Philippi

within the poem Horace shares or “sings” to Pompeius, his friend, a welcoming. This poem entails the friendship shared between the two during their enlistment in the war on the side of Brutus as well as during the breaks between of the Battle of Philippi. Horace initially explains how the poor leadership of Brutus led to the demise of the army, its people and the battle. He continues to explain how he had fled early in the war while Pompeius had decided to remain behind, continuing to resist…

lost their reason!” (III.ii.101-102). One final mistake that Brutus does is decide to march his army to Philippi and lose the advantage of the hills and tiring out his army with ends with Antony and Octavius defeating and Brutus being killed. With Brutus and his army forcing people to be loyal to them, if Antony’s army comes through, the people will support them. If Brutus marches to Philippi, then the people…

Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. Then known simply as Octavianus he along with Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar. Following their victory at the Battle of Philippi, the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators. After the demise of the Second Triumvirate, Augustus restored the outward…

Abraham Lincoln once stated, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” One key term in Lincoln’s statement is character, which is defined as one of the attributes that make up and distinguish an individual. Someone’s character defines who that person is and the qualities that person possesses. Another central term in his statement is power, which can be interpreted as possession of control or influence over others. Taken altogether,…

Nichols the real tragic hero of Julius Caesar The author of Julius Caesar is the great honorable William Shakespeare. Brutus, is an honorable man who was trying to keep Rome how it was when his ancestor Junius Brutus got rid of all of the rulers. The idea of a tragic hero is someone who usually comes from noble birth who suffers a catastrophe. Shakespeare uses the traditional ideas, but he also put a spin of his tragic hero’s. Shakespearean tragic hero’s included complexity, letting us see…

After Caesar’s death, his ghost comes to visit Brutus. Caesar’s ghost tells him, “Thy evil spirit, Brutus.” (4.3.288). Brutus then asks the ghost if they will meet again, and the ghost replies, “Ay, at Philippi.” (4.3.292). In Act 5, Scene 4, Brutus dies at Philippi by an assisted suicide. Brutus is controlled by fate because of his unnecessary intentions to kill Caesar. Brutus says, “It must be by his death, and for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him But for the general…

In William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", honor is displayed as a main theme throughout the play. Honor is having great respect for others, regardless of their status in society and performing great deeds not for personal gain but for the good of others. Marcus Brutus is an example of an honorable man but Caius Cassius is not. In the opening scene of the play there are two senators and the plebeians. The plebeians are having a celebration because Caesar has triumphed over Pompey. The senators…

Everyone has to make decisions, but making them becomes even more difficult when you are in the spotlight. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are many decisions to make, such as; when Caesar came back from Rome, he was offered the crown three times but denies it. He does this because he wants to feel needed; Brutus and the other conspirators realized what Caesar was doing and that he had the chance to be dangerous. With the help of Cassius’s letters, Brutus joined the conspirators, and they…

Julius Casear is a tragedy that was composed by Willam Skakesspear that explains the death of Julius Caesar, which was committed by his good friend, Brutus. There may be different views as how one may see Brutus as either a villain or a hero. One may see Brutus as a hero for saving Rome, on the other hand one may see him as a villain for killing his good friend. Brutus killed Caesar for the sake of Rome, but some might see him as a betrayer. Brutus killed Caesar and he also deceived some of the…

The two resolved their conflict after they quarreled was when Brutus acknowledged that he was angry with Cassius was because Brutus has lost the love of his life; Portia. In the other hands, Cassius realized that Brutus was commenting out of anger, hurt, and bereavement at losing his wife. So Brutus decided to put it aside, and offered Cassius a drink, they both shake hands and continuing on with their plan to protect Rome. Based on the quarrel, Brutus had lost his temper due to the fact that…