Maximus Decimus Meridius

Julius Caesar is a person made iconic by William Shakespeare. He can be viewed in a few different ways. He can be seen as the hero with a tragic fate, as the arrogant and greedy politician, or even as the cruel villain. The view of the politician comes from his need for power and his rather arrogant self-confidence. The view of the villain comes from him murdering Pompey and his refusal to repeal the banishment of Publius Cimber. The greatest focus is on the view of the tragic hero. This view…

t is without a doubt that Anthony is much more the persuasive speaker than Brutus thought him to be. Brutus should have listened to Cassius about not letting Anthony speak on behalf of Caesar's funeral. Anthony knew how to stroke the crowd into believing that he had no special qualities or talents that could ever come up with such an outrageous plot to kill Caesar. Anthony used Brutus as an example to prove to the Romans everything that he wasn’t. Anthony to the attention from him and put it on…

“Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad” (Manly Hall). This compelling idea is brought up various times in Julius Caesar and on Earth today. Julius Caesar was a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1599 A.D. The plot in this story, is seen to be embodied by the idea, that words are robust. Shakespeare demonstrates this, through many of the characters and their actions. In addition, this theme also appears in the world’s history. Clearly, throughout the tragedy of Julius Caesar…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar People may think Caesar died for just reasons and others may disagree. In the play there was a handful of evidence that showed Caesar died for unjust reasons. Caesar was a caring and loving man and the conspirators were just afraid of jealous. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar died for unjust reasons. Caesar loved the people and cared about them. When Caesar was killed it was said in his will to give everyone money and land. This easily…

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus is a tragic hero because he is easily manipulated, he trusts the wrong people, and he became power hungry. With Brutus carrying these traits threw out the play: one could argue that he is a tragic hero because he rose to the top and with undeserving traits, Brutus then fell. Brutus is a tragic hero because he was easily manipulated. When Brutus said “Since the quarrel will break no color” (11,1,28-29) this illustrates that Brutus is easily…

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, there are many differences in the speeches between Brutus and Antony, such as tone, loyalty towards Caesar, and emotions and logic. Brutus’s speech tone is grave, because he is very serious and straight forward while he is talking to the crowd. Brutus uses the line, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.” (III.ii.21-22) Antony’s speech about the death of Caesar is heartfelt because Antony really loved Caesar and is…

William Shakespeare explores the true nature of Julius Caesar in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Caesar’s true vulnerability.Shakespeare ,through Caesar’s dialogue to Antony explains that Caesar dislikes Cassius because Cassius seems like a man whose ambition leads him and and that greed will always be on Cassius’s mind.Shakespeare makes Caesar use descriptions in the dialogue about Cassius that could the same words said about Caesar.Julius Caesar had many weaknesses some were a product of his…

Cassius Julius Caesar cannot become the leader of Rome. A Rome with Caesar as leader, is a disgraceful Rome. Caesar cannot even swim! We need somebody deserving to lead our city. Brutus is the right man for the job, he just needs to understand this. Brutus is a great man, and the people of Rome like him, so he is perfect for us. Cinna, Casca, Metellus and others are working with me to devise a plan to end Caesar for good. We just need to get Brutus on our side, and then everything will fall…

In the third installment of Hogarth’s series A Rake’s Progress, Hogarth uses the act of Tom’s watch being stolen as a signifier of the rake’s imminent demise. Tom is seen cuddling with a prostitute whom he hired and appears to be enjoying his time. Unbeknownst to him, this prostitute stealthly took his watch earlier and is depicted handing it over to her accomplice, another one of Tom’s hired prostitutes. Hogarth intended for his viewers to see the irony behind this situation as two people who…

Shakespeare’s use of metonomy imagery distinctly presents Antony as a two faced man with his own hidden agenda and his own silent intentions. Earlier on, Antony shook hands with Caesar’s killers and declared a new loyalty to them, all the while formulating a plot on how he could avenge Caesar’s death. This is easily noticed because only when all the conspirators have left does he begin to speak of the things that must be done. One of which applies to the conspirators when he wants “woe to the…