Julius Caesar
Historical Fiction novels are often brought on by authors for special and particular reasons. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play , he documents the rise and fall of a great roman leader during a time of political unrest in Rome. This play was written during the sixteenth century in Shakespeare’s home, London, England. In the following paragraphs, a summary of the play will be provided along with a history of the time in which the book was set, a history of the time in which the book was published, reasons why the fictional and actual history may differ, and the point which the author tried to stress and did he get his point across.
begins when two conspirators against the reign ...
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basic daily life of most Roman citizens. For instance, the setting of the first scene is based upon superstition, the Feast of Lupercal. This feast is in honor of the god Pan, the queen of fertility. During this time, infertile females are supposed to be able to procreate, and
fertile ones are supposed to be able to bear more. It is also a supposed time of sexual glorification and happiness. Other scenes depict how throughout Rome, roaming the streets are mysterious sooth-sayers, who are supposedly given the power to predict the
future. Dictating what is to come through terse tidbits, these people may also be looked upon as superstitious. In the opening scene, one sooth-sayer, old in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked upon by many as insane out of touch lower Classmen, a good deal of them, obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the mark. Since they lack ...
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to the conclusion that the person who imagines the dream may not be the wisest one to interpret it's meaning. Later Caesar tells his faithful companion Decius about it, and he interprets it quite the contrary, "That it was a vision fair and fortunate," and indeed, today is an ideal day to go out, since this is the day "To give a crown to mighty Caesar." Perhaps Decius is implying here that today is a day where much appreciation and appraisal will be given to Caesar, surely not the endangerment of his well-being as California interprets it. Caesar predictably agrees with him, as most citizens enjoy believing the more positive of two interpretations. After Caesar's assasination at the hand ...
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