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        <title><![CDATA[The most immediate cause for Brutus' foul temper in his confrontation...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most immediate cause for Brutus' foul temper in his confrontation with Cassius in Act IV, scene 3, is personal. His wife Portia, despairing of the success of her husband's cause, has committed suicide by the unpleasant method of swallowing fire. Brutus waits until the quarrel is over before telling this news to Cassius, who in astonishment exclaims,How 'scaped I killing, when I cross'd you so?--O insupportable and touching...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[At the opening of Julius Caesar, the crowds are cheering Caesar's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At the opening of Julius Caesar, the crowds are cheering Caesar's triumphant return to Rome after the defeat of Pompey.  Marullus and Flavius are reprimanding the crowd for their cheers because, not long ago, they were cheering just as loudly for Pompey when HE passed in the streets.  This illustrates how fickle the people are and how they are able to quickly change loyalties to whoever is in power.  Marullus and Flavius are tearing down...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 04:27:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is a good question for the discussion board.In my opinion, no, you...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is a good question for the discussion board.In my opinion, no, you cannot use Julius Caesar as an example to confirm that saying. For one thing, he didn't live long enough. For another, he didn't quite have absolute power yet. He had been declared dictator for life, but that did not give him total control of Rome. In order for that to happen, he'd have to get rid of the senate. That is exactly what Cassius and Brutus and the other...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act I, what are the moods and loyalties of the Roman mob compared to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act I, what are the moods and loyalties of the Roman mob compared to other groups of people?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:50:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I would say no, it doesn't confirm Lord Acton's famous saying. First of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would say no, it doesn't confirm Lord Acton's famous saying. First of all, this isn't just an issue of power, and no one in the play ever gets absolute power. In fact, some of the motives for those opposing Caesar are to make sure his power does not become absolute. In a way, the opposite is shown to be true: Brutus tries to prevent absolute power from coming into being and wiping away the republican virtue of the Roman republic that he...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:10:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does &quot;Julius Caesar&quot; confirm the famous saying, &quot;power...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does &quot;Julius Caesar&quot; confirm the famous saying, &quot;power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the first 38 lines, the tribunes address the mechanicals wanting to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the first 38 lines, the tribunes address the mechanicals wanting to know what professions they are and why they are not at work:

Fla. Thou art a Cobler, art thou?

Cob. Truly sir, all that I liue by, is with the Aule: I meddle with no Tradesmans matters, nor womens mat-ters; but withal I am indeed Sir, a Surgeon to old shooes: when they are in great danger, I recouer them. As pro-per men as euer trod vpon Neats Leather, haue gone vp-on my...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:49:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm not sure if you're asking about the relevance of the play to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if you're asking about the relevance of the play to Shakespeare's time (the time the play was written) or the time the play was set (Julius Caesar's lifetime in Rome).  However, the play is about moral ambiguity in a political setting and the personal tragedy that comes from that.  This is relevant to any time since (unfortunately) there is always moral ambiguity in politics which often results in personal tragedy.Shakespeare...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:02:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Antony and Octavius argue out of vanity and the quest for honor in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Antony and Octavius argue out of vanity and the quest for honor in battle.  Octavius wants an important spot on the battlefield (Upon the right hand I; keep thou the left...line 18), but Antony doesn't want that (Why do you cross me in this exigent?) since Octavius is unskilled and inexperienced in battle.   Octavius responds in line 20 with &quot;I do not cross you; but I will do so&quot;  indicating that he is not arguing with Antony but...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:54:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[At the beginning of Act 5 of &quot;Julius Caesar,&quot; what are Antony...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At the beginning of Act 5 of &quot;Julius Caesar,&quot; what are Antony and Octavius arguing about?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 17:42:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mark Antony is a gifted orator and knows that he will be able to sway...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mark Antony is a gifted orator and knows that he will be able to sway the crowd against the conspirators if given the chance to speak.  He is told that he will be allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral only if he says nothing negative about the conspirators.  Cassius does not want to allow Antony to speak at all because he doesn't trust him, but Brutus convinces Cassius to allow Antony to give a eulogy only if he abides by the aforementioned...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:40:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act III of &quot;Julius Caesar,&quot; explain why Mark Antony wants...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act III of &quot;Julius Caesar,&quot; explain why Mark Antony wants to speak at Caesar's funeral and the reactions of Brutus and Cassius]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:25:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Both Calphurnia and Portia are dutiful wives to their respective...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Both Calphurnia and Portia are dutiful wives to their respective husbands, but with much different motivations. Both are alongside their husbands near the beginning of the play during the feast of Lupercall.  Here Caesar instructs Calphurnia to stand directly in Antonio’s way during the Lupercall chase, so he may touch her to “shake off this sterile curse,” implying that they have sexual contact with Caesar’s blessing.    Nothing is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:17:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare and contrast the marriage between Calphurnia and Caesar with the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/jc/q-and-a/compare-contrast-marriage-between-calphurnia-24021</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare and contrast the marriage between Calphurnia and Caesar with the marriage between Brutus and Portia in &quot;Julius Caesar&quot;.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:25:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main conflict in this act is the impending civil war between the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main conflict in this act is the impending civil war between the triumvirate and the conspirators who assassinated Caesar. The preparations for war reveal some other issues on both sides.The triumvirate is a group of three men who share control of the Roman Empire. Those men are Marc Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. All is not rosy in this group, however. Antony does not think Lepidus is fit to have so much power, but Antony plans to use...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:45:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the relevence of the play Julius Caesar to the time?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the relevence of the play Julius Caesar to the time?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 06:32:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Julius Caesar, Roman ruler and the subject of Shakespeares tragedy is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Julius Caesar, Roman ruler and the subject of Shakespeares tragedy is almost an engima. Some years ago, I viewed a tv programme on Discovery that put him as a diplomat who manipulated his own death. Ceasar probably knew that he would be put down and the only way to immortality was to die and that too in the hands of his detractors, one of who was Brutus. That he loved his wife is true. Initially, he responded to her demands to stay at home on...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 23:44:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the main conflict in Act IV of &quot;Julius Caesar&quot;?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the main conflict in Act IV of &quot;Julius Caesar&quot;?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:38:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[how do you decribe complexities of ceaser's character. how do you feel...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[how do you decribe complexities of ceaser's character. how do you feel about him- is he a monstrous tyrant or a ympathetic man? explain.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:19:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is actually more of a personal reaction than an intellectual...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is actually more of a personal reaction than an intellectual response question.  Perhaps this question would get greater response in the discussion section than here in the Q&amp;A section.Personally, it depends on what you take away from the play and how much background knowledge and experience you had before reading the play.  There are many life lessons to be learned from this play:  for instance, choose your friends wisely, trust...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 08:52:16 PST</pubDate>
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