... 's tragic plays, the hero has one main weakness, which is exploited by his rival: and finally leads to his death. Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, according to me, was only partially responsible for his death. Caesar portrays an ageing man, prone to epilepsy, deaf in one ear, superstitious, traditional, and susceptible to flattery-which ultimately causes his end. He is immensely proud and ... , justice and his fear-less ness is seen in the third act when he tells Metellus that he would not be swayed by Metellus's pleads. Conclusion Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of conspirat...

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Thesis: Julius Caesar In act three, scene two, of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" the indignant people of Rome want to know why Caesar has been killed. Marcus Brutus has just given the people a legitimate excuse for his murder indignant, but, as it is clearly shown in "Julius Caesar," it is always not the man who has the most valid point that people believe, but he man that is more convincing. ... let their actions be lead by their heart. Mark Antony is well aware of this and uses it to his advantage in his funeral oration. In the opening section of his funeral oration for Julius Caesar, Mark A...

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... Egypt when she knows he has to return to Rome and also criticises him for not loving her enough. Cleopatra herself talks of her previous lovers in act 1 and it seems that she was previously the lover of Pompey and Julius Caesar; "Broad fronted Caesar, When thou wast here above the ground I was A morsel for a monarch. And great Pompey Would stand and make his eyes grow ... in my brow; There he would anchor his respect, and die With looking on his life." Act 1:Scene 5, line 28-35 In these two cases she became involved with ... her; "Is she as tall as me?" "Didst hear her speak? Is she sh...

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... not allow him to "climber-upward...He then unto the ladder turns his back..."(act 2, scene 1, ll.24,26). As the quote says, Brutus would not allow Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar's death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general ... wrong of Rome..."(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are full ... of pity. Again, this shows how Brutus loved Caesar but cared for the life...

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... is deeply respected all over Rome . As Casca says ,"he sits high in all the people's hearts". In camparison, Cassius is a member of parliament in the Senate House . In Julius Caesar's eyes he is someone to be feared .It is because of his poor reputation ,that he decides to get Brutus into the conspiracy . A major flaw in Brutus" character is that he is a poor ... judge of character. Antony who becomes a reason for the downfall of the conspirators is judged by Brutus as a "limb of Caesar". Very much in contrast, Cassius is ... an excellent judge of character. He tells of the character o...

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In the scene (Act 3 scene 2) we are presented with the death scenario of Julius Caesar, and the following funeral. This scene is one of the most important to the rest of the play. Before this scene, we see the run up to the murder, and after, we see the effects it has. Rome was a republic and they were proud of this. Romans were very patriotic, and did not want a monarchy, this was ... probably one of the reasons why ... and the others felt it was possible he actually wanted to accept this, therefore posing a threat to their republic. At the beginning of scene 2, the mob are confused as to t...

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... when Julius Caesar died, and he is the greatest soldier that Octavius Caesar knows. Cleopatra can be seen as either utterly perfect, or as far from it as anyone can imagine. She is a great and enchanting empress, but also the "nag of Egypt". Act III, Scene VIII, ... Line 28 In fact there are many ambiguities in both of their characters. ... Caesar to worry that he is becoming effeminate. Images of fortune and destiny are frequently found in the play, as if everything is due to fate. The word "fortune" is used forty-four times in the play; no other play has even half as many occurrences....

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