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Reаd the fоllоwing diаlоgue from the plаy Julius Caesar: CASCAYou pull'd me by the cloak; would you speak with me? BRUTUSAy, Casca; tell us what hath chanced to-day,That Caesar looks so sad. CASCAWhy, you were with him, were you not? BRUTUSI should not then ask Casca what had chanced. CASCAWhy, there was a crown offered him: and beingoffered him, he put it by with the back of his hand,thus; and then the people fell a-shouting. BRUTUSWhat was the second noise for? CASCAWhy, for that too. CASSIUSThey shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? CASCAWhy, for that too. BRUTUSWas the crown offered him thrice? CASCAAy, marry, was't, and he put it by thrice, everytime gentler than other, and at every putting-bymine honest neighbours shouted. CASSIUSWho offered him the crown? CASCAWhy, Antony. Once you have read the text, examine the following painting titled Caesar Victorious: © Public Domain Write an essay of at least two to three paragraphs to compare and contrast these two depictions of Caesar's victorious return to Rome. Use specific examples to show the similarities and differences in the author's and painter's interpretations of the event. Use proper spelling and grammar. (100 points)
Reаd the fоllоwing text frоm the plаy Julius Cаesar: CASCA I can as well be hanged as tell the manner of it:it was mere foolery; I did not mark it. I saw MarkAntony offer him a crown;-yet 'twas not a crownneither, 'twas one of these coronets;-and, as I toldyou, he put it by once: but, for all that, to mythinking, he would fain have had it. Then heoffered it to him again; then he put it by again:but, to my thinking, he was very loath to lay hisfingers off it. And then he offered it the thirdtime; he put it the third time by: and still as herefused it, the rabblement hooted and clapped theirchapped hands and threw up their sweaty night-capsand uttered such a deal of stinking breath becauseCaesar refused the crown that it had almost chokedCaesar; for he swounded and fell down at it: andfor mine own part, I durst not laugh, for fear ofopening my lips and receiving the bad air. Once you have read the text, examine the following painting titled Caesar Victorious: © Public Domain Write an essay of at least two to three paragraphs to analyze the difference between the artist's depiction of Caesar's return to Rome and the character Casca's description of Caesar's return. Use specific examples to support your observations. Use proper spelling and grammar. (100 points)
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