Mark of Cornwall

In William Shakespeare's play “ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony both deliver speeches upon Caesar's death. Mark Antony uses the right rhetorical devices to win the crowd's affection and trust. Mark Antony's original intent appears to be to express his anger of the death of his friend. “ Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears” (3.2.75-109) he uses ethos here as he addresses the crowd as friends first establishing a sense of comfort and trust for his speech. Brutus’s…

Octavian Caesar was adopted by Julius Caesar, the powerful leader of Rome, when he was four years old. At a young age Octavian was raised in government proceedings and was heavily influenced by his upbringing in the republic. In 44 B.C. Octavin was given control of Rome upon Julius Caesars assassination. (McKay, Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks, Perry, 2014). “From the beginning, his sense for realities were unerring, his ambition implacable.” Syme, 2002. Octavian Caesar was a captivating leader because…

Twain uses his watershed to urge readers to similarly step up for what is right. Another watershed for him, at the climax of the story, happens when he makes the momentous choice to save Jim from slavery after he discovers that Jim has been ‘kidnapped.’ Not only does this decision, like the choice to stop the con men’s scam, put him at great risk, but it goes against one of the pillars of white society---subjugation of slaves. Therefore, he feels morally conflicted; should he conform to…

The character Huckleberry Finn represents many of the important themes and lessons taught distributed throughout the novel. A major theme that was important was the theme of the conflict between "civilized life" and "natural life". Huckleberry was raised as an orphan, who enjoyed being by himself at the worst of times. Sleeping in barns, being in the center of a lake for heavy thinking, etc. Throughout the book he was attempted to become civilized for a while. Such as attending school and…

knife that which he used to kill himself for failing. In Act five of scene three his last words, “ Caesar has now been revenged by the very sword that killed him”. Superficial as it was caused by his lack in himself; when he had the chance to kill Mark Antony who was the only threat left caused his death. Going back to the start after Caesar’s death in Act two of scene one,” suggests that they would do well to kill Antony in addition to Caesar”. With the idea rejected by Brutus proves horribly…

Cleopatra VII Philopator, commonly known as just Cleopatra, is one of the most recognizable names in all of history. In a time of only male rulers, she became a female ruler. Cleopatra is a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. She represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess, Isis. Cleopatra’s need for power is seen in her early years, her return to power and her death. Cleopatra’s journey to the throne is a tragic one. Ptolemy XII’s, Cleopatra’s father, reign is one of the most…

Mean Girls Social Investigation The storyline centers around a young girl named Cady Heron, who has just entered the American school system. Cady is introduced to many different social groups, one of which is named the Plastics who includes Regina (Ring Leader), Gretchen, and Karen. They are the most admired girls in school. Cady decides to take down the group's leader, Regina by sabotaging the group with the help of some social outsiders. The film concludes with Cady realizing that these…

In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Religion is a reoccurring theme. It shows up time and time again through various characters and thematic situations. Each individual character has a differing view of religion, but they all show Twain’s individual views of the topic. He uses the people of differing levels of faith, and various backgrounds to make his opinion clear. Twain has an incredibly cold view on religion, as the novel progresses it becomes apparent that no good can come…

Villainous Temptation of Brutus Throughout Julius Caesar the question has been thrown around if Brutus was to be considered a villain or a hero. As well as the concern of Brutus being dishonorable or mistaken. All things considered, Brutus was indeed a villainous character. From the beginning of Caesar’s short reign he, Brutus, doubted his ability to rule and assumed that Caesar would become a tyrant. This feeling of going against Caesar began to blossom when people like Cassius became…

The Gilded Age was a period of enormous economic growth and ostentatious displays of wealth during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Industrialization dramatically changed U.S. society and created a newly dominant group of rich entrepreneurs and an impoverished working class (The American Promise: A Concise History; 479). An analysis of poverty during The Gilded Age has been documented by various authors, these documents talk about what could’ve been done to help the impoverished…