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    Julius Caesar Analysis

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    Is there any time murder is the right thing to do? In William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, Brutus murders Caesar and therefore prevents him from taking over as a dictator with unchecked power and consequently protects the public. However, others might argue that Brutus was too easily persuaded into killing Caesar by appealing to his ego to be seen as a hero. But when peaceful methods do not work then we must do everything in our power to protect the safety of the public. Brutus is a patriot

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    the stories are not acts of innocence. In their books, the authors point out that mankind is not innately evil, but instead born innocent and converted to evil by society. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a story about the death of the first Roman dictator, Julius Caesar. Caesar's followers kill him in order to end his reign of power. Brutus, one of Caesar’s murderers and close friends, is a perfect example of a man turned to evil. Brutus was innocent; Mark Antony, Caesar’s successor and Brutus’s enemy

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    “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare is a play based on the tragic assassination of Julius Caesar by some of his closest friends and acquaintances. Caesar was the dictator of Rome as he was offered the crown multiple times and was going to accept it at a later time. The group of men that killed Caesar were all said to be doing it for the better of Rome, as they were all scared that he would destroy Rome if he became king. Cassius was the main conspirator of the assassination, in

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    The movie “The Great Dictator” is based on World War I, where the protagonist Hannah (Chaplin) was fighting in the army of the Tomania, who also resembled Hynkel (Chaplin), who eventually became the Dictator of Tomania. After a series of events, Hannah the soldier was mistaken for the Dictator and Hynkel was arrested by his own soldiers. In this speech, before the assembled crowd of Tomania, Hannah denounces everything that Hynkel stands for and made a rousing plea for democracy. Chaplin started

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    Chaplin And Hitler

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    It also would not be an overstatement to say that Chaplin harbored a small “grudge” against the German regime.      The film progresses steadily to its controversial anti-Nazi climax. Charlie the barber is mistaken for the dictator (Hynkel) and is marched to the podium by his supporters to deliver a speech to the congregation. Upon arriving there, the barber rallies himself to deliver a noteworthy speech against the evils of fascism and dictatorship. The speech he delivers

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    Charlie Chaplin has directed over thirty films. He is known for humanizing characters, making them more realistic. In the year of 1925, he directed and starred in arguably his most famous film, The Gold Rush. Humanization plays a huge roll in this movie. Most movies all seem to have characters that we like to call stereotypes. Characters that are known in movies, but not really known in real society. This even started in 1920’s as we date back to characters like “Americas sweetheart” and “vamps”

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    Julius Caesar´s Death: Analysis Essay

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    Should Julius Caesar have been killed? This question has plagued history for years without a real answer. Julius Caesar was corrupt and all powerful, and his death saved Rome. It really is that simple; he declared himself dictator for life and ignored the Senate’s power. A man with that much power can only hurt a nation. Julius Caesar was a blood thirsty man. He fought everyone he could just to extend Rome. ("Julius Caesar." ) He savagely killed anyone that got in his way. Many may say that he was

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    Hitler Film Analysis

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    The hilarious part is a commanding component in this film.As,the performer Chaplin reproached Nazism with a light touch. For instance, the discourse toward the start of the film, where Hynkel is the portrayal of Hitler, significantly against semitic, he delievers various put-down to the Jews, which are deciphered just by: " Our Brilliance has quite recently said a few words on the Jews." Additionally, Hitler despised kids. We see this when Hynkel dries his hands precisely in the wake of having

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    Many films that make a mockery of dictators have been released over the years, but two of those films stand out for how accurate their parodies are in reality, that stands up to a known oppressor. These two films are The Great Dictator (1940) and The Interview (2014). These two films share the comedic twist of Classical Hollywood Narrative to outline their story. Unlike many other films mocking a dictator these two films create a parody of a known figure in modern history to demoralize each despot

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    humans take over someone else’s life, because it makes people feel better about themselves? Have humans taken away the basic human rights of other people to gain control over the world. In Charlie Chaplin’s film, The Great Dictator, he gives a speech when they call him dictator of the world, and although he may have just been acting, his words rang true. Everyone has to fight for freedom, untie to free the world, to progress together, to free all men. This is a very effective speech, because it capture

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