Julius Caesar Essay

Comparison of Macbeth and Julius Caesar Shakespeare is known for his distinct techniques used in writing tragedies. Two of his most popular plays are called “Julius Caesar” and “Macbeth”. These two stories have been told all around the world, spreading various perspectives of morality introduced by the ambition of power. Although these characters share a similar goal of killing the king by manipulating another and not committing the crime themselves, Cassius and Macbeth differ in terms of their…

After Brutus' suicide, Antony proclaims, "This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of Great Caesar” (V.v.74-76). Not only does Brutus sacrifice himself to end a civil war, Brutus also may have had killed himself after realizing his mistake. In his last moments, he said, “Caesar, now be still. / I killed not thee with half so good a will” (V.v.56-57). Brutus feels truly sorry for something he had done out of his sense of rightfulness…

that shows the fall of a noble hero from high standing to a disaster because of a character flaw. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar and Brutus go through this during the course of the play. Julius Caesar’s flaw of arrogance and dynastic ambition, Brutus’s rigid idealism, poor judgements, and naivety are the tragic flaws that ultimately lead to their downfalls. In this play, Julius Caesar’s tragic flaw is arrogance and his dynastic ambition. He believed that he was superior…

leap year 44 B.C.E. Julius Ceasar was assassinated, which led to the Ides of March ,Octavian came back from Greece, Cicero finished work in De Officiis and Cicero gave the “12 Philippics” opposing Antonius in order to make the senate declare war against him. Julius Ceasar, Cicero, Octavian, and Brutus were people who helped shaped Rome’s history. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC in Rome, Italy. Caesar was considered one of the best general and dictator of Rome. Julius was a…

Effects of Loyalty and Betrayal on Julius Caesar Loyalty is key in one’s life and without it, betrayal is a possibility. In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the conspirators have such an abundance of betrayal towards Caesar. Loyalty could be hard to come by when one has many disabilities. Also, it could be much harder to gain loyalty if no one is loyal to you. The play Julius Caesar is an example of loyalty and betrayal because of Caesar’s inabilities and lack of loyalty which…

JULIUS CAESAR In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar’s gradual transformation into a tyrant is shown throughout multiple actions. During this story, Cassius and Brutus, long time friends and allies of Caesar, grow the urge to kill him, resulting in a secret plot against Caesar, because they fear he will ruin Rome with his overwhelming behavior of tyranny, although Caesar has done nothing to harm the city of Rome and it’s people. Julius Caesar’s murder…

Villainous Temptation of Brutus Throughout Julius Caesar the question has been thrown around if Brutus was to be considered a villain or a hero. As well as the concern of Brutus being dishonorable or mistaken. All things considered, Brutus was indeed a villainous character. From the beginning of Caesar’s short reign he, Brutus, doubted his ability to rule and assumed that Caesar would become a tyrant. This feeling of going against Caesar began to blossom when people like Cassius became…

Period B Honors Ms. Andrews 3/24/16 The “True” villain of Julius Caesar There have been many trivial villains of many stories. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is just of one many of his plays who have a hard to detect villain, from the Cassius, a man with loose morals, to Caesar, a man who is told to have been a “tyrant” without many showing of this behavior. The story follows Marcus Brutus as he is led to kill Julius Caesar along with Caius Cassius and other conspirators.…

the other may be right, though neither believes it,” stated Don Fraser. Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is a story about a group of people called the conspirators that want to overthrow Julius Caesar. They do this by convincing others to join their campaign and ultimately use strength in numbers to overthrow Julius Caesar. Portia and Calpurnia each clearly differ from one another and clearly relate to Brutus and Caesar in different ways. Particularly, Portia and Calpurnia…

Romans had a major impact on the world during the time of Julius Caesar. They were the leading country during this period and controlled almost everything including trade, traveling, and religion. The officers that helped the king rule the country were tribunes. Tribunes were administrative officials that helped the king control the government and the military. Two of the six tribunes were worried about Caesar’s life, they thought Caesar may have been letting the power get to his…