Portia

There are three main components of Radford’s portrayal of The Merchant of Venice that create an all around superior film than Nunn’s portrayal of the Shakespeare play, the time period, the cast, and the way the film is shot.Michael Radford kept the time period that the film takes place in the same as the original text, while Trevor Nunn did not and changed the time period in his movie to in between World War I and II. The cast in this adaptation of The Merchant of Venice are great actors and at…

When the Soothsayer warns Caesar, he says, “Beware the ides of March” (Shakespeare 1.1.18). In this paper, it will talk about the history of Julius Caesar and what he was like, along with the background of Brutus, and the similarities and differences between them and the modern day Julius Caesar, which is Joseph Stalin, and modern day Brutus, which is Hitler. This will also mention the background of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While Flavius is talking to the commoners he asks, “What,…

Two tribunes, or military leaders, Flavius and Murellus, find many Romans neglecting their work to see Julius Caesar’s triumphal parade as Caesar defeated the sons of Pompey, who was his archrival when Pompey was alive, in battle. Flavius and Murellus scold the citizens as they are not doing their jobs and remove some decorations from Caesar’s statues. Caesar comes in with his entourage, including military and political people like Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony. A Soothsayer meets Caesar and…

“It is not our differences that divide us, it is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences,” said Audre Lorde, a Caribbean-American writer, and civil rights activist. In this quote she is saying that if we just agreed that we are different, and we won’t alway get along, then the world would be a more peaceful place. Even in today’s society people are pulled apart from others because of their differences. Even so the society today is better than it was during times…

In William Shakespeare’s dramatic works, women are very influential characters who have a great affect on the outcome of the play. Characters like Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Ophelia in Hamlet, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Portia in The Merchant of Venice, and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing are all memorable and significant women in Shakespeare. Although a majority of these women play subordinate roles, their impact on their story is in no way small or trivial. Lady Macbeth is a prime…

Unlike Milton, Shakespeare’s writing style is not overbearing – he rarely includes any of his own opinions. For this reason, many aspects of Shakespeare’s personal life, such as his religion and sexual orientation are still unknown to this day. Though Shakespeare does not convey his personal beliefs to others, his works still go into great detail regarding topics such as religion. This is a sharp distinction from Milton’s works, where he constantly refers to Christianity as the only way to live…

In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Calpurnia, the wife of Caesar, does not demonstrate a good representation on standing up to men. Calpurnia has the experience of being looked down upon men in one scene. One famous scene in this play is where Calpurnia predicts Caesar’s death in a dream. // Calpurnia serves as an inadequate representation of a courageous woman because she never stands up for herself. Calpurnia should not have let Caesar leave the building and instead force him to stay at…

government the majority chooses, its first act is to set up a legislative government in power which is supreme and it can’t be changed unless the whole government is dissolved. The legislative power while supreme within the common wealth cannot be arbitrary, it cannot deprive someone of life, liberty, or a state. If the legislative power did deprive people of life, liberty, or the state no individual would have voluntarily left the natural condition. What has been given to government is the law…

In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is a government official, and he has a wife named Portia. Brutus´s best friend is Caesar, he had to make the decision to either kill his best friend or have Rome suffer from a terrible king. Brutus is loyal to Caesar. Although Brutus was a part of his killing, doesn't mean he wasn't loyal to him. I believe that Brutus was just as loyal to Caesar as to any of best friends in modern days are. Brutus loved Caesar with all of his heart, but Brutus had to make the…

In Act 4 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar, Brutus greets Titinius and Pindarus, who tell him that Cassius has almost arrived at the camp site. Brutus is eager to confront Cassius because he says that he offended him and looks forward to hearing his explanation. As soon as Cassius shows up with most of his army he immediately says that Brutus had wronged him and also wants an explanation. They decide to take the dilemma inside the tent so the armies won’t see their argument. This scene shows that even…