Caesar, upon his return from killing Pompey, is acknowledged as a war hero. Brutus knowing that Caesar is fighting for the top, decides to terminate Caesar for the good of Rome. ... There was no actual campaigning that took place in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, because there wasn't an actual election taking place. ... Brutus knows that Caesar is ambitious, he tells this to the Marc Antony who then repeats it to the crowd over Caesar's dead body. ... The American government is completely derived from the Roman government giving The Tragedy of Julius Caesar its main thread between e...

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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. ... 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. ... This truly is a tragedy considering that Brutus was a nave person that strongly believed Cassius's plan was in the best interest of Rome. ... In conclusion, the plot of Julius Caesar is mainly driven forward by the action...

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In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Marc Antony took his time and effort to persuade the people of Rome. ... For example, Antony says that Caesar is an ambitions man (754). Antony is trying to say that Caesar wanted a lot. Caesar wanted to achieve a lot of thing showing that he is ambitious. ... Calling Caesar honorable several times would make the crowd change their thought towards Caesar. ...

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The clash of civilizations is the one of the main reason behind the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra. ... Shakespeare has based his play on Plutarch's 3narrative of Roman characters .A.C.Bradley does not consider it the real tragedy because he thinks that it lacks certain convention of tragedy. ... Mark Antony has not learned the lesson from tragic death of Julius Caesar , the last Republican ruler, who tried to marry the Egyptian Queen as he was in love with her and did great favour to her by restoring her to throne. ... Reason is symbolized by Octavius Caesar,the heir of Julius Caes...

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Comedies, tragedies, pantomimes and rude folk plays were staged in the theatres; in the arena of the Colosseum, gladiators fought in pairs or with wild animals to satisfy the blood lust of the crowd; and hundreds of thousands of race-goers packed the stands of the Circus Maximus to enjoy the thrills of chariot racing. ... The top gladiators, charioteers and actors were folk heroes, and the power of their universal appeal was recognised and exploited by politicians and emperors such as Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero, who used games to manipulate a sometimes volatile public, whether to pacify ...

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