Essays on Julius Caesar

               1. On 15th march, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by roman senators because they perceived him to be a dictator and they wanted to restore their republican liberties. An alternative explanation presented in the book, ‘The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A Peoples History of Ancient Rome’ claims that Caesar was assassinated by the…

In my opinion, no other man in the history of the world symbolizes military and political strength as much as Julius Caesar does. Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC in Rome, Italy (Encarta 2000). His father belonged to the prestigious Julian clan (Internet Explorer) His uncle by marriage was Gaius Marius, leader of…

Calpurnia and Portia Shary Nguyen English 2 Per. 5 October 3, 2007 Portia and Calpurnia from the play “Julius Caesar,” written by William Shakespeare, are the wives of central characters in the play. Portia is the wife of Marcus Brutus, and Calpurnia is the wife of Julius Caesar. Although, Portia and Calpurnia are in the…

In merely a few words, a complete portrayal of a character can be formed. As in all Shakespearian play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is consummate in its technique of word picture and fluency. In Marc Antony’s celebrated address to the plebeians after Caesar’s decease, he repeatedly states that Brutus is an honest adult male…

Julius Caesar was one of the most powerful and one of the most famous dicators of Rome. He was born in 13th of July 100 B.C. in Subura and died in 44 B.C. March 15th. At first he started as a general too. His soliders loved him. He served as a general for over 10…

I believe that being a beloved leader has a huge effect on being a better ruler. In 44 B. C. Julius Caesar was assassinated by his senate chamber. Soon his nephew and adopted son, Gaius Octavian, would join forces with Mark Anthony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus into a three-way dictatorship. This transformed Rome from being…

William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a play containing many characters of many different personality types. Brutus and Cassius, considerably the two main characters of the play, are very different in their personalities, as well as the philosophies they claim to follow. These two characters can be shown to practice the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism…

Superstition has been around for many centuries. Ever since the beginning of time, civilizations all over the world have developed different beliefs and practices. There area many elements of superstition in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Without these superstitions, this play would not have been able to develop as well….

————————————————- Julius Caesar (play) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ghost of Caesar taunts Brutus about his imminent defeat. (Copperplate engravingby Edward Scriven from a painting by Richard Westl: London, 1802. ) The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. [1] It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination…

Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco – Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What…