Julius Caesar Essay

those in power, and Julius Caesar was one of many to fall due to that flaw. The assassination of Julius Caesar was justified despite the fact that he may have helped Rome. He was a tyrant, may have overthrown the senate, and was becoming an arrogant leader. Through the passage of time, we have been shown how fruitless tyranny is, and what becomes of people as well as their leaders that are a part of this system. Generally speaking, arrogance parallels with narcissism and Julius Caesar had both…

The First Folio of the play Julius Caesar was published in 1623, by the amiable William Shakespeare. The play sets in 44 B.C., ancient Rome. Julius Caesar an accomplished Roman general has returned from his trip to Spain to defeat his political opponent Pompey (Shakespeare). With Pompey dead, Caesar’s friend Brutus is somewhat concerned about his next move to power. With the poisonous words of Cassius, Brutus’ friend, Brutus convinces himself that Caesar is on an inevitable road to becoming a…

beautiful of a woman Cleopatra's was and how her beauty drew in Julius Caesar. Before Julius Caesar met Cleopatra, he already had been married twice, Pompeia whom he divorced because of scandal with other men, and Calpurnia whom he was still married to when he met Cleopatra. Julius Caesar and Cleopatra met when Julius Caesar fled to Egypt in pursuit of his enemy Pompey. Cleopatra who was believed to be around 21 or 22, was delivered to Julius Caesar in a carpet, in all her glory, he was in…

got the other people to kill Julius Caesar with him. Brutus is not a honorable man because if they killed Julius Caesar just because they think he is make bad chroose from Romo . They could have went and talk to Julius and tell him what they think he needs to do to make Romo a better place . They didn’t think about that all they wanted to do is get Caesar out the way for Brutus and the other don’t even know what Brutus is going .Brutus told the other that Caesar is make bad chroose for Romo…

The least honorable character of ”Julius Caesar” is Brutus. He killed Julius Caesar. Brutus also killed other people besides Caesar. Caesar was stabbed thirty three times in the chest repeatedly. Also told everyone that he would be the king of Rome. Instead of Julius Caesar. The reason why Brutus is the least honorable character is because he killed most of his men that helped him out with killing Caesar. Also Brutus killed Cassius for money. Brutus’s decisions made rome at…

Julius Caesar and Cleopatra: Cleopatra needed whatever help she could get if her reign was to be successful (The Search for Cleopatra by Michael Foss pg. 71). There was a group barbaric soldiers called Gabinius a kind of Egyptian mob that were trained to do many horrible things that made the streets of Egypt unsafe (Foss pg. 72). Though this mob was very well feared Cleopatra was determined to stop them or at least lessen the impact this group of barbarians had on Egypt (Foss pg. 72). It was…

ever happening. In the play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Caesar had vivid imaginations to have supremacy over Rome; also doing whatever it takes to win over the hearts of the citizens in Rome. In turn, a group of conspirators conceived out a plot to assassinate Julius Caesar so this would never have happened. Caesar should have been penalized for his actions because…

Octavian Caesar was adopted by Julius Caesar, the powerful leader of Rome, when he was four years old. At a young age Octavian was raised in government proceedings and was heavily influenced by his upbringing in the republic. In 44 B.C. Octavin was given control of Rome upon Julius Caesars assassination. (McKay, Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks, Perry, 2014). “From the beginning, his sense for realities were unerring, his ambition implacable.” Syme, 2002. Octavian Caesar was a captivating leader because…

Wives and Mistresses of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar: an exceptionally brilliant, powerful, respected man, who will forever be remembered. But there was more to Julius then just his political and military career. Behind him, he had a series of women who either married or engaged in affairs with. Julius Caesar had many romantic relationships, some for love, some purely for political reasons. For whatever the reason, Caesar had different women throughout his life, carrying out different…

Brutus has a long soliloquy during Act II of Julius Caesar, in which he makes several claims regarding Julius Caesar himself. Brutus claims: if Caesar were to become king, his personality will become pure ambition and ruthlessness, and killing him will be the only way to stop him. Brutus establishes his credibility by stating he has no ill will towards Caesar; however, he wants common good for the Roman people. This is a clear example of Ethos, “I know no cause to spurn at him, but for the…