Caesar

Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare has used this art and used the people as a herd of sheep, being swayed one side to another. The play takes place in Ancient Rome when Julius Caesar came to power by murdering one of his adversaries Pompey. During this time the people were in rejoice that Julius had killed Pompey, but some were in discouraged about the fact that people have change so easily. Further on in the play a group of conspirators who want to kill Caesar decided that…

Name Character Notes Important Quotes Evidence of Loyalty (to whom?) Brutus Considers killing Caesar but has mixed feelings. Finally decides that it is the best option after he reads the fake letters. “What means this shouting? I do fear, the people choose Caesar for their king.” Brutus is loyal to Cassius because they both feel the same about Caesar. Lucius Works for Brutus. Confirms that tomorrow is the Ides of March and introduces the conspirators who arrive at the house. “To know my errand…

lines, Casca proves himself to be an exemplary foil to Caesar. He is cowardly where Caesar’s bravery is undying; he is cruel and selfish where Caesar is for the good of the people. He is also, conveniently, the first of the conspirators to stab Caesar. Shakespeare, in this event, creates a greater degree of sympathy for Caesar in his audience. A third character developed and utilized well as a result of prophecy would be Cassius. Unlike Caesar and Casca, Cassius undergoes change that reveals…

his back, literally and figuratively. Does this make him a bad guy? Brutus decision to assassinate Caesar wasn’t an easy one for him. He was made to choose between his loyalty to the Romans and their republic, along with the loyalty to his dear friend whom he “loves well”. But his friend had tendencies to head towards metamorphosing into a tyrant.…

Caesar is a great leader because he cares about his subjects. During Caesar’s funeral oration, Mark Antony talks about Caesar’s care for those he rules. Antony describes Caesar as caring about everyone, not just the rich and powerful. Antony says, “ When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.” Antony explains that Caesar is compassionate and commiserates even with those who have less. In addition, Antony uses the word wept to describe Caesar’s crying while he used the less powerful word,…

was the second man in power; Caesar was first in power. Everyone adored him and thought of him almost as highly as Caesar; some did think Brutus was higher than Caesar though. His trusting personality and wisdom made him this way. Although he always knew he had to do something about Caesars surplus of power, he just didn’t know what. He had help from others on what to do about Caesar but ultimately decided himself. In this case it was joining the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Some people say…

Julius Caesar is a tragedy play which displays countless instances of superstitions, supernatural and omens which foreshadow Caesar’s faith. It is one of the few plays by William Shakespeare which he wrote about true historical events in Roman history. Julius Caesar was originally published in the First Folio in 1623, having purely authoritative text about the play. However, it’s first performance was mentioned by Thomas Platter the Younger in his diary, which dates September 1599 . It is a play…

The main themes in Julius Caesars tragedy was regicide which is the operation of killing the king and the fear of power. Caesar was gaining way too much power and was going to be an emperor which freighted the conspirators because they will end up losing. Caesar is a very important historical figure of Rome. Julius Caesar was known as being a successful general because he was the one who conquered territories outside of Rome. He also helped Rome become into a very huge empire. He became an…

thinking that Julius Caesar was a wonderful hero. In the story, “Killing Caesar,” Julius Caesar was a controlling and horrible tyrant. He had taken the Senate’s power in order to gain more power. Not only did he use the power to gain control of all of Rome, but he also wanted the gods to be ranked before him. Many innocent lives had been lost because of this tyrant man. To start with, Caesar had taken control of literally everything in Rome. For example, in the story, Caesar was ruling it the…

Shakespeare's play, “julius Caesar” readers pay attention to Marc Anthony's use of irony. He has to go to Caesar's funeral, and give a speech while risking his life. He wants to prove to the people of Rome that Caesar is not ambitious but an honorable man by giving them a reminder of all the good things Caesar has done for them. At the end he accomplished what he was fighting for. He wanted people to remember Caesar as the honorable man he was before he died and not as the ambitious person…