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…of Shakespeare, critic John Drakakis supports this notion arguing that Julius Caesar may be read as a kind of metadrama: by figuring Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and others as actors, self consciously fashioning Roman politics as competing theatrical performances the play…

…Hamlet's tragedy is a tragedy of failure-the failure of a man placed in critical circumstances to deal successfully with those circumstances. In some ways, Hamlet reminds us of Brutus in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Hamlet and Brutus are both good men…

…war as much as possible. They were creative problem-solvers; the Corinthian military had strategic planning, but did not pursuit conquests. The Romans burned Corinth down in 146 BC. It founded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Arts and Culture Ancient…

…for holding the Earth up), to advertise the play “Julius Caesar”. Using Hercules holding up a globe as the theatre’s crest, the motto was “Totus mundus agit histrionem”, or “The whole world is a playhouse/stage”, a phrase used in the play “As You Like…

…of the world and of human civilization in it, starting at the very beginning and ending with the death of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses contains such a wealth of fascinating stories, especially stories of human personalities in conflict and the way nature…

…, his empire was torn apart in the power struggles of his successors. Yet Alexander's mythical status rapidly reached epic proportions and inspired individuals as diverse as Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Louis XIV and Napoleon. He continues to be portrayed…

…of the Shakespearian plays performed at the Globe ranged from comedies to tragedies. These include Romeo and Juliet, famous for the use of the balconies, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, MacBeth, King Lear, Twelfth Night Or What You Will, Richard II, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well…

…preformed at the Globe Theatre were: Julius Caesar in 1599, Hamlet (1600-1601), Twelfth Night Or What You Will (1601), Richard II (February 7th 1601) Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602), All's Well That Ends Well (circa 1602), Timon of Athens (c1604), King Lear…

…tragedies include: Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and of course Romeo and Juliet. Here are a summary of his two most famous tragedies, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet…

…their first child in 1583. Shakespeare's style of writing had a great impact on the Globe theatre. Some of his famous works included, Henry VI, Richard III, Hamlet, Taming of The Shrew, Midsummer night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, 12th Night…