Examples Of Loyalty In Julius Caesar

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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”-Martin Luther King Jr. Everyone around is not a true friend. One has to watch their surroundings, then they will know who is really there for them. William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Julius Caesar” was written based off of true events that happened in the 1500s. “Julius Caesar” the play was a tragedy of how a man named Julius Caesar wanted to become king of Rome , however the people of Rome thought otherwise of that decision. In today’s lifetime, many people around are not as loyal as Mark Antony. From Shakespeare view loyalty is defined as support for one another. We clearly see the loyalty that Mark Antony gives Caesar .
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