Julius Caesar

Rough Draft Brutus once said, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”. In William Shakespeare's tragedy, Julius Caesar, Brutus was manipulated by Cassius to join his conspiracy and kill Julius Caesar. Once the conspiracy killed Caesar, Antony become demented and went after them. There was a battle at Philippi and both Brutus and Caesar perished during the battle. Brutus funeral speech was more effective due to his use of pathos, ethos, and logos. In this speech, Brutus…

Tragedy about Caesar? He died right away. So what about him. He really wasn’t even a big part of the play. It could have been titled The Menacing of Cassius, or The Indecisive Brutus, or The Two-Faced Mark Antony but it’s titled The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. But again he died right away. But on the other hand without his death, Mark Antony wouldn’t have made his vows and the civil war wouldn’t have taken place. So it’s a toss up. First, the play is titled The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, but…

Power is one of the most desirable things in life. Everyone longs for it. However, power can be very dangerous. Julius Caesar shows this by conveying a theme that power can be deadly to those who are not careful. The first example of this is that Caesar is in a position of power and ends up being killed because of it. People see him as a threat and realize that they have to kill him in order to save themselves. Brutus says, “It must be by his death, and for my part. I know no personal cause to…

Julius Caesar, the “dictator for life” of the Roman Empire, was murdered on March 15th 44BC, in the Pompey’s Theatre by his very own senators, during one of their meetings. Julius was planning on leaving Rome to fight in the war on March 18th. He had planned to have some of the most loyal members in the army to rule the empire while he was gone, and Cassius and his brother-in-law Marcus were both very angry to take orders form Caesar’s inferior followers. Unfortunately, Caesar would’ve still…

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…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a complex work of art that has been enjoyed for centuries. The play is about Julius Caesar, the next emperor of Rome, who was assassinated by the people he thought of as his friends. Marcus Brutus, was one of the conspirators of Caesar’s death, despite being his best friend. Mark Antony, Caesar’s companion, seeks revenge and plots Brutus’ and Cassius’, another conspirator, demise. At the end of the play, Brutus and Cassius commit suicide as…

Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” we find a situation where people are jealous of each other’s social and political status. This is a serious problem that ends up with the great ruler, Caesar, dying. It also leads to a huge war between the people of Rome. This talks about the events that led up to the death of Caesar and some of the people of Rome. Julius Caesar is the great and honorable ruler of rome. All of the people praised Caesar and because he was kind hearted. Caesar had very close…

NERO AND JULIUS CAESAR Background Julius Caesar Caesar’s full name is Gaius Julius Caesar. He was born somewhere between 102 and 100 BCE. Caesar’s family had noble, Patrician roots. His father died in 85 BCE. A few years later he was engaged and he was possibly married to a wealthy young woman. His marriage soon was broken and when he was eighteen he married again to Cornelia. Later they had a child and named her Julia. Kidnapped by Cecillian pirates and held for ransom, he maintained a…

“Et tu, Brutè?- then fall, Caesar” (III, i, 85). The last words spoken by the leader, the tyrant, the man named Julius Caesar. In the play “The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, The leader of Rome in 44 B.C.E, Julius Caesar, is assassinated by his closest allies, men he perceived to be loyal to him, among them are Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus, who were killed in revenge by Mark Antony, Caesar’s most loyal comrade. Caesar is killed by Brutus and Cassius because they were not…

Shakespeare is a master writer who addresses sensitive and controversial subjects in his work. In his plays Julius Caesar and Hamlet, he touches on timeless social issues such as suicide. Shakespeare tackles suicide and the weight it carries with different individuals within different cultures. Julius Caesar depicts suicide through Brutus and Cassius, the leading conspirators in the murder of Julius Caesar. Taking place in Rome when honor, valor, and triumph were the most important values;…