Sextus Julius Frontinus

Lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” That was Mark Antony’s (a character and one of the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar) first statement in his speech that completely turned a weeping mourning crowd into an angry mob. This crowd had just heard that news that their beloved leader Julius Caesar had been put to death. Brutus (a main protagonist in the tragedy) had spoke before Mark Antony and made them sad and mournful about Caesar's death:…

as his viewers’ morals and views begin to twist and warp as the influence of the movement gulfs their minds under its sea of persuasion. In the dramatic play, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses characterization, motifs, and foreshadowing to portray the power of persuasion.Through the interactions between Marcus Brutus, Cassius, and Julius Caesar, they will prove how persuasion can change one’s course and produce consequences.…

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the line “Et tu, Brute?” stands out as one of the most famous lines in the play. The only problem, however, is that Julius Caesar did not say that line upon being stabbed twenty-three times. Although the play Julius Caesar seems quite credible, Shakespeare has indeed embellished a few parts of it. In the play, the character of Marc Antony does not correspond to historical texts; but the assassination of Julius Caesar in essence does stand validated with…

Tragic hero: A person of high rank or quality that suffers a downfall as a result of his or her tragic flaw. All three of these characters executed a high rank or quality. William Shakespeare the playwright of Macbeth, which is a tragedy about Macbeth a general in King Duncan’s army, prophesied that he is now in line to be King after Duncan and Malcolm. His ambition to become king makes him into a killer and a liar. Jeff Hobbs the author of the award winning novel The Short and Tragic Life of…

Throughout his military career, Julius Caesar exhibited extraordinary strategic prowess and generalship. It was due to his actions and decisions, both during battles and in the daily operation of his army, that he was so successful in all of his campaigns. His unique strategies, inspiring leadership, and the strict training regimen he gave his troops all played a role. The battles of the Roman Civil War were no exception and the battle of Pharsalus against rival general Pompey is an excellent…

The King of Trials: Historical Trials in Richard II William Shakespeare's Richard II acts as an amalgamation of three forms of trial: trial by ordeal, trial by combat, and trial by jury. Presenting the trial by ordeal in the spirit of its original Latin iudicium Dei, meaning "the truth of God", King Richard II offers himself an extension of God-ruling through divine right-therefore, creating a variant of an ordeal in his banishment of Henry Bolingbroke (Bartlett 5). Further, Richard II…

Tamburlaine’s idea of nobility is seen as a matter of achievements against the incapacity of the born king Mycetes. His imposing conception of power and kingship is seen against the capacity for intriguing and practical politics of Cosroe. From this point on, the play shows Tamburlaine the conqueror, successful beyond the caprices of fortune and cruel. Not even Zenocrate’s tears will convince him not to kill the virgins of her native city and siege the town. But the beauty of Zenocrate in her…

Right from the beginning of the passage, it is noticeable that after killing Paris, Romeo is kind to him. Romeo is compassionate and buries Paris with Juliet instead of being resentful towards him. What also stands out is that Romeo chooses to bury Paris with Juliet per his request, which proves to the reader that Paris did love Juliet. He was seen as a villain who came in between Romeo and Juliet by trying to marry her when in reality, he loved her just as much as Romeo did. These first two…

Power Destroys “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” This quote, from Abraham Lincoln, accurately describes what happens in Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare. The desire for power can bring someone glory or destruction. In the end, it all depends on how someone seeks that power and how he or she reacts once they get it. This is what happens to Macbeth. He seeks power and gains it, but the way that he does this is not…

The Power of Ambition Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet, once said, “Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied”. This quote expresses the danger of ambition, and greed could become so powerful that mankind can never be satisfied with their goals. In a society, absolutism makes one person have a supreme power over others. An individual will do anything for personal gain even if he is forced to use insensitive movements.…