Julius Caesar Journaling Project Taylor Browne May 31, 2013 English 10 Period 2B Act 1: The Conspiracy Is Looming Dear Diary, I don’t like Caesar at all. I think that he is very weak and I feel as though, that I’m the only one who sees his weakness. I also think that the Romans treat Caesar like a god and that he can’t be touch. If you ask me there is nothing special about Caesar. If Caesar becomes too powerful, he might become a tyrant.
It can be implied from this that Wolsey had the ability to obtain Henry’s annulment, but failed due to his lack of effort and his half-hearted approach. Furthermore, source 1 supports this view, first implying once again that Wolsey had good contacts and that he had the ability to influence them, “Stafileo has changed his opinion”. However, a lack of effort can still be seen here as he only instructed Stafileo of the facts. It is likely that source 2 is more reliable than source 1 as it was a letter written by the Duke of Suffolk who was not directly involved in the ‘Great Matter’. As the source is also from a letter, it is unlikely the Duke of Suffolk would not have feared angering Wolsey as otherwise the letter would have been private.
He seems to be surrounded by these characters bound to their boring lives. Sammy uses different names to describe the people he sees in his conformist town. He calls the customers in the store “sheep”, (Updike, 20) because of how blindly they follow their usual routine and “houseslaves”, (Updike, 20) are what he calls the house wives with pin curlers puttering around the store. He goes on to say that the customers are so enveloped in their grey lives that if someone were to set off a bomb in the center of the store that they would fail to even notice. One customer, “the witch”, (Updike, 18) as Sammy calls her, is described as a serious looking woman one who diligently watches the register he is on, eagerly waiting for him to slip up and make an error.
Throughout the first scene, Iago and Roderigo also never refer to Othello by name, however, the audience quickly learn that both characters hate 'the moor', as this – amongst other derogatory terms, including 'thick-lips' – is the only title given to him. This, again dehumanises the character, as Shakespeare depicts the hero as little more than a title to be sneered at and belittled. Iago also speaks of his dislike of Cassio: “And what was he? Forsooth, a great arithmetician, one Michael Cassio... that never set a squadron in the field, nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster—unless the bookish theoric, Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership.” Through this, Iago questions and demeans Cassio's military ability, however, his main annoyance is with Othello for his decision to promote this man above him. Through this, Shakespeare also suggests that Iago feels that Othello's judgement is faulty.
The cognomen "Caesar" originated, according to Pliny the Elder, with an ancestor who was born by caesarean section. Despite their ancient pedigree, the Julii Caesares were not especially politically influential, having produced only three consuls. Caesar's father, also called Gaius Julius Caesar, reached the rank of praetor, the second highest of the Republic's elected magistracies, and governed the province of Asia, perhaps through the influence of his prominent brother-in-law Gaius Marius. His mother, Aurelia Cotta, came from an influential family which had produced several consuls. Marcus Antonius Gnipho, an orator and grammarian of Gaulish origin, was employed as Caesar's tutor.
The citizens of Rome were so displeased with the conditions of society they cried out openly and in seclusion for defenders of liberty. Caesar was so outrageous and selfish for power he used any tick possible to accumulate money. (Insert class test). He was seen as having no ethics or honor as quoted from (class text) In a letter from Cicero to a Friend about Caesar. Cicero writes, “How can you have honor if you have no ethics?” As pertaining to Caesar’s unethical debt abolishing and not holding true to the Senate
Antony states if Caesar would have been ambitious he would have not cared for those people being held captive. Antony proved that Caesar himself appealed to the censorship of the people when he said “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept;” (99). Antony showed that Caesar was sympathetic towards the people, because they believed he was ambitious. His rhetorical technique emphasized the fact that the people were oblivious to his acts of sympathy precisely because they did not truly know him. He also states that Caesar was not ambitious because “[He] thrice presented him with a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse.
Julius Caesar Act I Graphic Organizer Name|Character Notes|Important Quotes|Evidence of Loyalty (to whom? )| Flavius|Annoyed with the crowd because they are too fickle. |“?Go, go, good countrymen, and to make up for having done wrong, gather up all the poor men like yourselves, lead them to the Tiber, and weep into the river until it overflows its banks.”?|MURELLUS to Falvius| Marullus|Annoyed with the crowd because they are too fickle. |Why would you celebrate it? What victory does he bring home?
By the end of his journey the many occurrences of his flaws outshine his perceived heroic qualities. Thus, it is clear that Odysseus lacks the archetype of a true homeric
Christopher Davis Per.1 H English 10 5/23/13 Letter to Rome Dear the most noble citizens of Rome, I must first admit, knew not Caesar well enough to spin a tale of a grand adventure. But I do know he was as courageous as I am angered. I did consider Caesar a friend, though we seldom made casual conversation with each other. You are all intelligent people, and you can all plainly see Caesar’s death was unjustified. In mine eyes, Brutus is a shell of his once honorable self.