Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

Julius Caesar was one of the greatest and most famous Roman rulers in Rome history. Some Emperors of Rome would take on the name Caesar when crowned. Caesar was ruthless on his quest for power. He firmly believed,whatever suffering he had inflicted was worth it for the state and to the people. For once in total control,he would transform society for its own good as he saw fit. On July 12, 100 B.C, Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy in the time of the Roman Republic to one of the…

I am writing a letter to you after a very long time, I have missed having you and your family around, but I am happy for you as you have taken the path you wished to fulfil. How have you been? Because I can tell you that things are going great here. Our saviour Augustus “Divi Filius- son of a god” has now made Roman religion the most important aspect of our Roman empire especially after the dark ages. He has become the restorer of our republic. I know both of our views are different and that you…

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…

reason their death with them while trying to comprehend the death itself. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony has to fill these dreadful shoes and take the first step in the right direction after witnessing the murder of his closest friend, Julius Caesar. In act three Antony stands in front of the group of Plebians after they have just listened Brutus, the conspirator’s, reasonings as to why Caesar needed to be killed. The crowd originally agrees with Brutus, but once Mark Antony uses…

Both Marc Antony’s funeral speech and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Congressional Address were very important. Marc Antony’s funeral speech took place after the stabbing and murdering of Julius Caesar, while Roosevelt’s Congressional Address took place after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. The stabbing of Julius Caesar was a betrayal by Brutus and Cassius, and the Pearl Harbor bombing was a Japanese attack on a Hawaiian naval base. No matter what the purpose of the speech was both men used…

he truly did care for Caesar. Antony says, "I come to bury Caesar, not praise him." One can see that Antony does not care for Caesar as much as Brutus does. Antony also says,…

Film director, Franklin J. Schaffner, in his historical movie, “Patton,” reinterprets the speech delivered by U.S. General George S. Patton using George C. Scott as the leading actor. Patton’s purpose is to deliver a speech that motivates the Third Army to die to fight for America. He adopts a forthright and sincere tone towards the Third Army, but a derisive tone towards the enemy, in order to dehumanize the enemy and motivate the Third Army to kill without mercy in the name of victory. Patton…

Scene 1 of Act 4 begins with Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus making a list of the men that are to be hunted down and killed as punishment for Caesar’s murder. The men they are writing down are not only people unrelated to the three men, but their kin as well. Next, Antony tells Lepidus to go fetch Caesar's will so the men can rework the will and change certain legacies. This is ironic because Antony just told the common people all these things that they would get from Caesar’s will and now it is…

theme in the works of Shakespeare, but also in the history of all civilization. For better or worse, deception is an essential aspect of civilization, as it is heavily involved in the progression of society, whether it be for new innovations or new leaders. Along with it being at the core of civilization, deception is also at the core of all humans. In some way or another, we deceive everyday. We are deceived everyday. We recognize deception everyday. It is because of the strong influence…

the era of the Pax Romana was upon them. Rome used to be a place that military exploits and honor were all that they cared about. They would set about conquering one place and then the next. Winning triumphs was the main goal of army generals and leaders and it was all about the glory. Even when Rome controlled nearly the entire Mediterranean world it was not good enough and they kept itching and pressing for more. Now, in the era of the Pax Romana, Rome is finally at peace and not concerned…