Augustus Gloop

Persuasion is when a character is able to convince someone else to help them or to prove someone wrong. Everyday we use some form of persuasion even if it is to win an argument. The power of persuasion could lead to a tragedy, destruction of an entire city or it can bring happiness to people. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Cassius kill the most powerful man in Rome and thus bringing the downfall to Rome and to their own lives. In Julius Caesar by William…

In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, the character Brutus is portrayed to be a very honorable man. Honorability is best described as the act of respecting not only yourself, but everyone else around you. However, Brutus is often a very unhonorable man, as the actions in which he makes do not usually portray the man he is said to be. He does not always live up to be the most honorable Roman to ever live, as his unhonorable side is shown through the death of Julius Caesar.…

If there was one man in the history of the Roman Empire who had the greatest effect on the Roman population, it was surely Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar, in his brief period in charge of Rome, made great improvements to the city and the lives of its inhabitants. His changes brought benefits to all the classes of Rome, from the plebs to the Nobiles, as well as setting up the Roman Empire for many more prosperous years to come. He made changes to all aspects of Rome, from the political system to the…

The main theme of the play is first represented in this conversation between Brutus and Cassius. Cassius, a deceitful and distasteful man, uses his words to convince Brutus that Caesar is not fit to be the sole leader of Rome. His words are so powerful that Brutus, who once said that he “[loves Caesar] well” (1.2.88), is convinced to go along with plot to kill him. The tone of Cassius’s speech is overall catty. He attacks Caesar on a personal level and calls him a girl at one point. The speech…

Many people assume that effective leaders are conceded, and they don not care for others. However, in reality they are kind to the people and are trying to help them in any possible way. Kindness is the most important quality of an effective leader because it demonstrates to the people that the ruler can be trusted and honorable. This leadership quality is shown through Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and in the historical example of Peter the Great. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is an…

William Penn said, “The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves” (Penn). The two most tormented men in the plays The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Tartuffe , Cassius and Tartuffe, come from two dissimilar plays. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a tragedy, tells the story of the rising power and death of Julius Caesar. Tartuffe, a comedy, depicts the life of a poor beggar that attempts to live in the house of a wealthy family. Both characters, Cassius and Tartuffe from the…

The first documented fire service was in ancient Rome. In 24 B.C.E., the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar formed what was possibly the first fire department. It was called the Familia Publica. The Familia Publica consisted of around 600 slaves, because it consisted of slaves, they had little interest of risking their lives and preserving homes…

Imagine you are put back in time and you were in the Roman era and your job was a “Roman Tribune”. If you ask a random person “What is a Roman tribune?”, they would not know how to respond because that job is not common. In order to understand what it is like to be a Roman tribune you have to have the mindset as a Roman tribune and see things from their perspective. In the book Julius Caesar there is multiple character that have the job of a Roman tribune. In order to understand their roles in…

A tribune is a term referring to the title of various elected officials in Ancient Rome. This includes military and civil officials. The word “tribune” comes from the original Latin word “tribunus.” The only people in Rome who were ranked above the tribunes were the legates, who were Roman generals (Britannica). Roman tribunes play a big role in the play of Julius Caesar. This paper will explain the role of the Roman tribune, as well as relate it to the play of Julius Caesar. A tribunes main…

livius.org). A Roman tribune most of the time were considered noble men to the people of Rome. A Roman tribune most of the time would be close to the ruler because they come from around the same class or group in Roman society. When the emperor Augustus took over and Rome came more of a republic he made the group of Roman tribunes grow. And made many changes to what the Roman tribunes use to do and what it used to be like. When Rome became a republic a lot was changed with the laws which…