Download or read book Remember March the Ides of March remember Moral and political ambiguities of the assassination of Julius Caesar written by Martin Klinkhardt and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2004-06-07 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1 (A), LMU Munich (Institute for English Philology), course: Hauptseminar zur Exkursion: Shakespeare: Hamlet, King John, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, language: English, abstract: The assassination of Julius Caesar was probably one of those few moments that literally changed the course of history. Many historians agree that Caesar might have been just another military dictator such as the generals Sulla and Marius, who are, in comparison with Caesar, unknown; a successful general, but incompetent at reforming the Roman res publica1 . The assassination of the title character is also the central moment in Shakespeare’s drama “Julius Caesar“. His death causes the change of scene (away from Rome) and the change from a relatively stable res publica to civil war. The play presents the major protagonists of these events: Casca, Cassius, Brutus, Caesar, Marc Antony and, to a lesser degree, the Roman public. The Roman people are a background before which the main characters act and by whomthey (i.e. the people) are manipulated more or less successfully. The reasons the assassins and their antagonists have, pretend to have or do not have for what they do become apparent in what they tell the man-in-the-street. Occasionally, when we hear them talk to a close friend or to themselves, we find matters are not as simple as the public is made to believe. Brutus has doubts about the attack, Cassius‘ aim is not the welfare of the res publica, Marc Antony fakes friendship with the conspirators. We see that there are certain political as well as moral ambiguities in the assassination of Julius Caesar as Shakespeare presents it. In this paper, we will first look at the Roman people as the background, then examine the character and motives of Casca, Cassius and finally Brutus. [...] 1 I use the expression “res publica“ because its English equivalent, the “common-wealth“, has other connotations; I also tried to avoid the word “state“.
Download or read book Et Tu Brute written by Greg Woolf and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Then fall, Caesar!" -- Talking tyrannicide -- Caesar's murdered heirs -- Aftershocks.
Download or read book The Assassination of Julius Caesar written by Michael Parenti and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2004-03-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenti presents a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence in the murder of Caesar, he sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about Roman society.
Download or read book Julius Caesar The Final Moments written by Carlee Orman and published by AJS. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 44 BC. The streets of Rome are booming with activities, merrymaking, and revelries. The common citizens are rejoicing the triumphant return of their valiant Caesar. Caesar is returning after defeating Pompey’s sons, a decisive, monumental victory. The people are ecstatic and jubilant. They are so intoxicated in the celebration that they disregard their chores and engage in decorating Caesar’s statues all along the city. They garland his busts, they sing his praises, they are exhausting all means of expressing their admiration and regard for the charming and benevolent warrior. His victory in Spain meant more spoils, more money, more resources, and that meant Rome’s prosperity. Their merrymaking was not unfounded or unreasonable. But among the hullabaloo of the reveling commoners, two noble-dressed men seem to dislike all the commotion. They seem to be at unease, their furrows deepened, and their expression livid. When they could no longer stand the sight of honoring the most powerful man in Rome- the man who was just like them, the man who was physically crippled with sporadic bouts of epileptic fits, the man who was one among them but has now risen to such heights that he was beyond their reach- they split and castigate the commoners for the delinquency for such a frivolous purpose as to watch Caesar’s victory parade. Caesar had risen to such heights that his own senate was intimidated by the influence, power, and authority he wielded. They try to disperse the thronging crowd and remind them that Caesar’s victory was not a war won against an enemy but a fellow Roman, a Roman General who served in the Roman Army when Rome was helmed by the Dictator and Consul Sulla. Julius Caesar, the controversial Roman Emperor, the captivating speaker, the brave general, the benevolent dictator, the man who was the high priest of an extravagant cult, had been held a captive by notorious pirates, who seduced the enigmatic Egyptian princess Cleopatra, the man who had the audacity to seduce the wives of his political rivals, a rebel with a cause who was condemned by his own senate and finally was brutally stabbed to death by his own senators. The story of Julius Caesar is an extraordinary tale of resilience, struggle for survival, greed for power, betrayal, debauchery, and unbelievable chutzpah. The riveting tale of Caesar’s assassination on the fateful ides of March is both agonizing and heart-wrenching.
Download or read book The Ides written by Stephen Dando-Collins and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred, many compelling questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Did Caesar bring death on himself by planning to make himself king of Rome? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot, and let it go forward? Who wrote Antony's script after Caesar's death? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins takes you to the world of ancient Rome and recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic aftermath as the vicious struggle for power between Antony and Octavian unfolded. For the first time, he shows how the religious festivals and customs of the day impacted on the way the assassination plot unfolded. He shows, too, how the murder was almost avoided at the last moment. A compelling history that is packed with intrigue and written with the pacing of a first-rate mystery, The Ides will challenge what you think you know about Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire.
Download or read book The Ides of March written by Naphtali Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating collection of texts, Julius Caesar and his time come alive, as ancient writers vividly portray his rise to power, the stunning assassination itself, and the after effects which changed the Mediterranean world.
Download or read book The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the world of political intrigue and betrayal with William Shakespeare’s "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar." This gripping play explores the dramatic events surrounding the assassination of one of history’s most renowned leaders and the ensuing chaos that follows. What drives a group of conspirators to betray their leader and what are the consequences of their actions? Uncover the complexities of ambition, power, and moral conflict as Shakespeare brings the fall of Julius Caesar to life. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar examines the tensions between personal loyalty and political duty through its rich characterizations and intense drama. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Caesar’s rise and fall highlights the fragile nature of power and the devastating effects of betrayal. With its powerful speeches and compelling narrative, the play provides a profound exploration of the impact of political ambition and the ethical dilemmas faced by those in power. Shakespeare’s masterful dialogue and dramatic structure offer a timeless reflection on leadership and its consequences. Are you prepared to delve into the dramatic and tragic world of political ambition? Read "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" and experience one of Shakespeare’s most impactful plays. Engage with this classic exploration of power and betrayal. Purchase "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" now and immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s unforgettable depiction of political drama.
Download or read book The Death of Caesar written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this story of the most famous assassination in history, “the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly” (The Wall Street Journal). Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC—the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was, says author Barry Strauss, the last casualty of one civil war and the first casualty of the next civil war, which would end the Roman Republic and inaugurate the Roman Empire. “The Death of Caesar provides a fresh look at a well-trodden event, with superb storytelling sure to inspire awe” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Why was Caesar killed? For political reasons, mainly. The conspirators wanted to return Rome to the days when the Senate ruled, but Caesar hoped to pass along his new powers to his family, especially Octavian. The principal plotters were Brutus, Cassius (both former allies of Pompey), and Decimus. The last was a leading general and close friend of Caesar’s who felt betrayed by the great man: He was the mole in Caesar’s camp. But after the assassination everything went wrong. The killers left the body in the Senate and Caesar’s allies held a public funeral. Mark Antony made a brilliant speech—not “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” as Shakespeare had it, but something inflammatory that caused a riot. The conspirators fled Rome. Brutus and Cassius raised an army in Greece but Antony and Octavian defeated them. An original, new perspective on an event that seems well known, The Death of Caesar is “one of the most riveting hour-by-hour accounts of Caesar’s final day I have read....An absolutely marvelous read” (The Times, London).
Download or read book Julius Caesar and the Roman People written by Robert Morstein-Marx and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julius Caesar was no aspiring autocrat seeking to realize the imperial future but an unusually successful republican leader who was measured against the Republic's traditions and its greatest heroes of the past. Catastrophe befell Rome not because Caesar (or anyone else) turned against the Republic, its norms and institutions, but because Caesar's extraordinary success mobilized a determined opposition which ultimately preferred to precipitate civil war rather than accept its political defeat. Based on painstaking re-analysis of the ancient sources in the light of recent advances in our understanding of the participatory role of the People in the republican political system, a strong emphasis on agents' choices rather than structural causation, and profound scepticism toward the facile determinism that often substitutes for historical explanation, this book offers a radical reinterpretation of a figure of profound historical importance who stands at the turning point of Roman history from Republic to Empire.
Download or read book The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The End of the Ancient Republic written by Jan H. Blits and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1993 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While recent criticism of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has stressed the corruption of both the common people and the Republic's enemies within the patrician class, this book argues that at the core of the play lies the less obvious but more important corruption of the regime's leading defenders, particularly Brutus.
Download or read book The Ides of March written by Sheenagh O'Hora and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by Tamara Hollingsworth and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Act out the tragic and true story of the betrayal and assassination of Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Worried that the newly powerful Caesar will become a dictator, Casius enlists the help of Caesar's trusted friend, Brutus, to preemptively murder the ruler. This script includes roles written at various reading levels, allowing teachers to implement differentiation and English language learner strategies into instruction. This feature allows teachers to assign each role based on their students' individual reading levels, encouraging everyone to get involved in the same activity. Whether students are struggling or proficient readers, they can all gain confidence in their reading fluency and feel successful. By performing together, students will also practice interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures while storytelling. With an accompanying poem and song to give readers additional fluency practice, this script is a dynamic resource sure to engage a classroom of varied readers.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ides of March written by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set details the assassination of Julius Caesar, the plots that led up to the event and the lives of each of the conspirators involved. This book is the second of the three volumes.
Download or read book The Tragedie of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by Oppidan Library. This book was released on 1904 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
