In
53 BC Crassus died. This ends the first triumvirate and sets Caesar and Pompey
against one another.
Pompey is chased to Egypt where he dies.
Caesar
returns to Rome and is declared dictator for life.
This
is where the play begins……
Friday, May 2, 2014
Stoic vs. Epicurean (Julius Caesar)
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Brutus
(Stoic)
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Cassius
(Epicurean)
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-Ethos
-Naïve, gullible, Value, Ethics,
Honor, righteous, wrong
-Right vs. Wrong
Cruelty and injustice gives us the
opportunity for virtue
REASON must dominate
-Cicero
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-Trying to turn Brutus against Caesar
-Persuasive, Individuality, freedom, Self-gain,
Envy?
Men control their fates
Free Will
Does not fear God
Does not fear Death!
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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