Julius Caesar

on thin ice; be a leader and take charge, take the glory and power given and run. Do not, however, exploit this glory and power to the point of upsetting the people. Julius Caesar, like many rulers before and after him, worked tirelessly to strike this balance. However, his assassination proved that those attempts were futile. Caesar was murdered by his own people, and furthermore, his friends, for reasons really unknown to history. However, through pieces written sometimes years later by others

Antony, the main character, partakes in this reality by trying to get revenge on Julius Caesar’s, Marc Antony’s best friend, death. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare literally and symbolically delves into the choices that one makes when seeking revenge in the name of justice. Marc Antony is highlighting themes of revenge as justice when he vows to murder all the conspirators. After the murder of Julius Caesar, mark antony talks to Caesar’s dead body and tells him that the conspirators

The play Julius Caesar, end with Antony refers to Brutus by Saying “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” “This was the noblest Roman of them all”, refers to Octavian. Octavian was strong smart, ambitious and .irrational. Octavian was young and had a lot of good characteristic. Octavian strengths and weakness will be told so he can be the “noblest Roman of them all.” First, Octavian appears to be a very strong individual. Octavian was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. Just being the

Cassius The brother-in-law of Brutus and an acute judge of human nature, Cassius organizes the conspiracy against Caesar and recruits Brutus by passionate argument and by deviously placed, forged letters. He argues that Antony should be assassinated along with Caesar, that Antony should not speak at Caesar's funeral, and that he (Cassius) and Brutus should not fight at Philippi, but he eventually defers to Brutus in each instance. Quote Why, man, he doth bestride the

Within the first few pages of the play, Julius Caesar, we are introduced to best friends Caesar and Brutus. However, we are also introduced to Cassius, a clever and deceitful man who is determined to usurp power from Caesar. During the celebration of Pompey’s death, Cassius takes Brutus to the side and tries to win him over with sweet words. He says, “Brutus and Caesar—what should be in that “Caesar”? Why should that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together, yours is as fair a name

great leader Julius Caesar. There are many obstacles to overcome in this tragedy, but with every action there is a certain reaction and sometimes you have to do what’s best for everyone and deal with the reaction to save the good of Rome. Julius Caesar was a very smart manipulator and ruled off propaganda in Rome(“Julius Caesar” 1). Caesar was born into a wealthy family with modest means and relatively undistinguished in political and military accomplishments (“Julius Caesar” 1). Caesar grew up

In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar you can see how friendship is not always the best option because it can be deceive . Brutus , Cassius, and the conspirators all took advantage of Cesar and it wasn't right for what they did to him . Friendship was what the conspirator used to hide the truth from Cesar so he doesn't find out . The trust and betrayal was lost because they called and they didn't even care about him they just did it . Even though Cesar was murdered by Brutus , and Cassius friendship is

the play Julius Caesar, but the most pronounced theme would be betrayal. Betrayal is going behind someone’s back and turning on them, or in this play even killing someone who you once looked up to. The conspirators claimed they had many reasons to kill Caesar, but that does not change how they once felt about him. Betrayal is a dark and horrible thing that people do to those whom they “loved.” Throughout the whole play, betrayal was everywhere, even slightly. Calpurnia dreamt that Caesar would die

How Betrayal Led to Downfall in Julius Caesar      In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome, when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus, an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s, betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony, Caesar’s best friend and

In the play Julius Caesar, the ides of March in 44 B.C. will forever be a notable day for the Roman Empire, due to their great leader the honorable Julius Caesar being assassinated. The Roman Empire didn’t have a permanent powerful leader in charge, therefore, it was always a competition to who would one day become the great leader and people feared that. The people of Rome feared a man full of power. Several qualities make up a good leader which include emotional stability, discipline, tough mindedness