Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

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…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Why do politics and relationships affect each other in so many different ways? Sometimes people don’t even notice what they doing when comes to these two things. They become completely oblivious to what is going on around them and then ask themselves why are these things happening. It is crucial to pay attention when politics and relationships start to mix because of what can happen in the future whether it be good or bad decision. Tragedy of Julius Caesar by…

In the playwright, Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, two of the protagonists in the play take to the public to win over and manipulate the crowd while discussing the major event that had just taken place. Julius Caesar, whom the people wanted to be their king, had just been assassinated by Brutus and the other conspirators, so in a way to try and sate the crowd, Brutus and Antony both gave speeches. However, both speeches were able to influence and gain the support of the crowd in…

Persuasion influences our society by the environment, leaders, and knowledge that dictates the decisions of the world. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Antony uses persuasion to manipulate the audience for his own political agenda. The play takes place in Ancient Rome, where the senators have all gathered with concerns of their leader, Julius Caesar, and fears his growing ambition. A small group senators formed a group of conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, to…

From the Republic’s inception to the Western Empire’s demise the aristocratic elite believed they were Rome’s best men and were therefore the only ones truly suited to lead. It was they who rid Rome of the Etruscan Emperor, after which they assumed the mantle of “preservers of [Rome’s] sacred tradition.” Later, like the Greeks, the Roman elite developed a constitutional government, “which paralleled the Greek achievement of rationalizing and secularizing politics and law.” This constitution was…

Caligula the tyrant caligula a man born into power would be in trusted with leading the roman empire to success. some leaders would be known for there leadership or kindness. caligula unfortunately would be known as a tyrant that would lead to his death by the hands of his roman people. “let them hate me so long as they as they fear me”. Caligula would be hated and feared for his murderous ways. he is known to have ordered his guards to throw an entire section of the crowd into the…

The senate in the Roman Republic had created a nice life for themselves with little to no opposition. The senate made their decisions based on what would make them wealthier and there for more powerful in the society of the Roman Republic. The rich got richer, the poor poorer and a few aspiring politicians saw the chance to make a name for themselves using that unfortunate fact in the Roman Republic’s history. This tactic was employed by the Gracchus brothers and that caused a tremor in the…