A Raisin in the Sun vs. Julius Caesar

Although conflicting perspectives are present in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”, the composers bias is still evident. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” is a play which reflected the anxiety of England over succession of leadership. When the play was written in 1599, intense censorship prevailed and Shakespeare chose Caesar’s story in order to convey significant ideas and messages to the Elizabethan audience about the

William Shakespeare is the world’s pre-eminent dramatist whose plays range from tragedies to tragic comedies, etc. His general style of writing is often comparable to several of his contemporaries, like Romeo and Juliet is based on Arthur Brooke’s narrative poem, “The tragical history of Romeo and Juliet”. But Shakespeare’s works express a different range of human experience where his characters command the sympathy of audiences and also are complex as well as human in nature. Shakespeare makes the protagonist’s character development central to the plot.

Much of the text is dated or archaic and is initially unknown to the typical student. Yet upon thorough study, the student will gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of Shakespeare's words and the English language.Despite the difficulty that dated text presents, the passions and emotions described by Shakespeare touch the hearts of his readers and audience, students included. Vivid imagery and poetic descriptions are presented effectively and have a great impact on the audience. Readers are provided with the opportunity to step into the lives of his characters; to feel their emotions and understand their motivations, a rewarding experience for the student.Although Shakespeare's wrote his plays more than 350 years ago, the relevance of their themes and subjects still exists.

One of William Shakespeare’s many attributes as a playwright of the late 16th century was his character development. Shakespeare’s seamless use of indirect characterization sets his works apart from the other playwrights and authors of his time. In Othello, the Shakespearian tragedy about the newlywed Othello and Desdemona, Shakespeare uses character foils to emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the characters. By making inwardly similar characters seem like polar opposites, Shakespeare truly shows how dynamic each of the characters is.

Shakespeare’s dramas deal with timeless themes such as e.g. love and hate, life and death, in a fairytale-y way, with a pinch of intricate entanglements, in such a way that makes the classical Greek love triangle seem trite. The language in the 400-year-old text is at once lyrical and hard-hitting, providing with a liveliness that still affects the present day reader. Shakespeare’s significance in the history of literature is invaluable, and his style has influenced authors since the 1600s. Not only has his works been a source of inspiration

In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare illuminates the themes of human motivation and manipulation. He examines the relationship between actions and motivations, cause and effect, and word and deed, using the symbols of hands and hearts. Throughout the play, the characters Brutus and Marc Antony express their different understandings of this relationship rhetorically. In his 1953 film interpretation, Joseph L. Mankiewicz demonstrates these characters’ understanding through both the play’s original dialogue and his own interpolated action. It is interesting to see the different effects of spoken rhetoric, as we experience it in the play, and the visual rhetoric of the film. The play itself complicates matters of motivation and therefore does not

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar presents a variety of themes that deal with human nature throughout the narrative. However, the most out-standing characteristics portrayed within would very easily be that of deceit and manipulation. The prevalence of these aspects allows the reader to have a deeper insight, not only on the nature of humanity, but within each individual's perspective. Deception is a key factor in the character’s’ plans throughout this book, as Cassius states in referring to Brutus, “thou art noble, yet I see the honorable mettle may be wrought” (I.ii. 169-170). To truly understand the significance of Shakespeare’s intentions, we must analyze what deception really is.

Throughout the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are multiple characters who all think in various ways. In this way, the play is ambiguous, causing the audience to understand the difference in the point of views from each character. The comprehension of realizing the way the characters think lets the audience choose who they have more sympathy and empathy for. It’s important that a play can show this concept, and there are several ways this play does that.

As historians say, history always repeats itself. As if we seem destined to cycle through history endlessly without the knowledge to break the pattern. Although many salient figures have attempted to fiat the perspective of humanity to inculcate an awareness of human nature, it seems that these strives only fade into the dark shadows of history. During Julius Caesar, Shakespeare analysis similarities between the two historical eras and formulates a warning, as events in the Elizabethan era began to parallel the past events of Rome.  Using the tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare identifies political controversy of the Elizabethan era; this analysis can be seen when examining the parallelism between Caesar and Queen Elizabeth, leading into the

Julius Caesar was born in a wealthy family in Rome in 100 B.C. He became Rome’s greatest general and orator. He had two very great wealthy friends Crassus and Pompey by his side and the three of them together were the triumphant they each brought something to the table. Pompey was a excellent military commander and Crassius was one of the richest men in Rome. Each men commanded legions in faraway places- Pompey was in Spain, Caesar was in Gaul, and Crassius was in Syria. Caesar was very successful in Gaul people back in Rome loved him. He became a hero of the lower class but the senate did not like the people’s love of Caesar.

As a kid grows up, he or she develops core values and morals or ethics. These two things are often influenced by the values of parents and friends as well as the law. Core values represent what a person holds the highest and what he or she believes in. A person’s morals determine what he or she thinks is right or wrong. Together, core values and morals shape how people live their lives. It translates into everything that a person does, says, and writes. This allows people to read a book and depict what the author’s core values and morals are. So by analyzing Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s core values and moral will shine through. Although there are many characters in Julius Caesar that are vastly different in nature, the way in which Shakespeare highlights any individual points to what he stands for.

In this particular project, the task given was to re-create in telling one of Shakespeare’s popular plays, “Julius Caesar.” A tragedy filled with a twisted love that became muddled, a horrid deception capable of bringing one to one’s knees and doused with the blood of comrades and enemies alike. As a group, we chose to focus on the key turning points in the play, such as, the plotting of Caesar’s

Shakespeare’s character proves to be more complex than his former Roman ascendant. The most marked difference between the two is that,

The following study is based on the plays Antony and Cleopatra which is written by William Shakespeare and All for Love which is written by John Dryden. Both writers are the most prominent playwrights in the history of English literature. We can see that both writers through their respective works have focused on the relationship between two prominent characters of the ancient world- Marc Antony, who was a Roman ruler and Cleopatra- who was considered the most beautiful woman in the world and who was also the queen of Egypt.

On Wednesday 10th September 2014, I witnessed the Oratory Foundation’s presentation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The production was held at Naparima bowl at San Fernando. It began promptly at 9:30 am. This tale closely follows the rise to province and the ultimate demise of Roman icon and revolutionary politician Julius Caesar. The themes shown in this story are love, honour, betrayal, patriotism, selfishness and selflessness. This enticing tale also has its fair share of action such as murder, suicide, vengeance and conspiracy.