Marcus Goldman

Words Can Make the Biggest Difference Throughout history leaders of most countries have taken part in some sort of war. Violence and fighting seem to be the first course of action for a lot of people. Even though they’re extremely underrated, words can hold power that violence cannot. There have been many cases in history where a person using words have made more meaningful impacts using words over violence. Prime examples being Mahatma Gandhi and Mark Antony. In the play, The Tragedy of…

Cleopatra joins Caesar in Rome. Her brother/husband Ptolemy XIV accompanies her. Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIV are housed in a villa belonging to Caesar on the outskirts of Rome. Caesar orders that a gold-plated statue of Cleopatra be placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix. Caesar's clan, the Julians, were supposedly descended from Venus. Although Pompey had been defeated and was killed in Egypt the civil war did not end. Pompey's two sons had gained control of Cordoba in Spain and were preparing…

Julius Casear is a tragedy that was composed by Willam Skakesspear that explains the death of Julius Caesar, which was committed by his good friend, Brutus. There may be different views as how one may see Brutus as either a villain or a hero. One may see Brutus as a hero for saving Rome, on the other hand one may see him as a villain for killing his good friend. Brutus killed Caesar for the sake of Rome, but some might see him as a betrayer. Brutus killed Caesar and he also deceived some of the…

The main themes in Julius Caesars tragedy was regicide which is the operation of killing the king and the fear of power. Caesar was gaining way too much power and was going to be an emperor which freighted the conspirators because they will end up losing. Caesar is a very important historical figure of Rome. Julius Caesar was known as being a successful general because he was the one who conquered territories outside of Rome. He also helped Rome become into a very huge empire. He became an…

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,…