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…life from age 13 to his death at 89, but deals mainly with the five years (1507-1512) during which he painted the Sistine Chapel. Pope Julius II (1443-1513) had commissioned the work in the hope that it would serve as an immortal symbol of his painstaking…

…"Are you seriously considering the possibility of a man's being turned into a tree," questions John of his wife in Charles Chesnutt's novel The Conjure Woman. His attention to the supernatural in the stories told by Uncle Julius lead him to miss…

…to be flexible. When Julius Caesar became dictator for life, the entire central government was turned around. A change of government so sudden should have brought the Empire to its knees. Rather, this change was necessary, since the old republic could not possibly…

…The history of the United States is full of unsolved mysteries. One of the greatest mysteries which occurred in 1953 was the electrocution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg under the Espionage Act. They were convicted for giving the secret information about…

…Caesar. Responding immediately, Cassius recommends Antony by saying, “I think it is not meet Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, should outlive Caesar.” (Act II, Scene I, Lines 164-166) Cassius feels that Antony, a good friend of Caesar, might cause them…

…Julius and Ethel Rosenberg "THE ROSENBERGS" A dark American couple with few friends was executed for selling to the USSR secrets about the atomic bomb. Perhaps their judgment was a trap? Huge numbers of police had the special mission to watch…

…On the 10th of May 1508 I signed a contract to agree to fulfill Pope Julius’commission on painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I had bad feelings about thewhole thing from the day Julius commissioned me to paint instead of sculpt. I am…

…the Great and Rome had Julius Caesar. One of the major ancient civilizations was the Romans. They started out as a monarchy government by having one ruler and eventually, the idea of republicanism overthrew the monarchy. The Romans thought that this would keep…

…to the humanity of the characters. Two of his most famous tragedies were written during the second period, 'Romeo and Juliet,' (1595) and 'Julius Caesar.' Although Shakespeare did progress in his writing, he retained some characteristics from the first period…

…Henry V that year and began his string of great tragedies with Julius Caesar. There is a record of a performance of Julius Caesar at the Globe on September 21, 1599. The Merry Wives of Windsor probably also belongs to this period, following upon…