Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar, the Tragic Heroes in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar William Shakespeare was one of the most influential writers in English literature. ... He died in 1616 at the age of 52, but his plays such as Julius Caesar are timeless. ... He presumes that the fact that they live in Rome makes them an honorable men: "No, no oath: [ ] To think that our cause or our performance/ Did need an oath; when every drop of blood / That every Roman bears , and nobly bears, / is guilty of a several bastardy / If he do break the smallest particle/ Of our promise that hath pass"d...

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This was most likely because of the fact that Cassius hid behind brave people that would do what he did not want to accept the consequences for. ... Brutus, one of the main characters in "Julius Caesar," was one of the unfortunate people that Cassius chose to hide behind. ... Eventually, although Brutus was a close friend to Caesar, he drove the last dagger into Caesar. ... Granted, not all people in Julius Caesar who made crucial decisions died. ... Undoubtedly, "Julius Caesar" demonstrates the long lasting consequences and effects of choices, as well as what can happen to people who hast...

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Shakespeare's play seems to demonstrate a continuing struggle for power, whether it be Cleopatra's ever long battle to keep Egypt hers, for she had already made Julius Caesar lay down his sword, or Antony's conflicts within himself to regain his power over not only Rome, but also himself and most importantly Cleopatra, the "cause of his downfall". On top of this is Octavius Caesar's fight to become the sole triumpher of Rome, and Pompey's fight to bring himself back to Rome. ... Ribner seems to redeem himself at the end of the review for tries to resolve his divided re...

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Although it has been said that his plots were repetitive and they are viewed as cliched and overdone from today's standpoint, the fact remains that these very stories are what draw audiences time after time. ... This, undoubtedly, was a response to the accusations of several scholars that all of Shakespeare's work was, in fact, indebted to Christopher Marlowe. ... To this day, expressions such as 'too much of a good thing' (As You Like It), 'in my mind's eye' (Hamlet), 'it was Greek to me' (Julius Caesar), 'break the ice' (The Taming of ...

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