Antony and Cleopatra

had spoke before Mark Antony and made them sad and mournful about Caesar's death: Mark Antony spoke after Brutus and turned the crowd into an angry mob. Mark Antony turned the crowds emotions upside down using persuasive techniques, and those devices were Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.…

The play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, is written taking place with a very powerful and rogue ruler, Julius Caesar, and focuses on Brutus' struggle between the adverse demands of patriotism, honor, and friendship. Within the play, Shakespeare sympathizes with Caesar’s conspirators and is very much in favor of a democracy rather than one, powerful ruler as depicted in the play. And, as Shakespeare was writing this play, he was trying to convince the audience to…

Ancient Egypt was once a famed era for architectural achievements and many other things. It is also a place in time that a woman might have held the same rights as the male counter parts. It is at this time that there were many powerful female figures. Figures that continue to hold a place in the history book even today. None are as famous as Queen Nefertiti, whom is still in her tomb hidden from the world, and Pharaoh Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh, to whom has had her art destroyed. There is…

Long ago in ancient Egypt, there was a powerful queen by the name of Nefertiti who ruled during one of Egypt’s most prosperous periods: the end of the 18th dynasty. Her life is shrouded in mystery, for in those times was not recorded as accurately and in detail as it is today. One of the most important events of her rule was her sudden disappearance from Egyptian history. In Nefertiti: Egypt’s Sun Queen, Joyce Tyldesley uses archeological evidence and excerpts from articles written by trusted…

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was the queen of Egypt for 22 years. Although she was a queen for quite a long time, it was not a simple task for her; she had to go through various issues before she finally became ruler of Egypt. Cleopatra was born in Alexandria, Egypt around 69 BCE. In 51 BCE, her father, King Ptolemy XII, died after his long reign as king. 18-year-old Cleopatra and her 10-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII, were married off and became the new rulers of Egypt, but they faced…

Khufu, also known as Cheops was born between 2589BCE and 2620BCE in Egypt. As well as he birth, his death occurred in 2566BCE in Egypt. His full name was Khnum-Khufwy which means “Khnum Protects Me.” Khufu was born in a wealthy life where his parents were the first King and Queen of the 4th dynasty. His parents’ names were King Snefru and Queen Hetepheres. It is believed that Khufu married two women in Egypt. His former spouse was Henutsen, which was also his cousin. After a while, he married…

A central theme in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, is blinding pride. Julius Caesar’s pride is his tragic flaw. It causes him to be blinded to the things he is doing and the dangerous fate he is warned of. His arrogance causes him to be ignorant to what is happening around him, though he is the one that is liable. “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above…

be colorful and, it must provoke. Mark Antony uses all vibrant colors to create is masterpiece, to convince his audience that Caesar died for Rome. The logic within Marc Antony’s cocktail is the base while the emotion acts as his liquor. This liquor throws the people off balance, which leads the crowd to question everything they were told by Brutus. Marc Antony repeatedly claimed…

DAMAYANTI Introduction The story of Nala-Damayanti has been narrated in Vana-Parva in Mahabharata by Rishi Vrihadswa. Damayanti was the daughter King Bhima who ruled Vidharbha Kingdom. Damayanti had earned a reputation of being the most beautiful Princess of Universe at that time. She was described as lovely-waisted Damayanti. As per Nala-Damayanti Katha, Damayanti was famous for 'for her incandescent beauty, grace, virtue and excellence' she was faultless-featured; 'with her ornaments she…

In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is a government official, and he has a wife named Portia. Brutus´s best friend is Caesar, he had to make the decision to either kill his best friend or have Rome suffer from a terrible king. Brutus is loyal to Caesar. Although Brutus was a part of his killing, doesn't mean he wasn't loyal to him. I believe that Brutus was just as loyal to Caesar as to any of best friends in modern days are. Brutus loved Caesar with all of his heart, but Brutus had to make the…