The customer of the outdoor café was about to strike the old beggar man who had stumbled into his table, upended his wine goblet and splashed his hands with the crimson liquid. As his arm stirred, his wrist was clasped in an iron grip. Beneath the old man’s cap, the jade green eyes of the man he was expecting to meet sparked their playful grin. “For an officer of your army, you wear your civilian costumes well, despite your clumsiness,” said the patron. He was determined not to be cowed by the surprising arrival of this powerful man. He knew it was a ploy to un-nerve him. Instinctively he reached down to help the man stand. “A flourish of character,” said the man before delivering the agreed upon password, “Alms for the poor and the oppressed?” …show more content…
You will recall,” said ‘K’ “Julius Caesar, in his time, was the glue of factions. Therein lay his genius. He bonded them together before they could kill one of their own, inadvertently make him a martyr and, thereby, gain ascendancy over the other gangs. When Caesar was himself murdered he gained more power than he ever dreamed of in life. The Empire routed the conspirators and Octavius was empowered to rule with an iron fist. I fear that if one of your leaders is killed off by another, he will gain that same status.” “You need not fear our leader,” ‘J’ almost smiled with scorn.” He is hardly the firebrand you fear.” “His views on government?” “That good rule is not by unchallenged ideology or by repression of those who disagree.” “Like my country’s government?” Silence hung, dangerous and heavy, in the humid air. ‘J’ responded with the ancient shrug of all those who find themselves helpless before a conqueror’s massive power. He knew he could be killed for even implying a criticism of the super power this man, this ‘K,’ represented. “I would like to meet with your man,” said ‘K.’ The danger had passed. ‘K’ was suddenly all business.” However, he said, “I do not wish there to be any fuss made or, for that matter, anyone to even know about our conversation.” “Lest it lend some authenticity to our ‘group’?” ‘J’ dared to ask. “No,” said ‘K’’ “So that, if it comes to killing him, there will be no dissension.” “You wouldn’t . . . . “ gasped a startled
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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.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar can be interpreted in multiple ways when it comes to who the characters are and if the name holds true. An immense amount of people would say that the conspirators are the antagonists while Mark Antony is the protagonist. Others may say it was only Cassius who was the antagonist. Many readers believe that the name of the play is completely wrong and William Shakespeare messed up. There are numerous amounts of evidence for each concept. As it does for many, my idea of who was who in the play varied as I continued to read on. Opinions may differ, but I believe the protagonist is Brutus while the antagonist is Mark Antony and the name holds true to the play.
Waving goodbye from the backseat of the car, as we pull out of my parent’s driveway. Looking out the window at the oddly, white shaped clouds. Thinking, I had never been away from my parents and my younger sister for so long, even though it was only for two weeks. I was excited and scared all at once, but I wasn’t too thrilled about the whole 29-hour drive there. Hoping that the trip would go well and nothing bad will happen to us.
The protagonist in this play is Julius Caesar. He is the Protagonist for many reasons. One is that the main plot if the play is to kill Caesar for being a bad ruler against Rome. The consipators were making plans to kill Caesar. There are many warnings in the story that Caesar is going to die, but he ingores all of them because the consipators tell him not to.If he wasn’t the Protagonist then there would be no need to have him in the play for most of them time. Even after his death Caesar still makes many appernices in the book and that makes the other charcters die. Protagonist is the main charcter in a story and that is what caesar is. It is clear that no one else is the Protagonist except for Casear. Caesear lives on in the
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The father abuses the child, and the mother is also a victim. The mandatory reporting that would be made in this case is emotional and physical abuse. First, the child is abused emotionally from the drunkenness of the father and issues that happen when he comes home. The mother also lets the man back to the house even with the abuses and the child feels that this should not be the case (Stahl, 2014). The two scenarios lead to emotional torture to the child. The second is that the father physically abuses both the mother and child. The incident shows that the child had his wrist broken when defending his mother. Such action falls under the physical abuse category. Health professionals working with children and their families are often required
The Ides of March mean much more than March 15th, it was also the day Julius Caesar, the Roman general and leader was killed. Although this day is not a holiday, we should take time to think of things Caesar didn’t on this fateful day. In “Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare, Caesar that morning solidified his place as a tragic hero because of his tremendous fatal flaw. Aristotle once defined the tragic hero as a person of noble or influential birth, who has a moral personality. The tragic hero also must have one hamartia, which is a fatal flaw. This fatal flaw is the cause of the person's downfall. This also means that it is a noble person, and it is one part of their
In the determination of whether Julius Caesar was an intelligent, political hero or an egocentric, dictating villain, it is important to look at all of the facts. Born in 100 B.C.E. and assassinated in 44 B.C.E., Julius Caesar was legendary. He along Pompey, and Crassus created the first unofficial Triumvirate which was negotiated to appease both the Roman citizens and the power hungry rivals. Still, this agreement would not last long. After Pompey’s wife, Julia Caesar and daughter of Caesar’s daughter given to Pompey to establish the Trimvirate, dies in childbirth, civil war breaks out as Caesar leads his army against Rome. He fights until Pompey is murdered in Egypt. As Rome is “shattered,” Julius Caesar one person should rule. He
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tale not completely focused on Julius Caesar himself. But is instead focused more on the conspirators that surrounded him. Julius Caesar is unwilling to believe several warnings that could have saved his life, Julius Caesar ends up being murdered after ignoring all of the warnings, everyone has a different view of Julius Caesar. A tragic hero is a character of high standing in society that has a flaw that leads to their downfall and must feel enlightened in the end. Julius Caesar is a tragic hero.
“Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.”
The nobleman’s eyebrow shot higher into his hairline, and murmurs- verbal and mental- broke out across the crowd. Charles ignored them, and went on. “If you’ll spare him for the night- and I think you can, as we’ve all had our show,” he said. “I plan to seek the general in the morning.”
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