Claudius

Jaye Ghio Period 1 Hunger Games Review As I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the story seemed familiar on a personal level although I had never read the book or saw the movie before. The descriptions of the lives of teenagers Cato, Katniss, Peeta, and Gale and their battle scenes was like a mixture of video-war games, ancient Roman gladiator battles, and some reality TV shows I’ve watched. The story made me think about almost any video war game

Throughout Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, readers are constantly thrown in the middle of a battle between Roman and Egyptian values. Antony, a noble warrior for the Romans, is the character that seems to have the most trouble between this dichotomy. He is constantly caught between reason (Rome) and passion (Egypt) and has a difficult time making the transitions. Cleopatra is the character that stays most true to her roots, but begins adopting the other side’s values toward the end of the story

Nero: The Murderer Murder is defined as “the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another,” (Dictionary.com). Through this definition, Emperor Nero, like many emperors before and after him, can be seen as a murderer. In, The Annals of Imperial Rome, written by Cornelius Tacitus, the story of Nero is documented. This story includes the tale of his premeditated murder of his mother, Agrippina the Younger. Nero, though many recall him being ill of mind or in many ways even crazy, had

Introduction Gladiators have long been regarded as entertainers performing spectacles of great violence for an avid audience. Many scholars debate whether the gladiators could be considered athletes due to the stark differences between the Greek athletes of the Olympics and the Roman gladiators of the arena. There are many myths surrounding the gladiators. Most people think that the gladiators were savage and would fight each other to the death every time they entered the arena. Many people are also

“Remember that all things are lawful to me” (Tranquillus). These words by Gaius Caesar Germanicus, more commonly known as Caligula, epitomize the corruption caused by absolute power. Under his rule, the Roman treasury was emptied, people suffered from seemingly random acts of brutality, and Rome was ruled by an emperor who thought of himself as a god. Similarly, in the novel Animal Farm, the Manor Farm is taken over by its four-legged inhabitants. Their equal government is soon taken over by a power-hungry

the play Hamlet, many different opportunities arise for individuals to take responsibility for themselves or others, but it is what motivates them to take that responsibility that can influence their outcome in life. From the beginning of the play, Claudius’ selfish desire when seeking responsibility inevitably leads to his death, as it causes him to take the life of his innocent brother, as well as trying to cover his tracks by acting like a father figure for Hamlet. While Hamlet’s motivation to take

Harold Bloom writes: “Gertrude needs defending only if she knew that Claudius had poisoned King Hamlet, and nothing in the text indicates that. Shakespeare does not resolve the enigma of how far the relationship with Claudius goes, but I think we can assume that Gertrude required some solace whenever the warlike King Hamlet was off slaying the first Fortinbras, or smiting the sledded Polacks on the ice. That surmised, Gertrude and Claudius certainly are one of the happiest marriages in Shakespeare, until

Throughout Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, both a bad man and a good king describe the new king Claudius. As a king, he will do whatever necessary to end wars and help the people but as a man he is trying to keep his reign of power by whatever means necessary. Even killing his son slash nephew. For Claudius being a good king, he only wanted what was best for the country. In Act 1 Scene 2 of Hamlet Claudius says: KING. Therefore our sometime sister, now our queen, The imperial jointress to this warlike

ii, 11). King Claudius has become overcome with greed and a evil mindset, this thinking has made him bad. He now plans to convince others to join him in the wrong doing. He has trades his soul to the devil to live like a king on earth. King claudius is an evil ruler who will do whatever it takes to remain in power (Thesis). Claudius facade is shattered when he killed his brother the king of denmark, marries the queen, and convinces Laertes to kill Hamlet.(Preview) To begin, Claudius first becomes

company of my mother and friends as I sat cross legged on the couch. Claudius and my father were yet to arrive. This was the moment I dreaded, when Claudius met my folks. One moment it was just us, and now I had two parents in my life,