Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

What do a queen, a rooster, a miller, and a mistress have in common? They all share heroic qualities with the titular character in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Though some scholars doubt the King being a hero at all, as expressed by author David L. Perry, he certainly exhibits many heroic qualities throughout the play. The main characters in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales are those of a wide range of attributes and status. By examining the tales of the Miller, the Reeve, the Nun’s Priest, and…

In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the title character is a 16th century Moorish general of the Venetian army who, because of the cultural and historical background of the play’s setting, the playwright, and the original intended audience, is portrayed as both well-respected for his stereotypical military prowess and disparaged for his race. Similarly, because of Othello ability to fulfill the desires of the Venetian people they loved and adored him. It was not until they gained perspective into…

The play Antigone by Sophocles and the play Macbeth by Shakespeare both have characters Creon and Macbeth, who demonstrate the traits of a tragic hero because Creon and Macbeth are good, consistent, and lifelike. Macbeth is good because he fights against the rebels and helps Scotland. By giving Eteocles a proper funeral Creon is seen as a good man. They are both consistent because Creon keeps enforcing the law and Macbeth tries everything to stay king and does anything he needs to do to stay in…

All of famous playwright William Shakespeare’s tragedies include a main component of death. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is no exception to the tragic themes of death, romance and overconfidence. In Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is a rich, handsome bachelor. In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is brutally killed. The three reasons for Paris’s untimely death are Friar Lawrence, Paris himself, and Lord Capulet. Friar Lawrence, in the first place is one of the reasons causing…

The epic Ramayana was written by Valmiki around 1000 B.C.E. The epic was written in India where Valmiki is struck with inspiration; he later pairs Ramayana and sloka (grief) to make a greater story. In an epic battle where forces of evil kidnap the noble prince Rama’s wife Sita. Subsequently, a bloody battle between two interesting characters with allies in both parties initiates where at the end only one will keep standing. Rama and Vibishina provide codes to live by in one’s society; Ravana…

The play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare took place during a period of Roman political disturbance which parallels to the monarchy Shakespeare was in when he wrote the play. Like most playwrights in that time, Shakespeare created plays that reveal adherence to the throne. However, in Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses the play as an opportunity to express his criticism for the monarchy by sympathising with the conspirators who were against the throne through the actions of the…

In 321 B.C., Chandragupta Maurya had been married into royalty and then set-out to overthrow the Nanda King, thus starting the Mauryan Empire. Thought this empire, there were three people who had ruled it, Chandragupta, his son, and his grandson Asoka. During Chandra’s rule, he had fought Seleucus I and defeated him in 202 B.C., and set out to expand his territory through conquest. By 303 B.C. ,he had achieved more than 2.000 ml of land, as well as politically uniting the northern parts of India…

On the third day ashore, I made my first visit to Trajan’s Forum. The forum is two centuries old and was built by Emperor Trajan after their successful wars against the Dacians. Using the riches acquired during the wars, the Emperor rewarded the Roman citizens with the building of the forum. Construction was started in 107 CE and completed in 112 CE. The Emperor used architect Apollodorua of Damascus to construct the forum. The forum which is the largest in Roma, is a vast complex which has…

beautiful hidden gardens, but one of the most impressive monuments he appointed was the Ishtar gate. Nebuchadnezzar assigned this monument, and even though there were political, military and economic reasons to build it, it was mostly a symbol of his great power and his way to show it to the World. He wanted to be remembered and he knew he could do it with the construction of an impressive…

The play Aias by Sophocles demonstrates the consequences of living one’s life focused solely on honor. Aias commits suicide after experiencing great dishonor because he could not live without honor. However, Aias’ strict focus on increasing his own honor is not the fundamental cause of his suicide. Aias’ hubris induces his tragic death through his lack of loyalty to the Atreidai and by angering the goddess Athene. Aias’ hubris is evident through his boasts and his interactions with Athene. In…