The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Philosophical thinker John Locke spoke on the rights of revolution, and how every man was given the birth-right of overthrowing restricting power. In multiple cases, the only means of challenging the vigors is death and brute force as demonstrated with Brutus in the tragedy Julius Caesar. These acts of violence demonstrate the will of the people -- the distance they are willing to go for their beliefs. When culminating their numbers, this will inevitably lead to the downfall of a once great leader. This is called the epitaph of a tyrant, the death of a controlling iron first -- a synonym for the dawn of a new day.

“I love the name of honor, more than I fear death,” a quote said by one of the most famous Roman leaders named Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was born in July 100 BC and he died on March 15, 44B.C. Caesar was a general, politician, and a dictator. Caesar was loved by many people for guiding them and providing safety for them, but he was also hated by a countless number of people. That hate ended up in him being murdered. He gave Rome hope for a better future and a promise of new land, jobs, and wealth. Caesar accomplished many things for his country like win many victories, developed the Julian calendar, and redistributed land to the poor. He used many different tactics and strategies to win his wars. Through brilliant military tactics, Julius Caesar, ruler of Rome from 49 B.C. to 44 B.C., guided the people of Italy and Rome to achieve many victories, allowing him to become a powerful ruler, hero, and inspiration and leaving a legacy that still shapes the world today.

Julius Caesar (100-44BC) was one of the greatest men produced by ancient Rome and he remains today a famous personality in world history (Barlow 2005). The conspirators were wrong to murder Julius Caesar in three ways. Firstly, they were morally wrong in the removal of Caesar. Secondly, they failed to consider a practical benefit to Rome in the murder of Caesar, resulting in only more problems. Lastly and most importantly, the conspirators were wrong to murder Julius Caesar because they placed their interests before those of Rome.

Julius Caesar's death was a Tragedy. Ironically the play name is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, so of course it was a tragedy. Caesar's death is caused by his personality and himself, if he had lived, there would be more tragedy in Rome than if he died. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar dies due to the conspiracy’s beliefs on killing him being right, and how he ignores the warnings of his death. Proving that his personality got in his own way, and would have lead to future chaos in Rome.

The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC by conspiring members of the Roman senate was an effort to remove a dictator whose power had grown to extraordinary levels and to revive the Republic government. Caesar’s power span throughout the entire Roman Empire, which during his reign extended from present day Syria, down into parts of Africa, over to Spain, most of France and all of Italy. He had the favor of the people, military and most of the Roman government. Caesar’s death at the hand of conspirators did remove him from power; however, it did not restore the Republic government as the Senate had anticipated, on-the-other hand it gave rise to yet a more powerful dictator that was beyond what Caesar

Vincent Hoy 4/9/2014 Professor J. Duran History 101 / Spring 2014 Book Report Guide #1 A Perspective on Gentleman’s History In Michael Parenti’s, “The Assassination of Julius Caesar”, Parenti claims that Julius Caesar’s assassination was not an incident, and that his death would actually represent the war between the wealthy, powerful conservatives who call themselves, “gentleman historians” and positive supported lower-class citizens that believed in Caesar’s reforms. Since Caesar was gaining such an incredible amount of power and support from his people, the senate feared that Caesar’s influence would be push these reforms onto the lower-class citizens, and it would threaten and put the upper-classes privileged interests at risk. The

This investigation evaluates the question, to what extent did Julius Caesar 's assassination affect Rome, politically and socially. Gaius Julius Caesar, famously known for his brilliant military strategies and shrewd political expertise, helped transform the Roman Republic into one of the greatest civilization in the western world. During his reign, Julius Ceasar expanded Rome’s geographical territory across Ancient Europe immensely, conquering areas of present-day France and Britain. The investigation will primarily focus on the political opportunities created by Caesar 's death, as well as the public reaction, from the immediate ramifications to its long-term effect on the Roman government. Effects in foreign and other civilizations not directly involved with Roman affairs or within Rome will not included in the investigation. Sources for the investigation will include The Emperors of Rome by David Potter and the Ancient History Encyclopedia .

All this comes down the last point that will be made in this essay, Julius Caesar’s assassins believed that what they were doing was what was best for the Roman Republic and its citizens. Caesar showed all the signs of becoming a corrupt king-like ruler. With the past experiences of Rome the men that killed Caesar just wanted to help the people they swore

In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti highlights the many significant people and events that characterized the late Roman Republic. Specifically, he focuses on the time period between the election of Tiberius Grachus, to the rise of Augustus, the first emperor of Rome. In this account of history, Parenti presents the social, political, and economic aspects of the Roman culture from the perspective of the Roman commoner, or plebeian. Using this perspective, he also spends a great amount of time examining the causes and effects of the assassination of Julius Caesar. The views that Parenti presents in this book stand in sharp contrast with the views of many ancient and modern historians, and offer an interesting and enlightening perspective into class struggle in the society of the Roman republic.

Stabbed in the back by a friend a relative, worst of all a brother. Julius Caesar now has the power he always wanted. The citizens celebrated for what he is now their new dictator,but still some people were not happy at all.Those responsible for the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15th, BC 44 were Brutus,Cassius and the Senate.

On March 15, 44 B.C. in Rome, Italy, Julius Caesar was stabbed and murdered by some of his closest friends. This account was written in detail by William Shakespeare in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This play was mainly about the conspirators, such as Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius, plotting to kill Caesar, killing Caesar, and the aftermath of his death on the Roman Republic. In Act 3 Scene 1, on the Ides of March, the conspirators killed Caesar by stabbing him twenty-three times on the chest. After the conspirators had just murdered Caesar, they had to explain and justify their actions to the Plebeians, or Romans. Marcus Brutus, one of the conspirators, gave a speech at Caesar’s funeral, but he also gave permission to Mark Antony, another

Which character in the end of this tragedy drove the action more, Marcus Brutus or Julius Caesar? The story is titled The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, but is it really mainly about Caesar and his assassination? Throughout the whole play, Brutus was constantly battling internal and external conflicts. While dealing with those issues, he decided to join the conspiracy to save the Roman people. By joining the conspiracy, their plans were to kill the high and mighty Caesar.

In the story “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, the story is about how the senators plan and carry out overthrowing Julius Caesar by killing him and the consequences that happen in return to the killing and when looking at the book on a deeper reading level, to figure out who the tragic hero of the story is, either Brutus or Caesar. The characteristics of a tragic hero are a person of high / noble stature or who someone who acts likes they have stature, the character has a tragic flaw that begins as a positive characteristic trait, but becomes the downfall, the characters tragic flaw that leads to a reversal of fortune or downfall, the character has improved self-awareness and self-knowledge, or the character experiences death, either physically, literally, or professionally. The characters in “Julius Caesar” who fit the requirements of a tragic hero are Julius Caesar and Brutus. Brutus and Julius Caesar can be the tragic hero of the story based off what we choose and there are reasons in the book on why both characters can be the tragic hero of the story, Julius Caesar could be the tragic hero because he was too prideful and didn’t care about what others bellow him said, and Brutus for being all about honor. The tragic hero in “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare is Brutus.

Julius Caesar is a work of art by William Shakespeare in 1599. Within this play Julius Caesar is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as “the main character of a tragedy [who is] usually dignified, courageous, and high ranking” (novel study guide). Also vital to defining a tragic hero is that, “the hero’s downfall is caused by a tragic flaw” ( novel study guide). It is very evident that Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a tragic hero given that he is of noble stature, has a fatal flaw and comes to an unhappy end.

Although William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar provides a largely accurate and incredibly detailed record of the assassination of its namesake, the play is regarded not as one of the Bard’s histories, but as one of his greatest tragedies. Shakespeare’s poignant lyrical interpretation of the fall of Julius Caesar is defined without a doubt as a tragedy by the sorrowful nature of the development, execution, and aftermath of Marcus Brutus’ betrayal of Julius Caesar.