Maximus Decimus Meridius

Brutus is one of the main characters in the play Julius Caesar. When one begins to read the play, Brutus comes of as one of Caesar’s followers, or at least a good friend. When the reader sees the first interaction that the two have, it seems as if Brutus looks up to Caesar. One might think that Brutus does look up to Caesar, but only to a certain extent. When Brutus and Cassius interact the first time, it seems as if Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. Brutus even…

Needless to say, Illinois has had its fair share of corrupt politicians. One of the most recently indicted politicians was Aaron Schock, a now former Republican Illinois representative. In an article by The New York Times, written in November of 2016, it explains how he was indicted, “...by a federal grand jury on 24 counts, including wire fraud and theft of government funds” (Hauser). The article then goes on to provide examples of Mr. Schock’s use of the stolen government money. “He became…

When looking at both Brutus's and Antony's speech, it is clear to see that Antony's speech is superior to Brutus's. Antony deals with a crowd Brutus had just turned adjacent to Julius Caesar, making Antony have to word everything he says extremely carefully.As Brutus's speech was shorter and more complex than Antony's, Antony still won the people over in the end. Brutus uses ethos within the first four lines. He states: "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may…

At Caesar’s funeral in Act III Scene 2 of the play, “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, Antony gains support of the people with his clever speech. The three persuasive techniques he uses to make his speech effective include repetition, rhetorical questions and it appeal to the audiences emotions. To begin with, Antony uses the terms “ambition” and “honorable” repeatedly and it helps reinforce the main idea of the speech because the words stay in the citizen’s minds. As they think about the…

People are selfish beings. Yes, some are more than others; some are less selfish than others. One of those people goes by the name Julius Caesar, who was very selfish. Caesar had been a General of the Roman Empire in 44 BC. He was expecting to be crowned King of Rome when a conspiracy group rose up and assassinated him. Caesar was full of himself, always speaking about himself rather than speaking about others. In Act III, scene i, lines 44-46 Caesar goes on about how Metellus is foolish to…

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar tells the story of the assassination of Julius Caesar by a group of conspirators and the Battle of Philippi between the conspirators and Caesar’s successor that resulted from the power vacuum after Caesar’s death. The play doesn’t focus on Caesar, instead it focuses on his friend Brutus, one of the conspirators, as he struggles with choosing between honor, loyalty and patriotism when killing Caesar. Brutus is a patriot and not a betrayer because he was…

today In the world of literature we are going to be going over one of the greatest authors of all time Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays have Inspired people for generations be it his cunning wordplay, crazy characters, or even his all around ability to tell a story; but to those of you who know how I write I don't simply review an author or even a book with them. no ladies and gentlemen today I will be reviewing shakespeare's world famous tragedy Julius Caesar. More or less its main protagonist…

‘Re-enactment of Carthage’. The purpose of this scene is to show Maximus regaining his identity of who he truly is, a leader. This scene stood out to me as behind a mask he was not known for the great leader, contrasting with earlier scenes where all soldiers had great respect for Maximus where now he had to prove himself to regain the respect. Dialogue, camera work, actor’s visual delivery and musical motif worked together to show the process of Maximus regaining his identity as a leader. An…

Both women, Portia and Calpurnia, both are wives of key statesmen. Both women try to persuade their husbands and succeed, as Portia persuades Brutus to tell her the details of the conspiracy, and Calpurnia persuades Julius Caesar to not go to the capitol because she has had bad dreams for the last few nights. Calpurnia and Portia are obviously not fully fleshed out characters, but we meet each of them in various states of pleading with their husbands. They both definitely know their place in the…

Tragic Hero Essay In his play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare describes his idea of a tragic hero. The “soon to be” Roman emperor is brutally murdered by Brutus and the fellow conspirators. The fate of Rome was passed into their hands, but determined by Brutus’ actions. Brutus, Shakespeare’s tragic hero, had to make important decisions that decided his fate. Shakespeare introduces his tragic hero by incorporating the traditional elements of a tragic hero into the play. He…