Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

interesting empires in world history; a lot of legacies were left by many Roman Emperors and one of them is Octavian Caesar or Augustus Caesar—the first Emperor of Rome. To gain the power of the most powerful man in Rome at that time, Octavian had been through a lot. He was Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew and was the one that Julius Caesar appointed to be his true heir. When seeing that Julius Caesar slowly turned himself to an absolute ruler, the Senators united and murdered him in 44 B.C.E..…

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the Roman era to depict human emotions and their drive to specific actions. In the story, the plot focuses on Marcus Brutus, a noble Roman that is loved by the people and considered very honorable. However, Brutus is depicted as a tragic hero, despite the name of the play, but the idea is an important factor of Shakespeare’s tragedies. As the play moves forwards through its five acts, the audience experiences the multiple factors of a…

tribe power, the Roman Republic declined and eventually split. A desire for military superiority could also be attributed to the fall of the Roman Republic in taking too much land and spreading troops too thin across their borders. A few select leaders partially paused the Roman Republic decline, but the internal damage was already too severe that a fall would be inevitable. The start of the fall began around after Sulla retired in 81 BC, Crassus and Pompey both fought for the consulship.…

soldier who is selected by the citizens ,the Roman people in this case, to help protect the people from oppressive government leaders ,who would try to take the people 's rights ,and make sure the citizens upheld the laws the government made. Having a tribune kept an equal balance of equality to keep the people from attempting treason against their leaders and keeping the leaders from becoming dictators over the people and abusing their power. In order to become a Roman tribune you had to be a…

written 37 plays over his lifetime and died when he was only 52. During The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar is becoming the leader of Rome and everyone loves him. Brutus is a noble and respected man all throughout Rome. But, as Cassius brings up the idea of killing Caesar, Brutus is hesitant at first, but then finally decides he must do what is right for Rome. Brutus and the conspirators plot to kill Caesar and later carry out their plan, but left Caesar’s good friend, Antony, alive.…

more than others; some are less selfish than others. One of those people goes by the name Julius Caesar, who was very selfish. Caesar had been a General of the Roman Empire in 44 BC. He was expecting to be crowned King of Rome when a conspiracy group rose up and assassinated him. Caesar was full of himself, always speaking about himself rather than speaking about others. In Act III, scene i, lines 44-46 Caesar goes on about how Metellus is foolish to think they can sway him, which in the…

rising to fame 1821 years apart, the murderers of Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln shared some unique similarities. One of them grew up in Ancient Rome, while the other grew up in a time of racial segregation and new beginnings. Even though they were born into two different times and lived under different circumstances, they were similar yet very different because they both felt the leaders had too much power and conspired to kill the powerful leaders. Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger was born…

Mark Antony's Secret Weapon “Friends Romans countrymen Lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” That was Mark Antony’s (a character and one of the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar) first statement in his speech that completely turned a weeping mourning crowd into an angry mob. This crowd had just heard that news that their beloved leader Julius Caesar had been put to death. Brutus (a main protagonist in the tragedy) had spoke before Mark…

Emalee McCracken Mrs.Voshell Honors English 10 10 May 2017 Shakespearean Tragic Hero The Tragedy Julius Caesar a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare that deals with the conspiracy and death of one of Rome’s most prominent leaders, Julius Caesar. In this play we have many characters one of whom is the noble Marcus Brutus. The idea of a shakespearean tragic hero can be seen through Brutus’ character traits. Shakespeare used many different elements to create his tragic heros. But in order…

William Shakespeare's plays especially “Julius Caesar” have a unique take on life,great themes,and truth behind his words.I could see where Brutus was coming from in this play,envy can go a long way and get out of control.What I didn't like about him is that he let other influences the decisions he should've made as a man.I know nobody's perfect but a saying my World History Teacher says is “ A great leader is always both loved and feared,if you are one in the other then your people will always…