real to all of the people that took him lightly. He cut off people’s hands or heads if they did something…

had killed Caesar because he loved Rome more, that if Caesar was still alive that the people of Rome would die slaves and that they wouldn’t be free men if he were still alive. He also says that if anyone spoke for Caesar they were rude and not a Roman. Brutus also says that Antony had a part in his death and allows him to help carry the dead body out for all the people to see. He says that if one day it pleases the country of Rome he must also be killed. Antony says that he is at Caesar’s…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a complex work of art that has been enjoyed for centuries. The play is about Julius Caesar, the next emperor of Rome, who was assassinated by the people he thought of as his friends. Marcus Brutus, was one of the conspirators of Caesar’s death, despite being his best friend. Mark Antony, Caesar’s companion, seeks revenge and plots Brutus’ and Cassius’, another conspirator, demise. At the end of the play, Brutus and Cassius commit suicide as…

Caesar had practically forced the Roman senate to hand over power through fear. He was a corrupt politician who stole from people in order to pay off debts, and he was willing to bribe others to get further in life, he was in no way a fit or just ruler seeing as he did not even follow his…

Brutus is a Betrayer because he killed Caesar despite being is friend. He also is seen as a betrayer because he looks into Caesar eyes as Caesar called him a betrayer. I feel he is a Patriot due to the fact he had to kill Caesar to save Rome but he can not kill Marc Anthony because then they would look like cold blooded killers. The main reason that I believe Caesar is a betrayer He killed his best friend. He killed him because he thought that he was making the right choice for Rome. He…

One piece of evidence that shows this is in Act 2 Scene 1 when Brutus says, “We shall be call’d purgers, not murderers.” This shows that Brutus didn’t want to kill Caesar out of anger, but he saw that Caesar was a threat to the republic of Rome, and wanted to “purge the evil”. Another example is in Act 4 Scene 3 when Brutus says to Cassius, “Remember March, the Ides of March remember: Did not great Julius plead for justice’ sake? What villain touch’d his body, that did stab and…

Brutus was the least honorable, how?? Brutus was the least honorable because he was doing what he thought was right. He thought he was doing it for Rome, why did he think he was doing right for rome? He thought he was doing right because the other men helping him, and plotting for Caesar's assassination, were telling him that Rome would better and the people would praise him, and which that did happen whilst him giving his speech that Antony came and gave his and they turned on him, and he…

Brutus and Mark Antony were both friends or allies of Caesar. They both spoke at his funeral and while both speech's were similar they had their differences. Brutus' speech on one hand, was driven by logic and reason. While Antony's speech was driven by emotions and to make the crowd feel something and sympathize with him. Brutus' intention was to persuade the audience that the killing of Caesar was a necessary thing while Antony was trying to cause riot among the people and show them how…

In the movie The Dark Night Harvey Dent once articulate that, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Unfortunately, Brutus had been an honorable man until he reached the point where he became the villain. Writing the play Julius Caesar was a man named William Shakespeare in 1599 AD. The main plot of the story is about a man named Brutus who joined a conspiracy against Caesar to stop him from being crowned, but Caesar’s friend Antony intervened. Antony…

However their different views are very apparent. Mark Antony defends Caesar and his memory, using a very persuasive arguement in which he appeals to the Romans. He names the conspirators as the real enemy of Rome and it is very clear to see Mark Antony and Brutus are on opposite…