... the different purposes of the sources, there are many differences between the historical and fictional stories. William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the play more enjoyable. Historical sources such as Fuller ... 's Caesar and Blooms Julius Caesar present a more accurate account of the events that occurred on and around the Ides of March (Bloom 82-97). There ... campaign that sent him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire. Shakespeare's account tells of a recent victory over Pompey but does not say ...

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... 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 ... it to his advantage in his funeral oration. In the opening section of his funeral oration for Julius Caesar, Mark Antony quickly moves the hostile crowd from believing that they are well rid of Caesar to questioning the assassination. Through language, which suggests he is contrasting his concrete experience with the conspirator ... use of the...

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In the opening sections of his funeral oration for Julius Caesar, Mark Antony quickly moves the hostile crowd from believing they are well rid of Caesar to questioning the assassination. Through language which suggests he is contrasting his concrete experience with the conspirators" ... never entertain the thought of giving away money. The facts bear solely the truth, undermining Brutus" opinion. Antony then goes on to explain how "Caesar hath wept" when his people have been miserable. Despots, tyrants, and dictators 1 are ambitious rulers that suppress their indigent people, ignoring their m...

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... most important characters in the play are very close friends and yet so different in character . Marcus Brutus is a praetor, a judge in Rome . He is Julius Caesar's best friend and loves him dearly . He is the noblest man in this play and 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 ... is that he is a ...

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... that their culture was superior. The Library contained almost fifty thousand books, which was amazing at that point in time. (http:/touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm) During Julius Caesar's war against Pompey, parts of the Library may have been destroyed, but no one knows what really happened to it. It could have been only a ... on Cleopatra by her brother's advisors when she took over as if she was the only ruler. Cleopatra wanted to meet Julius Caesar so she had herself wrapped up in a carpet and given to him disguised as a gift. (http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/ladycont/art2.htm) When ... Juli...

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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 ... who speaks with his permission. Antony embarks upon his speech using a highly powerful dramatic device in that when he comes into view of the crowd, he hold Caesar's dead body, presenting it to the crowd dripping with blood, and draped in his purple robe. This has an immediate effect on the crowd, shocking them into ... , Confuto, and conclusio, but these sections are not as cle...

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... 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 ... seeing the true side of Cleopatra again here, as these may be her genuine feelings of insecurity. In act 3: scene 13 we see Cleopatra flirting openly with Caesar's messenger who has come to ask her to betray Antony. This is a dangerous side of Cleopatra, which shows her risking ...

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... place in a period of ten years while it is somewhat summarized to be easily performed on the stage. Antony is now much older than he was in the period of Julius Caesar and although he was a good politician and an experienced commander, his qualifications seem to vanish now. We hear about Mark Antony very early in the play; in the first scene ... easily get in an egoistic mood. His spoiled behaviors finally caused Antony and Enobarbus"- his most loyal soldier and one of best friends - friendship destroy. By the way, Antony meets Caesar's troops and scores an unexpected victory, which is ...

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... the most compelling poetic drama. He describes Antony's generosity and how popular he was with his men, and cuts out suggestions of Cleopatra's disloyalty. Shakespeare even invents actions by Octavius Caesar in order to increase our sympathy for the lovers. Strangely, in his need for a fast moving plot, he neglects to mention that Antony actually stayed with his wife Octavia for ... else to drink he would drink animals" urine. None of the things he has had to do have made him flinch. He only ever cried when Julius Caesar died, and he is the greatest soldier that Octavius Caesar knows. C...

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