Some people use friendship to manipulate their friends and get things they want. ... Caesar is a Roman general and statesman. ... He is well liked by the Roman citizens. ... He first sweet words are: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;" (III, ii). ... Mark Antony pretends to be friends with the conspirators so he can take revenge on them. ...
The true strength of a Roman male was often dictated by their performance in battle. ... Reminded of his chosen status (evidence again of Roman spirituality) and his upbringing as a Roman (to be courageous), Servius was lead to his post as King. ... In the story of Lucretia and Sextus, several new aspects of Roman values are expressed. ... Committing suicide, Lucretia shows the value of chastity to most Roman women. ... He has lost friends, relatives and countrymen for unjustifiable reasons. ...
The death of Julius Caesar was essentially caused by the jealousy of another powerful man of ancient Rome - Cassius. Caesar was rising steadily to power when Cassius decided to do something about it. He stirred up a group of conspirators that together, changed the history of ancient Rome forever ...
It starts with 2 tribunes, Flavius and Marullus scolding citizens for worshipping Ceasar They feared that Caesar was gaining too much power And said it needed to be stopped, that day, that hour Off Caesars statue, they removed decorations, while Caesar leads a procession through the streets of Rome The Soothsayer tells Caesar to beware also known as GO HOME Cassius fears Caesars evergrowing power Brutus is wanted in a conspiracy because Caesars power is getting bigger by the hour Casca reveals malicious info to Brutus that suggests that Caesar may be getting more ambitious...
This turbulent period defined his life, as Virgil witnessed first hand the effects of the civil war, with his estate being confiscated and many of his friends killed. ... The second theory about the underlying message about pietas: Virgil uses pietas to glorify Aeneas, the Roman race, and ultimately, Augustus. ... Aeneas displays this aspect of pietas by being the great founder of the Roman Race. ... In using pietas to exemplify the Roman leaders in this way, Virgil probably aims to show the reader that Augustus' rule is just (not just an upstart, ambitions, selfish person acting in thei...
Even friends will try to convince a person to do something, all using the art of persuasion. ... The two speakers, Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony, are both friends of Julius Caesar; however, the difference between them is that Brutus was part of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, yet Antony stayed true to him. ... Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? ... Antony knows that he has work to do to gain the crowd back, so he starts off with a catchy line that immediately grabs their attention: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. . . ." ...
Romans were very patriotic, and did not want a monarchy, this was probably one of the reasons why Brutus and the conspirators felt it necessary to remove Caesar, as Antony had previously offers Caesar a kingly crown, and although he refused it, Brutus and the others felt it was possible he actually wanted to accept this, therefore posing a threat to their republic. ... Using a rhetorical string of three "Romans, countrymen, lovers!" ... He begins his oration to a mildly hostile crowd who were sufficiently satisfied with Brutus" reasoned argument to justify the murder although ...
He also appeals to the crowd's patriotism: "O, what a fall there was, my countrymen!... As he is showing the body, he takes the mantle and laments how this kingly robe Caesar once wore in battle for Rome is now covered with his blood, which was spilled by his fellow Romans and friends. ...
