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    Does Manipulation Always End in Tragedy? People often wonder why tragedy happens. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar it is clear that devastation strikes because of the manipulative nature of the characters. Early in the play Cassius manipulates Brutus into killing Caesar. He starts by opposing Caesar, reasoning that Caesar is no better than the other senators so why should he get to be king. Cassius then goes on to talk about Brutus being the hero Rome needs. Brutus falls for all of this, which is

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    Smith World literature 10 3 March, 2015 Julius Caesar One famous quote “Veni, Vidi, Vici; I came, I saw, I conquered” (Julius Caesar) taken from Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar, expresses his personal views of Rome. The patricians people described in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar being a bad dictator. Which may have also leads to his assassination on the ides of March (March 15). The plebeians and some patricians such as Mark Antony, and his adoptive son Octavius Caesar, saw him as a good military leader.

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    After Julius Caesar is literally stabbed in the back in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two men give speeches. Those two men are Brutus, who conspired against Caesar because he believed it was the best for Rome, and Antony, who was a close friend to Caesar and thought his death was unjustified. The two speeches had many similarities and differences, including mentions of Caesar himself, the Romans living in the city, and Rome as a whole. The play then heads forward to the climax, which was effected

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    Julius Caesar Brutus is a very well respected person who was driven down the wrong path. Cassius who is a manipulative, power hungry person guided Brutus down that path. Cassius manipulates Brutus into believing that his closest friend Caesar, a prideful person, was going to destroy his home, Rome, and made him believe they had to be the ones to stop him from “destroying Rome.” Cassius explains to Brutus how they need to get rid of Caesar for good and that the only way is to kill him. Eventually

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    assassinate Caesar meet up with Brutus to convince him to join their group, the conspiracy, one more time. During this scene, I would play Wine-Dark Sea (Symphony for Band): I. Hubris, by the 2017 North Texas Wind Symphony (John Mackey). This movement of the song is a great portrayal of the scene because Cassius, the leader of the conspiracy, along with the rest of the conspirators are attempting to persuade Brutus, the protagonist, to join them in the plot to kill Brutus’ best friend, Julius Caesar. The

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    Based on the life of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare creates a play, called “Julius Caesar”, during his life, which forever becomes famous for its assassination scene as well as its politics. From the political standpoint, Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” has influenced modern-day directors to alter the play in order for it to relate to the audience, in terms of politics, by replacing Caesar with political leaders, such as Mussolini and Obama. However, with Julius Caesar being a controversial subject

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    creating the biggest mass genocide on the planet. This type of strategy is mimicked by Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Mark Antony’s extensive knowledge of rhetorical strategies, such as appeal to the emotions of the commoners, knowledge of topic and reputation, and syntactical devices eclipse Brutus’ reasoning for killing Julius Caesar and wins over the Roman commoners. Mark Antony’s use of emotional appeal is one of his strongest uses of rhetoric. First, he puts himself

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    Tribunes and Julius Caesar Julius Caesar is a great play written by William Shakespeare based on the real-life historical person, the Roman military tribune and dictator Julius Caesar. Caesar was “the all-powerful ruler of Rome,” who lived from July 12, 100 B.C., until his assassination, which took place March 15, 44 B.C. (Getlen). Shakespeare wrote the play Julius Casear 1600 years later, in 1599. In reading the play, the reader often comes across words and phrases that are

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    named Julius Caesar. Even though Julius Caesar originally perceived as a tyrant, he was a man for the people.

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    “credit” that you deserved? This is similar to what happened in the events within the play Julius Caesar. He led Rome and made them glorious, working and producing benefits. Then some of his peers weren’t too fond of him anymore; they all got together and even persuaded more of his friends to go against him. They even went as far to take his life; having in mind to take his empire as well. However, Caesar never had any snacks that were stolen from him, at least that were documented. Along with all

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