Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

(1.) Rick – In Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) Rick is at first portrayed as independent and free from all political ties at the beginning of the film. He appears too cynical to be impressed by anyone. He says several times that he “sticks his neck out for nobody.” Although, we see another side behind Rick’s cynical appearance when he refuses to let a member of the Deutsche Bank enter the bar’s back gambling room. This provides a subtle hint that Rick’s political approvals lie with the allies…

In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators because he was thought to become evil if he had came into power. After he was assassinated two men named Antony and Brutus gave a speech to the people to help calm them down. In their speeches Brutus attempted to calm the people down by using logos and pathos and he explained what was happening. While Antony attempted a different approach to the speech, he appealed to the peoples emotions and used pathos to persuade the…

Throughout this play Antony changes from a follower of Caesar to a powerful leader of Rome. In the beginning of the play Antony is Caesar yes man and does everything that is asked of him, but as the play goes on he begins to change. Antony does not worry the conspirators and he uses this to gain his power and get more and more. There are some people in the world that are yes men, they say yes to everyone and do not fight for themselves. Antony is nearly a servant to Caesar and does every…

In Act III of Julius Caesar the play Antony and Brutus both make speeches on based on Caesar’s death. Both speeches have different opinions and strive to the best of their ability to convince the people in their direction. Brutus had a very persuasive speech but Antony’s speech gave the crowd made more of an impact. Antony gave the people exactly what they needed to side with him and truly believe in him. This is why Antony’s speech was better than Brutus’. Nonetheless, Brutus’ speech really…

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…