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    to assassinate Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Caesar is now the single leader of Rome and members of the Senate are concerned that he will abuse his sole power. Therefore, they plot and accomplish the assassination of Caesar in an attempt to restore the balance of Rome. Rome enters chaos as the future is now unknown since there is no central leader for the people to follow. Cassius, a member of the Senate, is explaining to his friend, Brutus, that Caesar is not the god he…

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    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…

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    In Williams Shakespeare's Julius Caesar there is a lot of foreshadowing of the future. The many omens that happen in the play hint to us what was going to happen. Most of the characters don’t understand the significance of these omens which would have told them what will happen in the future and prevent many events from occurring. The play began with Caesar's victory in war. Marullus and Flavius told the people to leave from the celebrations. At the start of the celebrations right at the climax…

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    March 15 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by sixty members of the Senate and his personal counsel, whom he trusted.[ D.F. Epstein, ‘Caesar’s Personal Enemies on the Ides of March’, (1987), 566.] Rome at this time was a prosperous empire; it was succeeding militarily and flourishing economically. Furthermore, Rome had begun colonizing to deal with overpopulation issues.[ F. E. Adcock, ‘Caesar 's Dictatorship’, (Cambridge and New York, 1951). 710] Then, however, if Caesar was excelling as the…

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    Throughout Shakespear's Julius Caesar, the reader learns a lot about the characters and their many flaws. During this play, the audience can really understand who the characters are. One character that stands out is Brutus. The audience learns of Brutus' unloyalness, unpracticalness, and pridefulness as the plot unfolds within the work. It is within the play that we see the real Brutus as he claims to love his "friend", Caesar, but brutally kills him "for the bettermnt of Rome." One quality of…

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    tragedy that he was naive. It also became clear that Julius Caesar was reckless and power hungry. Caesar was threatening the future of the Roman Republic by thinking he could do whatever he pleased. I believe that Brutus could have saved Caesar by placing two other Roman dictators in with him to assist Caesar in ruling. I believe someone always has a choice in whatever situation they are facing. In this instance, Brutus could have talked to Caesar and explained the circumstance and how his…

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    Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar’s arrogance and inability to heed the bad omens leads to his death which ultimately could’ve been avoided. Throughout the play, Shakespeare foreshadows tragic events, however Caesar focuses more on his public image, than his ruling of Rome, which is a tragic flaw, allowing him to be vulnerable to unsuspected attacks; his slaying. As the plot unfolds, it is clear that the omens warn events, however they are only to be shrugged away. Most of the omens, target…

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    friendship of Caesar and Pompey indicates otherwise, instead, the collapse is more attributed to both the senate’s intervention and triumvirs ever-growing ambition. Furthermore, Pompey and Caesar remained friends in the 50s BC, however, Pompey was stressed by the senate to make a choice between Caesar and the Optimates, through arrogance, Pompey chose the Optimates…

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    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…

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    Commentary Commenced by Caesar William Shakespeare shows the underlying theme of decision making of a human being within Julius Caesar. The process of decision making of a human being is based upon the way one is able to be persuaded. This is shown through Shakespeare’s use of characterization and response to that portrayal, diction, foreshadowing, and rhetoric. Characterization gives the character a chance to express one’s view based upon how they see the situation. The reaction of the…

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