This is an essay on powerplay written only about Julius Caesar. ... Powerplay is portrayed in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is a play written by Sir William Shakespeare, which successfully depicts the powerplay within nature and individual. The play is all about Julius Caesar who is betrayed by the conspirators who withhold power over hium in many ways, and try to overtake the power Caesar had over Rome, by killing Caesar. ... He constantly praises the conspirators in his speech yet indirectly suggests their cruelty through the repetition of "But Brutus says he was ambit...

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Roman Civil War And Caesar If anyone had hoped that the assassination of Julius Caesar would bring about the return of Republican rule, they must surely have been disappointed, for the political turbulence simply continued. ... In the and, Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted son Octavian known to history as Augustus Caesar outmaneuvered and outfought everyone. ... In the battle of Philippi, in northern Greece in 42b.c., Octavian and his allies defeated the conspirators who had assassinated Julius Caesar. ... Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus held both military c...

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The Real Hero of Julius Caesar In Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare, the true hero lies not within Caesar or Cassius, but Brutus. ... Anybody who has read Julius Caesar knows tat he was ambitious and the reason that Brutus killed his best friend was for the good of Rome and not himself. The reason that Brutus is the hero of Julius Caesar is because he is a noble man with many heroic qualities. ... Although he did murder Julius Caesar, it was for the good of Rome, not to betray Caesar. ... All that he believed in betrayed him at one time or another during Julius Caes...

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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. ... Cassius, Brutus, and all the other conspirators they had gathered, circled around Caesar just when he was about to receive the crown at the senate and stabbed him to death. ... Later on at Caesar's funeral, Antony gave the famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech that convined Romans to oppose the conspirators and side with him. ... In conclusion, the plot of Julius Caesar is mainl...

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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the peasants and the everyday people had really no minds of their own. ... 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. After Caesar's death, the whole city of Rome proceeded to the Forum to hear exactly what happened and what should be accomplished next. ... Next, he asks the crowd to use reason instead of emotion to judge him, as many people loved Caesar greatly. .....

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Then fall Caesar" (Act III si line 76) were Julius Caesar's final words in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. After these final words, Marcus Brutus and Marcus Antonius came to speak at Julius Caesar's funeral. ... However, he also said that Caesar was ambitious. ... It was easy to tell that his speech was powered by his love and adoration for Julius Caesar. ... Afterward Antony told the crowd of Caesar denying the crown three times, contradicting what Brutus said about Caesar's ambition. ...

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JULIUS CAESAR In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare there are two funeral speeches given. ... In it he explained how much he loved Caesar and how Caesar cared for Brutus. Brutus also explained how if there was no reason to kill Caesar he wouldn't have do it. ... Antony though continued to say throughout his speech "But Brutus is an honorable man." (3.2.85) he used Caesars will against Brutus to persway the crowd. ... In both the speeches they are both similar because both of the men love Caesar. ...

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Mark Antony's funeral speech in Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare was very important to this particular piece of work. It showed how much Mark Antony loved Caesar, and how Caesar was not a tyrant. He basically proved in this speech to the peasants that Brutus and all of the people who plotted to kill Caesar were wrong for killing Caesar. He stated that it was unjustified and that there was no reason for the murder of such a great man such as Julius Caesar. ... This speech was the turning point in the story, this is where the peasants get angry and burn the houses of all the conspirato...

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An Honorable Leadership Honor is one of the main underlying themes in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a tragic play that explains, through Brutus" conflict with himself and with other main characters, that the end does not justify the means. ... Opportunely, he is reminded of how much of a tyrant Caesar was when Caesar said, "I could be well moved, if I were as you; If I could pray to move prayers would move me. ... "I then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were li...

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But do Shakespeare's characters use rhetoric for wrong doings in the play of Julius Caesar? Yes, the characters in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare use rhetorical appeals in order to accomplish evil acts by using ad hominem, tradition, and bandwagon. ... Mark Antony did desire that the citizens were cared for, however he desired the revenge for Julius Caesar much more. ... He suggests that Caesar must be killed before he gains absolute power and causes destruction. ... In the article Julius Caesar and Coriolanus: Shakespeare's Roman World of Words the au...

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In William Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, soon to be emperor Julius Caesar is murdered by the Conspiracy and Rome is left powerless and out of control. ... You can feel his passion and love for the people of Rome and Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, Antony visits Caesar's cold, lifeless body, and says, "Passion, I see, is catching, for mine eyes" (III.i.283). ... Well Brutus was always loyal to Caesar. ... He knows that the only way to save Rome from total chaos is to kill Caesar. ...

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In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Mark Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral, despite all his protestations to the contrary, is fueled by one purpose: vengeance to those who murdered his beloved Caesar. ... He denies Caesar's ambition, yet then states that " Brutus says [Caesar] was ambitiousAnd Brutus is an honourable man... Antony also negates any cause Brutus gave for killing Caesar. ... No citizen could deny the selflessness of Caesar's will. ... Who better than Caesar's closest friend to know his true character? ...

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Julius Caesar Noble/caring Brutus is able into bringing Rome into a powerful triumph of a defeat. ... But Brutus love of Rome and it's people take the best of him when Brutus allows Marc Antony to speak after him Cassius thinks ahead for consequences that could happen, this is shown in (act 1, sc.2, line 161-168) where Cassius advises Brutus not to let Antony speak at Caesar's funeral. ...

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