Marcus Brigstocke

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar “Et tu, Brute?” is a common phrase that is said among the world, which is what is believed to be the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, who died in 44 B.C. last words. This saying is in Latin, a language that very few people actually do know, means “and you, Brutus?” or “you, too, Brutus?” In this essay I will be speaking on how I believe that Mark Antony had a better speech than Brutus, there are many reasons why, and I will go into greater detail in them, but for now,…

The Roman Republic was indeed a prosperous civilization with advancements in literature, poetry, and architecture, but after an unfortunate series of bad rulers and growing barbarian and Germanic tribe power, the Roman Republic declined and eventually split. A desire for military superiority could also be attributed to the fall of the Roman Republic in taking too much land and spreading troops too thin across their borders. A few select leaders partially paused the Roman Republic decline, but…

The first point discussed in Marta Cerezo Moreno’s The Controlling Force of Rome in Coriolanus and Julius Caesar is how Rome does not function as just a location where the play is set, but in fact the framework of the plots would collapse because the plot is directly related to the location. The city of Rome is constantly attacked by the Volscians in Corialanus, defended by the plebeians, praised by its people and feared by its enemies. Rome is symbolic of the characters Corialanus and Julius…

In his speech, Brutus attracts the audience, and asks them to hear his reasons for killing his old friend Caesar. Brutus claims that when he killed Caesar, he had good intentions for doing so. He states, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more,” (III.ii.22). Brutus is declaring that he murdered Caesar for the good of Rome, in order to protect the wellbeing’s of others. Hence, he slayed one of his good friends in order to stop him from becoming a tyrant of Rome and saving the…

Caesar's blood has been shed and is evident all over Brutus as he argues with the townspeople that it was the best thing to do for Rome. Funerals are generally a time of remorse but Brutus cares to show none for what he has done. He persuades the townspeople at Caesar’s funeral and says a speech about how Caesar was too ambitious and would have corrupted Rome to justify his acts. The Roman people are convinced about what Brutus said then get the wrong impression of what his speech is about and…

Caesar is a great leader because he cares about his subjects. During Caesar’s funeral oration, Mark Antony talks about Caesar’s care for those he rules. Antony describes Caesar as caring about everyone, not just the rich and powerful. Antony says, “ When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.” Antony explains that Caesar is compassionate and commiserates even with those who have less. In addition, Antony uses the word wept to describe Caesar’s crying while he used the less powerful word,…

The play is written for an audience ruled by a monarch to show them what might happen if they revolt. Shakespeare first shows the audience that getting rid of a one person who has all the power is not any better for the common people. Rome under the rule under the rule of Caesar would have been a better place for the common people because they would have more protection from Caesar and they didn’t really have a voice to begin with. Shakespeare then shows the audience that violence is not…

Brutus was a patriot and a savior for the people of Rome because he sacrificed his good friend to ensure that Romans would not be enslaved. His actions showed that the people of Rome and their safety come first; him maintaining a relationship with Julius Caesar was a priority for Brutus. Brutus knew that if he did not follow through with his plan, he would regret it for the rest of his life and Romans would die as slaves. Although some would say that Brutus was untrustworthy, by carrying out…

Hello my fellow Roman Senators, Enough is enough! Today we discuss the issue of attacking Carthage and whether to, or not to, destroy their city and take our pride back. This issue is one that has been talked about all over our land and throughout our people and needs to be addressed. I believe that we should attack and burn the city for many reasons including revenge for our people, it gets rid of all threat from them, and our pride is at stake. My first main point is, the army of Carthage…

Austin Upton Roman Emperor Essay Nero was born on December 15, 37 A.D. He was the son of Gnaeus Ahenobarbus and Agrippina. Agrippina was the great granddaughter of the emperor Augustus. Nero was educated traditionally in Greek, philosophy and rhetoric by the philosopher named Senca. When Ahenobarbus died in 48 A.D. Agrippina married her uncle who was the emperor Claudius. Agrippina persuaded Claudius to name Nero as his sucessor…