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Julius Caesar Essay

This document provides a summary of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. It discusses how the play is based on historical events involving Caesar's assassination in 44 BC by Brutus and other conspirators. It summarizes Brutus' speech attempting to justify killing Caesar for the good of Rome. It also discusses how Antony's speech turns the citizens against the conspirators. The document concludes that the play is a tragedy, as Brutus experiences a downfall and realizes too late that killing Caesar was not for Rome's benefit, leading to his own noble suicide.

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Julius Caesar Essay

This document provides a summary of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. It discusses how the play is based on historical events involving Caesar's assassination in 44 BC by Brutus and other conspirators. It summarizes Brutus' speech attempting to justify killing Caesar for the good of Rome. It also discusses how Antony's speech turns the citizens against the conspirators. The document concludes that the play is a tragedy, as Brutus experiences a downfall and realizes too late that killing Caesar was not for Rome's benefit, leading to his own noble suicide.

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English 9/10 Julius Caesar Essay Mr. Martin William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar around 1599.

The play is based on histori al e!ents that took pla e around ""#.$.. %n Julius Caesar& $aesar has 'ust returned (rom the #attle o( )hilippi and he plans to be ome the emperor o( *ome. +ust be(ore& taking o!er he (inds himsel( in a !ery troubling situation. $assius& #rutus& and three other onspirators approa h $aesar with swords in hands& ready to kill him. ,is hoi es in this s ene ultimately lead him to his death. #e ause #rutus& the tragi hero& is noble and e-perien es a (all and peripetea& Julius Caesar is a tragedy. #rutus speaks to the iti.ens o( *ome about the assassination o( $aesar and how he did it (or the 'usti e o( *ome and not (or his bene(it& %( then that (riend demand why #rutus rose up against $aesar& this is my answer/ not that % lo!ed $aesar less& but that % lo!ed *ome more. ,ad you rather $aesar were li!ing& and die all sla!es than that $aesar dead& to li!e all (reemen0 1%%%.ii.213245 ,ere& during #rutus6 spee h he assures the people o( *ome that he is noble and killed $aesar (or good ause. ,e assures the (a t that i( he had not killed $aesar they would all die in sla!ery under the empire. Mark 7ntony also makes a spee h later in the a t rea((irming that Mar us #rutus is a noble and honorable man. The death o( #rutus is ultimately his (all. While he is on the battle(ield& the ghost o( +ulius $aesar omes to him and tells him that it is his time to die. %t is not until now that #rutus reali.es what he has

done. 8ow that $assius and $aesar are both dead& #rutus (inally reali.es that what he has done was not (or the good o( *ome. 7s a result o( this& he orders a ser!ant to hold a sword while he runs onto it& whi h is noblest way to die in the ulture. 9% know my hour has ome/ :/ ,old thou my sword hilts whilst % run on it.;1<. !. 2"3==5 )eripteia begins in Julius Caesar when #rutus stabs $aesar> howe!er it is also present a(ter 7ntony6s spee h gi!en to the iti.ens at the (uneral. #rutus belie!es that killing $aesar will pre!ent his empire and be the best thing (or *ome. %n doing this a tion his intentions were good& but they ultimately led him to his own death. 9Thou seest the world. <olumnius& how it goes./ ?ur enemies ha!e beat us to the pit.; 1<.!.2432@5 7(ter 7ntony6s spee h the onspirators are no longer in ontrol and their li!es ontinue to get progressi!ely worse as the play ontinues. #rutus6s nobility& and the way that he e-perien es a (all and peripetea make Julius Caesar a tragedy. Shakespeare wrote plays in England under the rule o( Aueen Eli.abeth %& who lo!ed the theater. %n his plays he would always lea!e a lesson to be learned. 7 main point o( the story is that what you may want and think is best is not always right.

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