Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

The Tragic Hero in Julius Caesar The drama Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy. A tragedy is a drama that ends in the downfall of the main character. In Julius Caesar, Brutus, who is an honorable figure in ancient Rome, the setting of the play, betrays and kills his friend Caesar for the good of Rome. This event leads people to seek revenge and eventually ends with brutus’s death. I believe that Brutus is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar because his character follows the…

1. Livy’s purpose for writing many historical accounts was to inspire the people of Rome to be better citizens. Livy accomplished this by recounting the stories of monumental individuals from Rome’s past who fulfilled political duties in an honorable way and helped to establish the foundation of the city’s traditions and values. 2. Nautius and Minucius were the 2 consuls of the Roman Republic in 458 BC who fought a war against the Sabines. Nautius is more successful because he constructed an…

ATRICIANS VS. PLEBEIANS 2 The struggle of the Plebeians to equate with Patricians was a controversy that took place in ancient Rome in the 6th - 3rd century. B.C. between the native population of patricians and the neural layer of the plebeian population. The Plebeians formed a neuronal layer of the inhabitants of ancient Rome. They were descendants of immigrants, free citizens, but they were denied access to higher offices. Military duties were required in particular. However, they soon gained…

The textbook without stating it is try to drive the point made by Suetonius that “he took it upon himself to announce his own victories.” The authors leave out most of the major events written by Tacitus and Suetonius. When it comes to the Great fire the text book only mentions it as a pretext for the building of his Domus Aurea, and his persecution of the christians. They simply brush the surface of a few points, such as his artsy character and overpowering mother. The textbook tries to show…

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears."(Act3,Scene2,line 82) This famous line begins Anthony's funeral speech for Caesar. This well-written speech is a prime example of rhetoric. However, what made it so gripping to the common man? And would it still work today? Let's start with what makes the speech so famous, rhetoric. Which is mainly seen in the words: ambitious and honorable. "But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man."( Book 3, Act 2, line 95-96) The…

series. International Design Times reported that Deadshot, portrayed by Will Smith, will bid goodbye to the forthcoming film. Aside from being known as the leader of the antagonist group, Batman's primary adversary is also admired for having a good "heart" among others. Despite the malevolent character, Deadshot has one unique trait: his great love for his family. Sharing the same goal of every father, he will do everything to protect his little girl in any sort of wicked activities despite of…

Marcus Brutus in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is noble. According to the Oxford Dictionary, noble, by definition, is having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. Brutus conveys this through his loyalty to Rome, respect for the people around him, and by staying true to himself and the people around him. To start off, with the reasons why Brutus is noble, is his loyalty to Rome. A example of this is that he would only join Antony…

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, he exploits Cassius’ manipulative and clever nature in order to control Brutus’s actions and thoughts. Cassius is power hungry and tends to follow the path of treachery in contrast to Brutus who only wants to do what’s best for the people. Cassius’ cunning and selfish personality opposes Brutus’ noble and magnanimous one. Cassius utilizes manipulation to take advantage of people which contradicts to Brutus’ honest demeanor. After believing that he has almost…

given at Julius Caesar's funeral were both spectacular;however, there were some comparable aspects. Brutus's speech was more friendly, loving, and kind towards Julius Caesar and the audience. Mark Antony's speech was more of him talking down Brutus and Julius, telling the citizens that were at the funeral, that they need to "forget" the memory of Julius. Brutus shows how much that he cares for Julius and how much he misses him; where as Mark Antony speaks as if he is already to forget Julius,…

Friends, Romans, today we speak to beg the question of why the noble Brutus has no monument to his name yet Caesar and Marc Anthony do. Noble men indeed but why is Brutus, the true character of Rome who embodied the honor of Rome and did everything he thought he could do to better Rome. Brutus deserves to have a show of his honor since he was part of the heart and spirit of Roman ideals, he had the cunning to survive in the senate, the strength to best any man in battle, and he put his honor and…