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Pericles goes so far, as to convince the grieving families and members of the crowd that they should be proud of their sons, and he glad that they died at an opportune moment, “They know that this at least is gain- to meet an honorable end (as they now have) and to grieve honorably (as you do) for those whose lives were cut off at the fortunate moment” (Wills 255). Both ancient Greek culture and modern American culture share this idea of indoctrinating the people to believe in the nobility of…

The loneliness, ignorance, and despair is all so overwhelming. This is what Brutus endured to an extent, at first everyone was on his side. Then there was a sudden shift and the citizens wanted him deceased. “If thou consider rightly of the matter, Caesar has had great wrong.” They all went against Brutus because they believed he was far from innocent and the acts he committed were unjust and cruel. Some readers do believe that Brutus was disloyal and arrogant. They think that Brutus killed…

play. Brutus reflects a negative look on Caesar while Antony reflects Caesar as a noble man. Comparing these to together you can see how much they differ in tone. In the beginning of Brutus' speech he starts off with telling the people to have as much respect for him as he has for them. This makes the people feel that they are on the same level as him, making them feel like equals. Brutus speaks to the crowd to open their eyes to see that Brutus loved Caesar as much has he loves him self. But…

words over violence. Prime examples being Mahatma Gandhi and Mark Antony. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is able to use only his words to move a whole crowd of people from liking one individual to liking him instead. He does this two times throughout the play and both times it works out better for him. The first time is right after Caesar is murdered and Mark comes to see the conspirators. Since he knows they just killed his best friend, most…

Danger of Misinterpretation Misinterpretation is when a person misconstrues a certain idea or thing. In the The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the concept of misinterpretation to program the important decisions in the play. Shakespeare’s use of misinterpretation is to provide the reader with a greater understanding of what could have happened compared to what actually occurred. In order to show the danger of misinterpretations, Shakespeare explorers the results of…

The remains of Ancient Rome express the immense strength and power of the empire. Each structure had a unique purpose. The Roman population needed an abundance of fresh drinking water to thrive. The water from the Tiber River was not drinkable and rainwater was not bountiful enough to supply the city. In 312 BC, Censor Appius Claudius Caecus commissioned the first aqueduct, Aqua Appia. This aqueduct showed the power of the empire to provide water to the city in a fast and efficient matter. As…

The Han Empire shared many characteristics with the Roman Empire like their government ideology, but also differed in areas including religious influence in the government and government systems and complexity. One of the bigger similarities that the Han Empire and the Roman Empire share are their government ideals. Both government systems are based upon expansionism and had a sense of strong nationalism. Through much expansion, both empires grow to become some of the most powerful nations in…

Cleopatra joins Caesar in Rome. Her brother/husband Ptolemy XIV accompanies her. Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIV are housed in a villa belonging to Caesar on the outskirts of Rome. Caesar orders that a gold-plated statue of Cleopatra be placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix. Caesar's clan, the Julians, were supposedly descended from Venus. Although Pompey had been defeated and was killed in Egypt the civil war did not end. Pompey's two sons had gained control of Cordoba in Spain and were preparing…

Concurrent to the uprising of the Roman Empire, Augustus Caesar gained common support using various campaigning methods such as ethos. Ethos, from which derives the English word ethic, modes persuasion through authority, credibility, and character. Augustus appreciated and exercised this appeal, aiding his plausibility as a Roman dignitary. Further promoting conceivability, the statue Augustus of Primaporta illustrates authoritarianism through general physiognomy displayed in the sturdy stance…

The Aeneid was then written in a time of great political and cultural change, as the established political order is replaced by an emperor. Ovid himself states, “...and the exiled Aeneas, the beginnings of lofty Rome: no Latin work is more famous.” (Ovid. Ars Amatoria. 3.337-38. in Solodow 110) He shows that to many, and certainly in his mind, the Aeneid is a fundamental text to the Romans. This is because any text that becomes vastly famous in a culture not only adds to that culture, but shows…