Spartacus Character Analysis

Throughout Persepolis, Marji chooses to do many things that aren’t very logical, although in her own eyes, she thinks otherwise. This  reflects onto her personality, and shows how she has the tendency to rebel. From the beginning of the book to the very end, Marji has a very rebellious nature, and there are a variety of sources that she could’ve gotten this trait from.  Due to Marji’s rebellious nature, she makes a variety of illogical choices, involving religion, appearance, and her aptitude to always focus on herself.

Randy Pausch. Who is he? What does he stand for? The day he gave the last lecture... His last lecture he only had months to live. He packed a lot of lessons into his lecture. The claims he gave that stood out were to be optimistic, to be determined, and to take risks.

In the book, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, all of the character present were true warriors at heart. Between the students that attended Central High School and the family members that had to go through the struggle of being hated in their own town, they did not give up. I believe that I am most like Melba because I never give up, I have had similar events happen to me in my own school, and I have a family that is just as supportive as hers.

“To be, or not to be, that is the question,” (3.1.64). This famous line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet perfectly encapsulates Hamlet’s internal struggle throughout the play. Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark and his desire for revenge on the uncle, Claudius, who murdered his father. As is the case in many works of literature, Hamlet changes greatly throughout the play. However, because of his attempts to act insane, it can be difficult to precisely map the changes in Hamlet’s character. By carefully investigating his seven soliloquies, where he is alone and has no need to “put on an antic disposition,” one can understand and interpret how Hamlet’s character develops throughout the play.

Spartacus: (c. 109–71 BC) One of the slave leaders who led a major revolt against the Roman empire, in the Third Servile War. Spartacus has become symbolic of

Scar and King Claudius take advantage of innocent characters to advance in their devious plot. Claudius uses Hamlet’s best friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to learn more about what is happening with Hamlet without them realizing that they are taking a part in his scheme. Claudius says, “To draw him on to pleasures and to gather,/ So much as from occasion you may glean,/ Whether aught, to us unknown, afflicts him thus/ That, opened, lies within our remedy (2.2.15-18). Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are blind to Claudius’ true intentions. Although Claudius wants to know why Hamlet goes mad, it is not for the protection of Hamlet. He mentions that he wants to fix the cause of Hamlet’s distress, but he draws the three of them to go to England, where he plans on assassinating Hamlet. Claudius worries that he may be in danger considering everyone believes Hamlet has gone mad. Hence, using the naivety of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet and return any information to confirm Claudius’ safety and benefit him in his mischievous plan.

With Spartacus’ name growing among the city it caused him to have enemies because he was being called the greatest gladiator of Rome. The former gladiator champion Crixus of Gaul was wanting his title back from Spartacus so he was training very hard to get back his crown from him. While Crixus and others fighting and training hard to get to where Spartacus is. Meanwhile Spartacus is looking at the bigger picture. He is starting to see how barbaric and cruel being a gladiator is and he really doesn 't want to do it anymore. Seeing this, Spartacus is trying to get the point across to the other gladiators and telling them that this is wrong and they are going to have to take a stand. The other gladiators are not hearing him right away because the Roman Empire has them brainwashed. The Romans tell the gladiators that it is a honor dying for their country, but really they are not. They are really dying for the entertainment of the people of Rome. With time Spartacus got the point across to some of the fighter but, he had trouble with some of them such as Crixus and other head gladiator Gannicus. This is because they refused to fight

In the conclusion of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the audience gains an understanding of the importance of Justice to each character. In the final act both Hamlet and Laertes seek to find justice for the wrongs committed against them and their families. This leaves both men trying to identify how to right these misdeeds

Spartacus was captured and placed into slavery; where he was sold to a Gladiator training camp in Capua, Rome. He perfected the art of hand to hand combat to kill any opposing gladiator in the Arena all the while Spartacus devised a plan to escape with other gladiators. Spartacus escaped from slavery and defeated multiple waves of Roman Legions by conquering small towns and villages while gaining material and support, using his unconventional tactics thinking, and by training ordinary men in the art of warfare by his gladiators.

He became a gladiator for the Roman Empire but managed to escape with around 70 others in 73BC. Other slaves that had escaped heard about him and joined his army. It is thought that they were planning to overthrow the Roman Republic but Rome didn’t feel threatened by them and ignored the situation. More and more runaway slaves joined his army until they were around 90,000-120,000. At this point Rome started to perceive them as a threat and sent out a series of attacks.

Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus (1960) gives audiences a spectacular showing of two opposing ideologies coming head to head. In Spartacus, the Roman Empire faces one of the greatest threats to the empire it had ever faced. That enemy was named Spartacus. Spartacus was the unlikeliest of heroes. He was a simple slave who showed no extraordinary skills or talents, except for his fierce rebellious spirit. When push came to shove, that spirit did not allow Spartacus to stand by and do nothing as the Romans continued to do as they pleased with whomever they wanted. In a moment of rage, Spartacus kills the trainer of the gladiators and as consequence, inspires the other gladiators to fight back against the oppression they had been forced to live under.

In terms of their social status, the film portrays gladiators as a mix of slaves, prisoners, and professional athletes. The gladiators are the property of a Roman citizen, most seemed to be there against their will, and yet they could achieve massive popular approval and support like a professional athlete of today. Maximus’s relationship with the crowd is an important plot point, showing the necessity of a gladiator in getting the approval of the masses to better ensure their survival. The film projects gladiators

About a week ago, I started reading the book, The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss. I chose to read this book simply because I wanted to expand my knowledge on the story of Spartacus, a hero I had heard of but did not know much about. I chose the right book to read because I quickly learned so much about the Spartacus War and why Spartacus is viewed as a hero in only two hundred pages. As Barry Strauss recounts in The Spartacus War, between 73 and 71 B.C.E., the Thracian gladiator Spartacus terrorized the Italian peninsula as the leader of a slave rebellion. Long after his death, Romans continued to remember him with fear, and his memory has still not tarnished with time.

Maximus is a Trojan general who lost his wife,son and life, he becomes a slave. He must go fight as a gladiator against other gladiators. The more he fights the more he becomes famous.The film is really violent, there are a lot of fights and blood, and it’s also a moving film. The story is really gripping because you see how he needs to rebuild his life. However the film ends good

In Julius Caesar the main idea was to show the reader how Julius Caesar was this powerful Roman wanting to rule the country of Rome. His ambitions lead him to a major downfall. Julius Caesar had many friends and followers but not everyone agreed with what he had plan for Rome. Brutus and Cassius were Julius Caesar’s closest friends that turned the table on him. Cassius had made his mind that caesar should not live to be crown. Cassius has brought Brutus into his great plan to kill Julius Caesar. After a long time of Cassius persuading Brutus he final decided to join the conspirators. Brutus believes that if Caesar becomes crowned then Rome will never be the same, he will help kill caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus quickly became the leader of the conspirators because they see him as an honorable man, someone that will do anything for his country. In the William shakespeare of Julius Caesar, the most outstanding character appears to be Brutus who has impacted his country very strongly by his patriotism.