Julius Caesar As A Real Person Verses Julius Caesar In Shakespeare’s Play

Julius Caesar As A Real Person Verses Julius Caesar In Shakespeare’s Play A picture worth a thousand words, a lived through moment is priceless. How many times writers try to give descriptions of a human in a book? They try to write a play or a book about someone great, and fit it into the few pounds of paper. They present their imagination to the audience as clear as they can, but, does it really transform the words written - into the picture or an experience? How can the words build a time machine in seconds, and let one travel back in time? The answer still stands, but Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar had been able to do it, or at least made an attempt. With this play he had been able to carry people back and forth in time. In the next few minutes one will experience, relive, and compare the Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play with the true Julius Caesar.Bust of Julius Caesar from the British MuseumThe interpretation of the facts must be left to each person seeking the true Caesar.Shakespeare worked; he worked either on portraying th e image of Julius Caesar or on the play. He strived to understand, to comprehend who was the true Julius Caesar, what was on his mind, heart, and what Caesar felt. How Caesar reacted to problems, and what his emotions were based on. In this play Shakespeare had given out a true tragic to the audience, which backs-up its title The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. "Although Caesar himself is not the hero of the play, he is the catalyst of the action and the person around whom the plot revolves." (Wells, 9) In Shakespeare's play Caesar appeared as a man who had become strongly committed to the popular cause and highly experienced in the exercise of power. The people in fact missed him more...

Octavian Augustus Glossary Entry

Octavian Augustus Glossary Entry Octavian, known to posterity as the Emperor Augustus Caesar, was the first emperor of Rome, the first of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, the adopted son of his great-uncle Julius Caesar, and possibly the most important man in Roman history. Octavian or Augustus lived from 63 B.C.-A.D. 14. Timeline of Octavian Augustus The date at which he began his rule could be either 31 B.C. when the forces of Augustus under Agrippa defeated those of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, or in 27 B.C. when Octavian became Augustus, a term of honor awarded him by the Senate. Octavian Augustus Achievements Octavian Augustus reformed the Praetorian Guard and laws on marriage and adultery, he had the power of a tribune and was Pontifex Maximus (head priest). He extended the boundaries of the Roman Empire, caused the Pax Romana, and built up the city of Rome. Misfortunes of Augustus Reign Through the long years of his reign, Octavian Augustus put an end to the already seriously decaying republican system of government. It was under his rule that Varus suffered a disastrous defeat in Teutoberg Wald, putting a temporary end to territorial ambition beyond the Rhine. His own daughter and grand-daughter defied Octavians lofty moral stance. Although both partners were demonstrably capable of producing children, Augustus failed to produce an heir with Livia, his wife during his long term as emperor. Ultimately, Octavian Augustus had little choice but to make his begrudging son-in-law, Livias son Tiberius, his successor- even though Tiberius wasnt much to his liking.