Category: Julius Caesar

The republican era of ancient Rome was a period in which Rome was ruled by the senate, a group of Patricians with no single person in power. The republican era ended with Julius Caesar and many assume that Caesar solely led to the downfall of republican Rome, however, there were many significant figures that ultimately…

The Populares political fraction was based on the ideology that championed the needs of the plebian population, however, it is unknown whether it was to help the common people or to further their own political careers. The Populares political fraction is not a political party in the modern sense there was no formal membership and…

Chaos, is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as complete disorder and confusion, (Oxford University Press). In Shakespeares play Julius Caesar, the reporter figure Casca, accidentally meets Cicero, a prominent senator in Roman politics. From lines 15-32, Casca gives a long speech where he reveals more details about the storm of which he has a great…

For this assignment, I will be playing the role of Portia from William Shakespeares Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 1. Portia is the daughter of Cato and the devoted wife of Brutus. She is proud of her identity as related to two eminent families of Rome and takes her role as Brutuss wife very seriously.…

In the introduction part, the paper will explore and give a shortened synopsis of Shakespeares Julius Caesar play and explore the modern interpretations of Shakespeares Julius Caesar as a problem play. This will be achieved through the appraisal of some of the main actors such as Cassius, Brutus, and Julius Caesar, and give a detailed…

A rhetorical device utilizes words in a certain way to convey meaning/convince and is a strategy that stirs emotions within the reader or audience. In many popular speeches, the speaker uses this strategy to cause the audience to agree with their claims or to create a feeling of fervor and intensity throughout the crowd. In…

The Romans came to end because the senators murder the Gracchus brothers. The senators killed them because they were trying to the Gracchus brothers pushed reforms to help the poor by giving them land. According to the book, it said That is when competition for power by the great men’ Sulla, Pompey, and Julius Caesar…

The question of Brutus joining the conspiracy against Caesar was right is rather contradicting, but at the end of the day, I believe his decision wasnt immoral and, in fact, was right. Brutus loved Caesar, but his love for Rome was bigger. The fear of someone taking over Rome entirely to themselves gave Brutus the…

Caesar and Brutus are friends. They are also enemies. How does Brutus justify his betrayal of Caesar and why does he believe his involvement in the conspiracy is necessary? Brutus pretends he is friends with Ceaser but he is really his enemy. Brutus thinks that it would be good to have him as a friend…

The theme I chose to write about is the power of speech. In Julius Caesar, speech plays an important role in the plot. The people in the play are easily persuaded into opposing viewpoints through both Anthonys and Brutus speeches. In Brutuss speech, he says : Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I…