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Revenge In Julius Caesar
1,239 wordsRevenge. Revenge causes one to act blindly without reason. It is based on the principle of an eye for an eye, however this principle is not always a justified one to follow. In Julius Caesar, Antony seeks to avenge the death of Caesar. Antony acts on emotion which leads to the demise of Brutus, who is a noble man that does not deserve to be killed. Revenge is a central theme within Julius Caesar. This is demonstrated through Antony's desire to avenge Caesars death, and also the return of Julius ...
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Brutus And Cassius Antony And Octavius
1,908 words... ind. He, unlike other men, is constant. They all stab Caesar at Cassius's word. His final words are "Et tu Brute" meaning "you too Brutus?" The conspirators celebrate, and assure the senators they mean no one else harm. Casca and Brutus mention that they have done Caesar a favor by cutting short the time he will fear death. Cassius and Brutus predict that Caesar's death will be acted out many centuries in the future. A servant of Antony's asks if Antony can talk to Brutus. Brutus says that's...
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Stay At Home Act 2 Scene 2
3,610 wordsShakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR is not equal as a whole, to either of his other plays taken from the Roman history. It is inferior in interest to Coriolanus, and both in interest and power to Antony and Cleopatra. Critics do not much admire the representation here given of Julius Caesar, nor do they think it answers to the portrait given of him in his Commentaries. He makes several vaporing and rather pedantic speeches, and does nothing. Indeed, he has nothing to do with it. So far, the fault of the...
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Brutus Is An Honorable Man People Of Rome
3,651 words... sts that the male characters in the play, even though they call on their ancestry and on the ideas of strength and honour, do so in a dishonorable cause. Still, she is a woman, and even though she is so father and so husbanded, she is unable to stem the flow of blood that the conspirators have begun If Portia is noble, Calphurnias, Caesars wife, suffers greatly in comparison. She is not so well-husbanded, for here Caesar shows himself to be weak and superstitious. Still, there is truth in Ca...
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Brother Ptolemy Mark Antony
1,901 wordsCleopatra V was born in 69 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite what people say today, that she was glamorous and beautiful, she was far from it. She is shown on ancient coins with a long hooked nose and masculine features. Although she was not beautiful she was clearly a very seductive woman, and she used this to further Egypt politically. She had a beautiful musical voice. It is also said that she was highly intelligent. She spoke nine different languages, and she was the first Ptolemy pharaoh wh...
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Act 3 Scene 2 Scene 2 Line
892 wordsPersuasion The evil that men do lives after them, / the good is oft interred with their bones (Act 3, Scene 2, Line 76). Simply put, after a mans death, only the evil that he did is remembered; the good is often forgotten. However, Antony's persuasive speech at Caesars funeral is one to be remembered. After Brutus oration, the plebeians thought Caesar was a tyrant and that Brutus did right to kill him. Antony convinces the plebeians that Caesars death was unmerited, and that the conspirators sho...
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Rhetorical Analysis Of Antony Speech
1,199 wordsRhetoric is perhaps one of the oldest disciplinary regimes introduced on the human race. Rhetoric is the study of impressive writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion. In William Shakespeare's very famous play "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Marcus Brutus and March Antony, both Roman Senators at the time; give a speech at Julius Caesar's funeral. Both speakers introduce themselves to the crowd in their own unique way with the usage of prodigiously different rhetorical strategi...
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Love And Politics In Antony Cleopatra
999 words... innuendo) Cleopatra makes fun of him back, sarcastically mentioning his supposed decadence from Hercules How this Herculean Roman does become the carriage of his chafe Again, this language is typical of the couples playful arguments, though real issues between them are often underlying. It presents the other side of their relationship away from the hyperbole of their complimentary interchanges. If the language that portrays the world of love is picturesque and dreamy, then the political lang...
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Shakespeare Plays Shakespeare Shows
1,611 wordsShakespeare The famous saying states absolute power corrupts absolutely. William Shakespeare seems ho have known this fact very well. At the same time, he knew that noble characters do not get corrupted by political power, because of their idealism. Therefore, we can say that Shakespeare is promoting the idea of biological factors being the most important, in defying individuals behavior. Rich and powerful characters in his plays are shown as individuals who were enjoying their high social statu...
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Antony And Cleopatra By William Shakespeare
1,060 wordsAntony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare Cleopatra is by far one of the most interesting characters ever developed by Shakespeare. She is a beautiful woman that has various abilities, however her main strength is her sexuality and the ability to use it in order to dominate the relationship with Antony. (Johnson, p. 83) In order to better understand Cleopatra, it is imperative that we elaborate on how she changed Antony. In Shakespeare's Roman tragedy Antony and Cleopatra, we are told the stor...
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Antony Speech Brutus Julius
286 wordsThe Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest works. Its about a group of conspirators who kill their king, Julius, in order to be free. Antony, opposed to the assassination, felt that he should avenge Julius death. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was unjust, invoking their rebellion. Brutus, head of the conspiracy, also gave a good speech, but the Romans didnt react to it. A battle erupted, and most of the conspir...
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Ptolemy Xiii Ptolemy Xiv
2,641 wordsCleopatra was an intelligent, political, savory and ambitious woman who changed the history of Egypt. A young woman who was thrust early into the violent and tolerant politics of a declining kingdom. Her strategy involved the seduction of Julius Caesar succeeded by an intense love affair with Mark Antony. She remains as one of histories most powerful and fascinating rulers. Alexander the Great died abruptly in Babylon. His Macedonian Generals all raced to get his land. His solider Ptolemy wanted...
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Returned To Rome Queen Of Egypt
2,989 wordsCleopatra VII Ptolemaic Dynasty In the springtime of 51 BC, Ptolemy Auletes died and left his kingdom in his will to his eighteen year old daughter, Cleopatra, and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII who was twelve at the time. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. She had two older sisters, Cleopatra VI and Berenice IV as well as a younger sister, Arsinoe IV. There were two younger brothers as well, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. It is thought that Cleopatra VI may have died as a child ...
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Killing Caesar Loved Caesar
1,811 wordsAntony has been described as a self-seeking politician of no scruples. Do you agree? Support your answer with close reference to the text. Antony appears to be loyal to Caesar, but his loyalty hides his underlying deceitful nature. Antony uses Caesars death to his advantage. Antony capitalise's on the opportunity it presents and progresses to become the victor and ruler of Rome. There is no doubt that early in the play Antony is portrayed as a very loyal and trustworthy character. Caesar trusts ...
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Save His Life Measure For Measure
2,052 wordsA common theme in many of Shakespeare's plays is the idea of loyalty. Good or evil, right or wrong, the central character in the play always has at least one person whom no matter what the circumstances never leaves their side or never denies the person what they want even if it is contrary to what they want or believe. The play Twelfth Night portrays a very good example of loyalty and sacrifice. Viola, or Cesario as she is known through most of the play, has found herself in an interesting pred...
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Fell In Love Queen Of Egypt
1,000 wordsMark Antony (83? - 30 BC), Roman statesman and general, who defeated the assassins of Julius Caesar and, with Gaius Octavius and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, formed the Second Triumvirate, which ultimately secured the end of the Roman Republic. Antony was born in Rome and educated for a short time in Greece. From 58 to 56 BC he served as a leader of cavalry in Roman campaigns in Palestine and Egypt, and from 54 to 50 BC he served in Gaul under Julius Caesar. Subsequently, with Caesars aid, he attain...
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Antony And Cleopatra Julius Caesar
555 wordsMarcus Antonius otherwise known as Mark Antony was born in 83 B. C. He was the son of Antonius Creticus and Julia who were related to Julius Caesar. Antonius Creticus, Antony's father was a rather unsuccessful admiral who died early in Antony's life. His mother Julia, remarried to P. Cornelius Lentulus who raised him for most of his childhood. In 63 B. C. , Lentulus was strangled on the orders of Cicero for his involvement in the Catiline Affair. This would soon prove to be a time in Antony's li...
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Antony Speech Quot Iv
716 wordsMark Antony's Speech In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Antony confronts a crowd that is against him and on the side of the conspirators who just killed Caesar. In order to turn the crowd to his side; Antony uses rhetorical questions, appeals, and irony in his speech to the people. Without breaking his word not to wrong the conspirators, Antony indirectly persuades the crowd that the conspirators were wrong in killing Caesar and that Caesars death should be avenged. The use of rhetorical qu...
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Antony Speech Rhetorical Questions
698 wordsMark Antony's Speech In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Antony confronts a crowd that is against him and on the side of the conspirators who just killed Caesar. In order to turn the crowd to his side; Antony uses rhetorical questions, appeals, and irony in his speech to the people. Without breaking his word not to wrong the conspirators, Antony indirectly persuades the crowd that the conspirators were wrong in killing Caesar and that Caesars death should be avenged. The use of rhetorical qu...
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