Roman Republic

According to the Oxforddictionaries.com a Roman tribune is, a person who upholds, and defends the rights of people. The word tribune originally derived from the Latin word tribūnus. What makes a Roman Tribune so highly regarded by the people is because, they are chosen by the people for the people.The occupation of a Roman tribune is to defend the citizens of Rome from, political corruption, and unrighteous laws. The first example of a Tribune that comes to mind is, Caesar in the play Julius…

example, in the long conversation between Brutus and Caesar about Calpurina’s dream, notice the rhyme pattern, “This dream is all amissed interpreted;/It was a vision fair and fortunate:/Your statue spouting blood in many pipes./In which so many smiling Romans bathed,” (81). The lines all have five metrical meters with the rhythm but it does not follow the rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCD, etc. Additionally, it is rare to see the commoners’ dialogue in iambic pentameter like in Second Commoner’s…

within different cultures. Julius Caesar depicts suicide through Brutus and Cassius, the leading conspirators in the murder of Julius Caesar. Taking place in Rome when honor, valor, and triumph were the most important values; Brutus, Cassius, and other Romans considered suicide an honorable way to die. However, Hamlet, which takes place in more conservative late medieval Denmark, where suicide is frowned upon and even, deemed a sin. Hamlet, like Julius Caesar, is also…

Ghosts often represent an evil spirit in transition. The spirit cannot die either because it is in purgatory or because it has unfinished business on Earth. The only assumption one can make when a vengeful ghost appears is that no good thing could come from this visit. Shakespeare uses ghosts in many of his plays to help the plot move along or to foreshadow an outcome. Julius Caesar and Hamlet are just two examples. These ghosts compare and contrast well because they both were great leaders, and…

The Spanish-American War of 1898 made the world recognize the United States as a dominant power. This hard fault battle that proceeded for about ten weeks resulted in a victory for the United States, defeating the once powerful Spanish military. In result the United States got to govern Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. Cuba, unlike the other three countries that were under the power of the United states, were able to become and independent nation. This war was started by the overall idea…

Effects of the Rivalry on Borromini The rivalry between these two men, Borromini and Bernini, saw each one of them trying to come up with new styles in order to outshine the other. The competition towards determining who is better than the other became stiffer. Following the rivalry between him and Bernini, Borromini decided to work on his own as independent contractor. Therefore, he abandoned the St Peters project that he was doing in conjunction with Bernini and claimed that Bernini had…

People the world over tend to have highly inflated and self-delusory opinions of themselves and go to great length to defend and conserve that opinion. While this is true of the average person in the street, it is even truer of people who hold high office or have hereditary privileged positions, like royalty. Our contemplation today deals with such a person, King Belshazzar of Babylon, and his momentous fall from power when God weighed him in the balances and found him wanting. As we proceed it…

There are many philosophies that can encompass life. What is the true meaning of life? Can we ever be honorable in our actions? How should one react in times of great pain? Emperor Marcus Aurelius sought to answer these questions. Aurelius was a follower of Stoicism, a philosophy which he felt could answer them. The Meditations, Book One, is Aurelius’ thoughts on the matter of Stoicism. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar showcases Stoicism in one of its main characters - Marcus Brutus. The character…

Any well-crafted work of literature is multi-faceted. Paired with a good plot, complex characters add to the depth of a story and draw a reader in. In Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the characters of Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond—despite their initial impressions—have more to them than meets the eye. In the beginning of Inherit the Wind, Brady is portrayed as a good Christian man—which he uses to his advantage. Upon Brady’s arrival to Hillsboro, he receives a…

Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador, landed his name in history as the first explorer to encounter, what is now known as, the Aztec Empire. Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellin, Spain. Growing up, he had little wealth, but had honor, which was said to be a rare trait during that time. Those around him respected his family for goodness and piety. The Cortés family took pride in being honorable in everything that they set out to do. However, as Cortés grew with age, “he was a source…