Caesar Dies on the Senate Floor Breaking: Today, Julius Caesar, our ”dictator for life” of our great Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. Caesar was a military genius, he defeated Pompey and he also defeated the annoying Gauls up north. Caesar was also very generous to us and we elected for many political positions and he satisfied us. Today he dies at the age of 55. Caesar was killed today morning at a meeting hall next to Pompey’s Theatre.…
“It is better to die once than live always in fear of death.” From the time Caesar became consul everybody knew he would be the greatest leader that Rome has ever seen. The heroic and courageous leader, Julius Caesar, has proven over time that he is the best military leader because of his exceptional work in leading his army, winning the Gallic Wars, and defeating Pompey in the Roman Civil War. Julius Caesar was the kind of man that didn’t hide behind his army; he led. Suetonius once said, “He…
While reading Shakespeare’s The Life and Death of Julius Caesar and Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, one would be surprised to learn of the interesting differences that separates the two stories that at first seem so similar. Plutarch was a historian who believed in the achievement of history that related to great men and rulers. Shakespeare followed Plutarch and emphasized how the Roman leaders carved the path for history, but took a more dramatic approach to Caesar’s life.…
friends. His objective was to impress the citizens. While Antony utilized very convincing quality in his speech to persuade the audience. His goal was to attempt to get the citizens to completely trust him and see who the genuine murder is and set a search for them. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare explores the power of rhetoric through…
Grecian Appeals in a Roman State When thinking of famous oration, one example comes to the forefront. The speech given by Marc Antony to mourn Caesar in Shakespeare’s work Julius Caesar has been referenced for ages as an example of a convincing argument. Everyone recalls the opening line of, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” and all know what follows the speech – war leading to the establishment of the final triumvirate. (Shakespeare 3.2.82) However, in praising Antony’s words,…
In the famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare depicts many of his characters as fraudulant and manipulative. Many of the conspirators use Caesar’s ignorance and prideful nature to their advantage in order to succeed in their overall mission- killing him. As the story escalates, Caesar continues to be oblivious to the deceptive actions of the people closest to him. Ultimately, it is Caesar’s own ignorance that leads to his death. Caesar’s ignorance is plainly displayed…
Julius Caesar is Marc Antony because he didn't seem to care about the Roman people. After Caesar’s death, Antony wanted to have the people have less of what Caesar wanted to have. He seemed to do things for himself, not for the people. It didn’t seem like he cared for anybody. He speaks highly of Brutus, but can learn nothing from him. He just makes no sense after everything had happened. All around, he just felt the least honorable. There are many instances of Marc Antony not being an…
Sometimes it is hard to tell which side to choose and if that is the right decision to make. Brutus got put into a very frustrating and risky predicament. Joining the conspiracy would mean that he would have to kill his best friend. But if he decided not to join the conspiracy, then Rome might be at risk of going into tyranny. Brutus definitely had a big decision to make when he got asked to join the conspiracy. Brutus does not want to take the risk of Caesar misusing his powers of…
what did he do? He Built a bridge over the murky waters of the Rhine River, marched his troops across and back the bridge and then had it dismantled, and while this may confuse most it didn’t confuse the Germanic Tribes as they never invaded again (Mark). In 49 BCE, he did what no other man would ever think of doing: he crossed the Rubicon! This was considered an act of war during the time and many-viewed Caesar as crazy as he was ordered to come back to Rome after conquering Gaul, Yet, just the…
Julius Caesar was a dictator that was in power in Ancient Rome that accomplished many great things. The problem was many of the things he did were for his own good and to give him glory. Cesar could’ve also been a great reformer because he got his soldiers to support him. The only thing is that he only got them to support him so they would do what he told them to and he could do whatever he wanted and they would go along with it. Thus, this makes Caesar a dictator and not a reformer. Julius…