He compares Caesar to a serpent in an egg which he must kill before it hatches. Brutus knows that Caesar is gaining too much power too quickly and it must come to an end. He shows his belief in a republic government by saying, “We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar / And ...
Philosophy of Ancient Rome during the era of Julius Caesar was heavily influenced by the beliefs of two contrasting principles, Stoicism and Epicureanism. Stoicism reflects the belief that knowledge is the root of all virtue, and that wise live in harmony with Fate. This includes remaining indiffer...
Velleius reported: "Caesar, victorious over all his enemies, returned to Rome, and pardoned all who had borne arms against him, an act of generosity almost beyond belief. He entertained the city with the magnificent spectacle of a gladiatorial show, a sham battle of cavalry, infantry, and ...
Because they live to serve the greater good, and they know of no alternatives. House's machines, his technologies - what do they propose? The possibility of victory without sacrifice. No blood spilled, just... rivets. That's not an idea to be put in circulation. If mankind's going to...
He demands that Caesar speak with him in private, suggesting Caesar’s life is in danger. Finally, Pothinus breaks the news in front of Cleopatra: Cleopatra wants Cesar to leave Egypt—either voluntarily or by death—because she believes that he will crown her the ruler of Egypt upon his ...
He had no belief in democracy. He was a soldier, and had a soldier’s way of thinking on government and the methods of it. His first step was a reformation in the army. Hitherto the Roman legions had been no more than the citizens in arms, called for the moment from their various ...
the shift from early Renaissance belief in language and eloquence to modern nominalism and an ideal of the plain style, which would lead to the views of Hobbes, Locke, and the Royal Society. The seventeenth century no longer assumed the right relation of language to reality, but, recognizing...
A soothsayer warns Caesar to “Beware the ides of March” at the Feast of Lupercal (February 15) Brutus expresses his fear that the people will crown Caesar king causing Cassius wants Brutus to join the conspiracy; Brutus considers it but does not commit himself ...
“The ultimate factor in persuading Brutus to join the conspiracy is his belief, a belief based on the the letters cast in at his window or conspicuously left for him in public places” (Shalvi 71). When Caesar was attacked by the conspirators, it had been Brutus’ blade and betrayal ...
In “Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare, Caesar that morning solidified his place as a tragic hero because of his tremendous fatal flaw. Aristotle once defined the tragic hero as a person of noble or influential birth, who has a moral personality. The tragic hero also must have one ...