Cicero Essays

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. It is about a group of conspirators who kill their king, Julius Caesar, in order to be “free.” Antony, who found no logic in the assassination, felt that he should avenge Julius’s death. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that …

“Julius Caesar” is a historical play by William Shakespeare. It is set in Italy, during the Roman era. The plot revolves around the murder of Julius Caesar and the power struggle between Caesar’s friends and enemies. In this essay I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s …

“The Assassination of Julius Caesar” by Michael Parenti goes into details about the events that lead up to the death of Caesar due to class conflicts. In 44 BC, the assassination of Julius Caesar was lead by conspiring members of the Roman senate who wanted to remove the dictator, who …

The conspirators depended on Marcus Brutus for one reason: to justify the murder of Julius Caesar. However after allowing Mark Antony to not only bring in the corpse of their beloved Caesar yet also speak after Brutus during the funeral, it would seem that Brutus’ role in the murder was …

Absolute power and power end with corruption as a result of ambition. In the play Julius Caesar by author William Shakespeare absolute power has a grasp on Julius Caesar as he strives on ambition. Brutus as a close friend of Julius uses his power to fight for Rome in a …