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Did Julius Caesar’s cockiness lead to his ultimate demise? My passage picks up right before his death. The men who were conspiring against him are surrounding him acting to beg for Publius’ enfranchisement. Caesar reminded them that he is not someone that could easily be persuaded. Little did Caesar know that his most trustworthy men would whip out daggers from their cloaks and stab him like a piece of pork. Due to Caesar’s arrogance he was blind to see that his best friends wanted to abolish…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Persuasion There's always two sides of the story when it comes to an argument. Brutus tries to explain to the crowd that Caesar was ambitious and is not fit to rule Rome. Antony tries to turn the crowd Brutus. Brutus and Antony used effective persuasive techniques in their speeches from the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus used two persuasive techniques that are striking to convince the crowd that Caesar was ambitious. Brutus used a convincing technique by using…

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa: Rome’s Pillar of Strength Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is known mainly as Augustus’ right hand man, who helped him reach the top against every obstacle he faced and his most trusted friend. He was a man whose intelligence and wisdom were beyond his years, ranging from military prowess to technical ingenuity that had not been seen before. Many of Augustus’ greatest triumphs can be directly traced to his friend’s exceptional efforts and talent, and the unwavering faith that…

Leader, dictator, and a hero of Rome are three words that people think of in connection with Julius Caesar. Many people know that Julius Caesar was an amazing leader in war, but he was so much more. Julius Caesar changed the world by extending the Roman Empire, and he left a legacy as one of the best leaders in war. The early life of Julius Caesar was very political. He grew up in a family full of politicians so he learned politics at a very young age. Julius Caesar also grew up in a poor…

Betrayal can be viewed as different aspects in the book Julius Caesar. Being that Cassius and Brutus were once friends with Caesar makes the murdering and the whole outlook of the manipulative plan of Cassius' heart breaking to know how awful both Brutus and Cassius are. In the part of the book where it is put upon Antony and Brutus to get the citizens of Rome to believe one of them, it is clear that Antony gives a better speech with the use of ethos, logos, and pathos, and he puts his situation…

[intro] This is shown through the main characters and their action throughout Julius Caesar. The main characters have certain traits, such as loyalty, naivety, and emotion. The play’s protagonist, Brutus, is the most manipulated character in the play. This is due to his loyalty. In the beginning of the play, it’s clear that Brutus is extremely loyal to Rome. This devotion is integral to the plot, for better or for worse. Cassius feeds off of this trait by using it to convince him to join the…

Cassius and Brutus In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, which is a play centered around the death of the character Caesar. There are two main characters, Cassius and Brutus who have have many differences in the way they do things throughout the play. One of the first examples, found in the play, that Cassius and Brutus are different in the way they do things, is when the conspirators are getting ready to kill Caesar. A minor character, Decius, in the play when the…

Brutus is one of the main characters in the play Julius Caesar. When one begins to read the play, Brutus comes of as one of Caesar’s followers, or at least a good friend. When the reader sees the first interaction that the two have, it seems as if Brutus looks up to Caesar. One might think that Brutus does look up to Caesar, but only to a certain extent. When Brutus and Cassius interact the first time, it seems as if Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. Brutus even…

In the article “Julius Caesar and the Creation of the Forum Lulium” author Roger Ulrich analyzes how the Forum Lulium came to be, and how it relates and changes from Cicero and Caesars early planning. One aspects that Ulrich is trying to get across is that the Forum Lulium is constructed extremely quickly, and this relates to the rapidly changing physical fabric and political state of Rome. Because of this quick construction many things are changed later, and thus the final footprint of the…

Darkness lurks over the garden as towering trees cast their immense shadows onto the hard dirt. Pebbles scatter the terrain mimicking the large boulder on which a man lies weeping. Gaining composure, he stands to his feet. Hesitating for only a second, the man’s companion places a gentle kiss of death upon his cheek. Torches flicker past the nearest mountain peak as a mob marches in unison, swords in hand. For thirty pieces of silver, Judas forsakes Jesus Christ. Sunlight pours in through the…