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To start off, when someone thinks of power, they think of a person who controls someone of something. Julius Caesar may have been the person to have the most of that power in all time. Julius Caesar, a well-known Roman dictator, impacted the destiny of the nation that he lead by expanding the Roman Empire. Author’s can use various genres of literature as a proactiv tool in educating people in many ways. Various genres of literature can be used a proactive tool in learning in many ways…

death and the death of his 300 followers. Tiberius’ younger brother Gias takes over where he left off and ends up no different. After his followers are killed Gias takes his own life. The next Great Roman ruler after the Gracchus brothers is Giaus Julius…

Brutus’s character is made very complicated by his dramatic hypocrisy. Basically Brutus was trying to follow in his uncle Cato foot steps. In the 50’s he prevented pompey increased power of Caesar’s takeover of Italy in the 49’s. Brutus wants to kill Julius Caesar really bad because he was worried Caesar will knock down the republic and it was for the good of Rome…

In the books, The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction and The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction, both authors provide their readers with the significant characteristics of the Aztec and Roman empires and also the untold stories of how powerful these civilizations stood. The Roman Empire by Christopher Kelly, informs his readers of the Roman Empire. He emphasizes the challenges and achievements that this civilization has made. The Aztecs by David Carrasco, points out the wins of the Aztec…

The death of Julius Caesar would not have been possible if it were not for the grave differences between Cassius and Brutus. Shakespeare definitively draws both characters as polar opposites; sometimes-- in humorous ways. The only thing the two of them can seem to agree upon is their dislike of Caesar. Cassius, true to his nature, uses Brusus’ dislike of Caesar's’ personality to manipulates him into murder. Cassius is not entirely to blame. If it were not for Brutus’ projected morals and…

Throughout time there have been many instances where a strong orator voices their opinion with power persuasive elements and lead to a drastic change, much like the case of Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Before Antony gives his famous eulogy of his dead friend and future leader of Rome, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus gives his outlook on the situation first in front of a crowd of Romans. Brutus is also a close friend of Caesar but he believes that Caesar needed to die…

The movement of Cleopatra's barge from the Cydnus River to Tarsus was a very prolific arrival that caught the attention of numerous individuals, especially Marc Antony. The two recounts depicted in Shakespeare's literature and the Cleopatra film offer slightly similar, but largely different stories of how the event occurred. Shakespeare used much more colorful language in order to depict it the story such as when he described Cleopatra's boat by saying "The poop was beaten gold, purple the…

“Julius Caesar” was a true story which had been dramatized. Shakespeare talked about Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and Mark Antony’s actions and real historical incidents. Julius Caesar had the ambition to become a king. Brutus, Cassius and their partners killed him because of that. After Antony’s speech, a civil war broke out between Brutus’s party and the country. With regard to the topic of who exactly was the protagonist of Julius Caesar, it was apparent that fierce debate existed. Brutus was the…

Rome in Panic: Mark Antony’s Rhetorical Response Within William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the character Mark Antony uses a plethora of rhetoric devices to persuade the crowd towards his way of thinking. These devices include sarcasm, logical thinking, and crying to emit a sense of emotion appeal. William Shakespeare uses different rhetorical modes inside each section of Mark Antony’s speech, which includes: Logos, Logos with Ethos, and Pathos during section 1, Ethos and Ethos with Pathos…

William Shakespeare is one of the most influential authors in the world. He made many tragedy books about the human nature. One of his famous William Shakespeare play, Macbeth, shows the life of a loyal soldier that let his hunger for power take control over his life. His ambition for power influenced him to become disloyal to his country. Not only ambition influenced him to become an evil person, the characters around him contributed to his malevolent actions. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, is…