Page one February 12th My mind has changed direction in my opionion of how Caesar is running things. I fear the worst for Rome and being a Roman Citizen I feel obligated to take this matter into my own hands if neccesary. Caesar must not be ... old man into. For Caesar is not all-powerfull as he states. Just recently me and Caesar did swim in the Tiber River while it was flooded. We pushed to fight the current to make our way to the other side. As I plunged further out into the raging torrents Caesar cried out to me from behind. He could not hold himself above ... the water and cried for me ...

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... that that made people question his ability to be a good leader. On many occasions he proved to be not worthy of becoming the leader of Rome. According to Cassius, Julius Caesar asked him to have a swim race. He stated that the first one across the river would win. It turned out that Caesar began to drown, and was begging Cassius to save him. I think that a leader ... than others. He spoke to others in a condescending and patronizing way. Caesar lacked the ability to make many friends, due to his overbearing personality. He couldn't even keep his close friends to side with him, therefore...

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... to accept his authority and rise to king. Shakespeares play contains the use of theme, conflict and mood to further develope the story. The theme established in act one of Julius Caeser is that it only takes the influence of one to stab a life long friend in the back. Cassius, a conspirator against Julius Caesar, persuades Marcus Bruttus to side with him in his battle against Caesar by "in several ... ) Cassius also brings up events of the past that made Caesar look like a coward such as the time where Caesar and he were jumping into a river and "Caesar cried "Help me Cassius, or I sink"...

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... it will make their plot seem honorable. Cassius, on the other hand, is a very perceptive person; he sees how dangerous Antony can be. He notices that Antony is clever and that he might not be trustworthy. When Brutus suggests that they shouldn't kill Antony, Cassius says if Antony outlives Caesar, "[They] shall find of [Mark Antony]/ a shrewd contriver- (2.1.170-171). When Brutus gives ... a powerful speaker and that if Antony speaks the people will side with him. This shows that Cassius has a much better idea of how dangerous Antony is. Although Cassius is correct on how dangerous Anto...

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... he also built fortifications to protect commercial traffic along the Tiber River. Servius Tillius, known for succeeding his father in law for the spot of king in Rome, also created a census among the Roman people and based on his results, he organized the people of Rome into five different classes. The classes consisted of a variety of men ranging from them in full suited armor and ... isolated them with all of the Mediterranean in terms or trade and commerce. The Pyrrhic wars were basically a dispute between Rome and Tarentum and the battle of their harbors. Tarentum is made up of Gre...

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