Julius Caesar Essay

A Shakespearean text that I have studied is “Julius Caesar” and for the purpose of this essay I will be focusing on this particular piece of literature. It was in the year of 1599 that this play was first performed. Julius Caesar takes place in ancient Rome in 44 BCE, when Rome was the centre of an empire stretching from Britain to North Africa and from Persia to Spain. Yet even as the empire grew stronger, so, too, did the force of the dangers threatening its existence. Before looking at the…

Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln were both respected men who made history through their leadership excursions on their respective countries. When comparing them, one major feature of how they made history is their assassination. Comparing the assassination of an American president, Julius Caesar, reveals both comparisons and alterations. The major of comparing the two men is through the comparation between the two murders. On these terms, they were finalized by people who disagreed with Lincoln…

“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Shakespeare writes two very well known speeches that are delivered by the characters Brutus and Mark Antony during the funeral of Julius Caesar. In speeches, Shakespeare uses ethos, pathos and logos on behalf of Mark Antony and Brutus to persuade the citizens of their own beliefs. Brutus is the first one to give his speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral, and in his speech he tells the citizens his reason for killing Caesar. He…

dignity, selflessness and respect. Throughout Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar Brutus demonstrates many signs of honor. Although Brutus’ actions are questionable at best his motives remain pure and noble. As can be seen through what Brutus Brutus, on countless occasions, allowed his future as a highly ranked official in Rome to be sacrificed for the greater good of the very city in which he wanted to lead. After Brutus killed Caesar and allowed Antony to speak Brutus gave up his social…

Julius Caesar was a former ruler of the Roman Republic. He is infamously known for the Ides of March one of the most famous assassinations in history. Caesar was born on July 12/13 100 B.C. His family was distinguished by ancestry. He was born to a noble family. He was born into a parliamentary family and his uncle was another famous Roman general. His family was aligned with the populares, a subgroup of the patricians that sought popular support against the against dominant oligarchies. He…

The play, Julius Caesar, was written by William Shakespeare as a form of enjoyment and an educational literary work, but its uses have since gone far beyond this. Many aspects of the characters, such as their actions and motives, have been used to spark debates and defined sides of arguments since its creation of the play itself. No character has been disputed more, of course, than the infamous Brutus, whose actions led to the assassination of both Caesar and himself. One major conflict, in…

Julius Caesar... does that sound like a familiar name? Yes well most people have heard of this name before, but not how he affected the course of Roman history. Caesar was a well known politician in Roman society and has been debated if his leadership qualities have been good. He had a good upbringing in a poor family even though he was a noble, his influence on the Roman government, and how he attracted the people, all contributed to his outstanding attributes. Ultimately, these reasons…

Tragic Hero Essay In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, conspirators wage a war against the Roman Republic, which as one knows all too well, ends in tragedy. Led by Brutus and Cassius, rebels against Julius Caesar plot to kill him in fear of his overuse of power, but once he is dead, a war over power begins between Caesar’s assistant Antony, Brutus, and Cassius. In the end, Cassius along with Brutus kill themselves in fear of surrender and to die noble men. While he never…

(Manly Hall). This compelling idea is brought up various times in Julius Caesar and on Earth today. Julius Caesar was a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1599 A.D. The plot in this story, is seen to be embodied by the idea, that words are robust. Shakespeare demonstrates this, through many of the characters and their actions. In addition, this theme also appears in the world’s history. Clearly, throughout the tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare introduces the true statement,…

one of the greatest republics in human history. One of these great rulers, by the name of Julius Caesar would become famous for the many things that he accomplished and for being one of the factors that would led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. One of the interesting things about Caesar is the way he came in to power, much like another important roman figure by the name of Sulla; Caesar would use force to take control of the republic, and would become a dictator in order…