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The Character Casca in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is an elected official who speaks for the common people of Rome. As an elected official, Casca knows first hand the lack of character that Caesar possesses and does not deem him worthy of being a King. In knowing this he and other Romans try to get Brutus to become King. Casca's whole idea was that Caesar was unfit to be king, but he knew that without someone highly regarded by the people that the plan would fall apart. "Are…

Cleopatra VII By: Ashleigh Hatfield Cleopatra: Cleopatra was born 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt. When she was eighteen years old, her father died, leaving her to rule Egypt. Because Egyptian tradition held that a woman needed a male consort to rule. Her twelve-year old brother,Ptolemy XIII, was ceremonially married to her. Cleopatra soon dropped his name from all official documents, so she could rule alone.She died August 12, 30 B.C.To this day,…

Alexander the Great was one of the first military geniuses. He took over most of the known world when he lived, and all before he was 32. He conquered the Greeks, the Persians, the Egyptians, and more. He created a vast empire that only crumpled after he died. Most people think he was a great hero, but in reality he was a villain and one should not display him as a hero. Alexander the Great was a villain because he killed people to prove a point, took revenge when it was not needed, and killed…

In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar dies and Brutus and Mark Antony write a speech for the funeral. It was a tragedy when Julius Caesar died because everyone had respect for him well most people, some people wanted to kill Caesar like Brutus and Mark Antony. In their speech they both talk about why they killed Caesar Brutus says he killed him for the good of Rome, Mark Antony says that Brutus killed Caesar because he said that Julius was a ambitious man. Who's speech was the best you might…

In the simple words of Julius Caesar, "Veni, vidi, vici." Their meaning: I came I saw and I conquered. This is exactly what Roman Emperor Hadrian did when he built the famous wall across Britain. Hadrian’s wall was truly a magnificent accomplishment. Unlike the Great Wall of China, it was not built from slave labor or anything of the sort, but skilled craftsman, many of who gave their lives for Rome. In 122 A.D., Hadrian ordered his troops to construct a wall for protection of Britannia and…

Giuseppe Garibaldi was a man who was responsible for the unification of a nation. He was a patriot, and a military leader. He practiced nationalism all throughout his life, and he joined many political movements. Garibaldi was a master of Guerilla warfare, unifying Italy and freeing its citizens from foreign rule. He was a very influential nationalist because he was just one man who raised an army, unified Italy, and did it out of loyalty for his country. Garibaldi’s country was under the…

A Common Man or a Tragic Hero In the essay, Tragedy and the Common Man, written in 1949 by Arthur Miller is revealed the comprehensive view of the author concerning the notion of tragedy. One of his deepest opinions is that the common man is as capable of experiencing abundant tragedy, as much as kings and queens are. In additions, Miller believes that the sense of tragedy comes into being when the character is ready to sacrifice all he has, to preserve one thing; “ his sense of personal…

The Trials of Apollo is a fiction book about a Greek god named Apollo who lost his godly powers because he unintentionally started a war between gods and demigods Therefore, the Greek god Zeus took his powers away as punishment. The book starts in upper Manhattan, where Apollo is dropped from the sky and hits a garbage can where he meets Meg a demigod. What happens next is a series of events that helps the reader understand their own trials and tribulations. Everyone has two sides to them,…

Carthage, like every other Phoenician city, was first governed by Kings. In case of Rome it was perceived to have united three kinds of government which included monarchy, aristocracy and democracy such that the administration that resulted from their union, made it no easy thing to determine with assurance, whether the entire state was to be estimated as an aristocracy, a democracy, or a monarchy. Therefore to start with, the Carthaginian government was more similar with that of Roman republic…

Did Brutus do the right thing? In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus joins the conspiracy and eventually kills Caesar. He is an “honorable man” yet he kills his best friend. The conspiracy would have killed Caesar whether brutus had joined the conspiracy or not. Brutus having trouble deciding whether he should join, has to convince himself that killing Caesar is what is needed for the betterment of Rome. Brutus is called an honorable man in the play and he says, “If it be aught…