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A Selfish Leader As famous author and speaker, John C. Maxwell once said, “A true leader is one who is humble enough to admit their mistakes.” This explains that a successful leader finds where he made a mistake and does what he can to fix it. Julius Caesar was not one of these leaders. He had let the power get to his head. He was arrogant, selfish, and a danger to Rome. Caesar thrived for power and this lead him to kill Pompey, whom he co-ruled Rome with. Julius Caesar was too ambitious, he…

FATS, LEANS, AND IN-BETWEENS <> "Let me have about me men that are fat," writes Shakespeare in Julius Caesar. "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." Now, it may not be true that lean people are more thoughtful, or that thinking people are more dangerous, but Shakespeare knew that, in people's minds, at least, certain personality characteristics are associated with certain body types. It has long been thought that fat people are content…

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is well-known for many of his works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, etc. Along with these works is “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Shakespeare writes two very well known speeches that are delivered by the characters Brutus and Mark Antony during the funeral of Julius Caesar. In speeches, Shakespeare uses ethos, pathos and logos on behalf of Mark…

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene ii, the author portrays a persuasive monologue given to the commoners by Caesar’s friend, Antony, in order to show his viewpoint on the death of Caesar. Throughout Antony’s speech, he attempts to stir up the emotion of the commoners and subtly tries to start a war within the community in order to get revenge for Caesar’s death. In the beginning of the speech, Antony’s tone is sarcastic, but genuine. In his speech, he states,…

Near the beginning we are introduced to Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar conquered many lands and ruled Rome. Ultimately his greed and desire to become King of the Romans, something that Romans would not tolerate, ended his life. The scene where Julius Caesar first makes landfall and meets the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII shows how clever and witty Caesar is. The Egyptians have a preconceived notion of how Romans behave, barbaric and demanding. Caesar shows them that he is smarter than they are and acts…

There is no such thing as a man without a flaw. Brutus is no exception his tragic flaw is his loyalty to the people. Brutus’s flaw could be an asset, if he wasn’t so easily manipulated by Cassius. Loyalty is a great characteristic for a leader, not a follower, like Brutus. At the beginning of the play, before Caesar falls, we see Cassius start to sway Brutus with his words of how it would benefit all Romans if Caesar was no more. As the play progresses it’s discovered that since their little…

When the Soothsayer warns Caesar, he says, “Beware the ides of March” (Shakespeare 1.1.18). In this paper, it will talk about the history of Julius Caesar and what he was like, along with the background of Brutus, and the similarities and differences between them and the modern day Julius Caesar, which is Joseph Stalin, and modern day Brutus, which is Hitler. This will also mention the background of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While Flavius is talking to the commoners he asks, “What,…

The conquest of Latium is part of the beginning of the roman conquest and therefore conquering it became integral to Rome’s expansion. Rome first began extending their territory into Samnium and had the ‘Samnite War’. When a treaty was formed between the Samnites and the Romans, the Latins continued to fight on behalf of the Campanians, who looked to the Latins for protection from the Samnites. Therefore, Campanians cooperated with the Latins against Rome and Samnium, and they went into the…

In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare appeals to the audience by using ethos, pathos, and logos in the funeral speeches of Brutus and Antony to show their grief for Caesar and to persuade the people to believe why they killed Caesar. In Brutus’s speech, he said that he loved Caesar very much, but he loved Rome more, so for the good of the people he had to kill him. In Antony’s speech, he told the crowd that Caesar was not ambiguous, that Caesar loved them, and that Caesar loved Rome.…

William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, first performed in 1599. Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s shortest play but showed the impact of one wrong decision and where it can lead. Even though this play is short, it’s characters are extremely elaborate, have their own personalities, and each make grave decisions that don’t always have the best outcome. The events of this play cover from 44 to 42 B.C.E. Although he is only in three acts the focused character, Julius Caesar, plays…