Roman Republic

what might happen in the future. There were many omens in this play that lead to bad things including ides of March, ghosts, and strange behavior of animals. The "Ides of March" refers to March 15, the day Julius Caesar was assassinated by the Roman conspirators. The term first appears in Julius Caesar when a soothsayer approaches Caesar and warns him to "beware the Ides of March"(JC 1.2.18), which Caesar dismisses as meaningless. This omen is just to show that Shakespeare uses omens and…

In The Prince, Cicero argues that it is best for a prince to be both loved and fear. However, this balance is very hard to maintain, therefore Cicero argues it is better for a prince to be feared than loved. Cicero explains that subjects are more likely to respect a leader if they fear him. He uses the examples of Hannibal and Scipio to display this. Hannibal was very cruel but very skilled, this resulted in his terrified soldiers respecting him. Scipio, on the other hand, was very skilled, but…

Aaron Burr was known as a “Benedict Arnold” in the politics of the United States of America as he constantly switched from political party to another as a helper, aiding depleting political parties. At the same time, though, many saw him as a political backstabber. One of these people included Alexander Hamilton, who constantly criticized Burr calling him “unprincipled”. This eventually resulted in a duel, declared by Burr, against Hamilton, since Burr was upset from the degradation he received…

successful. Egypt was fortunate in this respect until the Late Period, when it came under the domination of foreign powers. What began with relatively benign occupations by the Libyans, Kushites, Assyrians, and Persians would become oppressive under the Roman Empire, which exploited its provinces ruthlessly. The attempts of Cleopatra VII to retain independence were unsuccessful and the country fell prey to Octavian. For as long as Rome ruled the Mediterranean, Egypt was little more than…

In shakespears play julius caeser is killed becase the people are scared if he gets to much power he will become evil. So the conspirators stab him many times until he dies. Then brutus the knew ruler of them tells a speech to get everyone on his side and tell everyone why he did it. Then antony younger male who never really says much says a speech too. He is not alowed to say anything bad about the conspirators but he fortifies them and tries to get everyone against the conspirators.…

The Villagers of Fuente Ovejuna lived a very simple life. They didn’t worry about the bigger picture around them. All most of them cared about was having a peaceful and happy life. Laurencia just wanted a happy life with Frondoso. But, once an authoritarian dares disrupt the serenity of their society; the head ought to be changed. With the help of the rest of Village, Laurencia and Frondoso violently murdered the Commander because of his tyrannical behavior. They lead the revolution to a better…

Funeral Speech Comparison in Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, portrayed the clash of powers that went on between the remaining leaders after the assassination of the dictator, Julius Caesar. The play took a substantial advantage of rhetorical devices and Shakespeare made it palpable that he valued the art of persuasion at an exceptionally high level. Arguably Shakespeare’s best application of rhetoric are the two funeral speeches given by Brutus and Mark Antony in scene II…

The least honorable character of ”Julius Caesar” is Brutus. He killed Julius Caesar. Brutus also killed other people besides Caesar. Caesar was stabbed thirty three times in the chest repeatedly. Also told everyone that he would be the king of Rome. Instead of Julius Caesar. The reason why Brutus is the least honorable character is because he killed most of his men that helped him out with killing Caesar. Also Brutus killed Cassius for money. Brutus’s decisions made rome at…

202 BCE series of similar defeats gave the Romans total control and dominion over the Mediterranean. “Carthage, although not reduced to a province, became a dependent state” ("Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 15", 2018). There were numerous important outcomes of the second Punic War which involved series of events that come as result of such wars thus enabling Rome to conquer as many cities as possible. The second Punic War acted as a base for the Roman Empire enabling it to…

What example of dramatic irony appears in the opening lines of this scene? An example of dramatic irony happens in the begining of the scene when Caesar say “what touches us ourselff shall be last served”(III.i.8.). This is dramtically ironic when you thing about how Caesar says the word touched, although he is the one who will be touched by all the conspiritators. What traits does Caesar show in dealing with those who approach him in this scene? When talking with those who approach him,…