have two sides to yourself and do not know what path to travel in life? Julius Caesar and the Joker both show two very different sides of themselves, which makes the reader question if they are truly good or bad. Julius Caesar in particular is shown in a light where he is viewed as the villain because in the beginning of the book, a reader is told that he has killed one of the leaders that ruled beside him, Pompey. Julius Caesar is truly evil because of his power hungry attitude, even though the village
In Julius Caesar, Brutus is both a powerful public figure and Caesar’s loving friend. Brutus is a very sophisticated character who can be determined as either an honorable or an immoral character. He is a great politician who loves Rome with all his heart and strongly believes that every citizen’s opinion matters. Brutus’ worries about Caesar who aspires too much power, is completely understandable since he cares about Rome just like his own child. However, it is an excuse when Brutus argues that
hero until he can see the root of his own downfall”(Aristotle). Written in the late 16th century, Shakespeare writes the tragic play, Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus, a well-regarded Roman Senator, collaborates in the assassination of Julius Caesar, with the hopes of sparring Rome from an evil dictator. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, though Marcus Brutus is a virtuous character, his negative qualities lead to his destruction and ultimately characterize him as a tragic hero
The True Hero of Rome In today’s society, heroes are seen as individuals who contribute to the good of the world. There are heroes everywhere in life and each have distinct heroic qualities that make them fit the definition of a hero. Through their actions those individuals have proven their worthiness of that title. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar; Marcus Brutus is much like this as he fulfills the role of the hero archetype through his heroic qualities such as his leadership, passion
The word “fear” stems from the Middle English feer, fere, fer, the old English f r for ‘calamity, danger’ (and its verb f ran ‘frighten’ but also ‘revere’) is related to the Proto-Germanic fera ‘danger’ the Proto-Indo-European ‘ per’ – to attempt, try, research, risk (Wictionary -2014). Fear is a strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant, emotion caused by actual, tangible, corporeal or perceived danger in the lives. The tragic heroes never care about that danger and try to find solace and relief in committing
The play of Hamlet is not a very happy-going play. There are a lot of dark images of poison and disease that are portrayed throughout the story, and following the corruption that surrounds events that are recent and to come to the castle. All of this corruption starts with the poison that Claudius had used to murder King Hamlet, this spreads like an illness throughout the country. Shakespeare portrays in words of sickness repeatedly during the play, which helps best to exemplify the sick condition
of Romeo and Juliet; or in the degrading passion for shews and public spectacles, and the overwhelming attachment for the newest successful war-chief in the Roman people, already become a populace, contrasted with the jealousy of the nobles in Julius Caesar;—or they at once commence the action so as to excite a curiosity for the explanation in the following scenes, as in the storm of wind and waves, and the boatswain in the Tempest, instead of anticipating our curiosity, as in most other first scenes