George Urakhchin
English per. 2
5/7/2006
Full Sentence Outline: Julius Caesar
I. Introduction
A. The background of the assassination of Julius Caesar is given here.
1. According to Shakespeare, Julius Caesar was assassinated by the crime of Tyrannicide.
a. Tyrannicide is the act of becoming a tyrant.
b. At that time, Rome was a democracy ran by the Senate.
c. The assassinators, according to Shakespeare, did their crime to preserve the nation’s democratic rule.
B. The quick outline of Shakespeare’s play itself is given here.
1. Everybody “[bows] to Caesar”, and they love Caesar, and even offer him the crown (Parenti 5).
2. Brutus is threatened by Caesar’s rising power and the potential of a monarchy.
3. Brutus and others plan the assassination of Caesar.
4. After Caesar’s death, the people “[hail] Brutus for saving them from tyranny” (Parenti 5).
5. And, “only in the next breath [the people are] swayed by Antony” (Parenti 5).
6. Shakespeare depicts the people of......
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