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Julius Caesar Final Essay Shakespeare is known to cover important statements on life in his plays and other works. In Julius Caesar he conveys various statements, one being that people always try to find the easiest way out of their problems. This can be observed in the reasons for why Cassius has Caesar killed, how the conspiracy wanted to just kill off Antony, and why Cassius had Pindorus kill him instead of taking his loses on the battle field like a man. However, it 's funny that none of…

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 play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, is written taking place with a very powerful and rogue ruler, Julius Caesar, and focuses on Brutus' struggle between the adverse demands of patriotism, honor, and friendship. Within the play, Shakespeare sympathizes with Caesar’s conspirators and is very much in favor of a democracy rather than one, powerful ruler as depicted in the play. And, as Shakespeare was writing this play, he was trying to convince the audience to…

The Title How is it a Tragedy about Caesar? He died right away. So what about him. He really wasn’t even a big part of the play. It could have been titled The Menacing of Cassius, or The Indecisive Brutus, or The Two-Faced Mark Antony but it’s titled The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. But again he died right away. But on the other hand without his death, Mark Antony wouldn’t have made his vows and the civil war wouldn’t have taken place. So it’s a toss up. First, the play is titled The Tragedy of…

Gaius Julius Caesar, also know as Caesar, was a Roman politician, a general, and notable author of Latin prose. Julius Caesar was s very successful leader. Caesar played a budge rule in the rise of the Roman republic. Julius Caesar extended the Roman Empire and seized power. He also made himself dictator of Rome. On August 9 , 48 B.C. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus also known as Pompey the great, prepared his army to face Julius Caesar. Caesar's troops were more experienced then Pompey's. Pompey had…

Julius Caesar guided his troops across the Rubicon River in Northern Italy in January of 49 BC. Caesar and his Roman Republic dove right into civil war causing Caesar’s enemy, Pompey, to flee to Greece. Within a few months, Caesar had gained possession of the Italian peninsula and destroyed Pompey’s loyal followers in Spain. Eventually, Julius Caesar followed Pompey to Greece where he defeated his rivals even though he was outnumbered. However, Pompey had just enough time to escape to Egypt.…

In Act III, Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony turned a crowd of mourning citizens to an angry mob. Antony turned this crowd into an angry mob through multiple persuasive devices. Brutus and the other conspirators thought they were killing Caesar for the good of Rome, but Antony and other ideas. He wanted to discreetly show the crowd of Romans who the conspirators actually were to him, a group of murderers. In order to persuade the people to not have sympathy for the…

Today, on the Feast of Lupercalia, a triumphant Caesar has returned after spilling the blood of noble Pompey’s sons in Munda. The common folk celebrate, walking through the streets and decorating the city to celebrate his return. Those fools! Rather than putting in a day of good, hard work, they instead cheer for that tyrant. Only a few years ago did they fall at Pompey's feet in his worship, the fickle creatures. I, Cassius, had proudly fought on Pompey’s side, for he was a true leader. He…

people to get his way, to get power, He was overly ambitious and power hungry often putting his name and legacy before others; The tyrant also murdered many thousands of innocents during his Gaulic champagnes, one of which was the Rhine river massacre, However, many have argued that the general had redeemed himself later in life. However, the little good Caesar had done, barely even began to wipe away the crimson stains of blood and death from his name. For one thing, Caesar bribed his way into…

In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar Mark Antony’s speech is more persuasive than the one Brutus gives because he uses better tactics and more powerful rhetoric. In his speech Brutus uses gravitas and ethos which in the end backfires because it makes his speech less relatable and portrays him as better than the plebeians. Mark Antony gives his speech after Brutus and he uses this to his advantage by using verbal irony and more specially sarcasm. Mark Antony uses pathos and exaggeration to…