Courage, Patriotism, Liberty, and Greatness: The political teachings of Shakespeare's Rome
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-auashbrook14938265302780542021-08-03T07:02:19Z Courage, Patriotism, Liberty, and Greatness: The political teachings of Shakespeare's Rome Frey, Joshua Caleb Philosophy Political Science History Literature Shakespeare Rome republics empire virtue William Shakespeare’s three roman plays, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra, present a condensed history of Rome at three of its most important moments. Coriolanus portrays Rome near the inception of the republic, while Julius Caesar shows the death of the republic and Antony and Cleopatra explores the alternative to republican government. Each of the three plays shows the kinds of men produced by the Roman regime and explores how their virtues and vices affect the regime. The characters in the plays shows that the character necessary for republican government is hard but not impossible to produce. Shakespeare also uses Antony and Cleopatra to suggest republican regimes are best suited to developing the kinds of great character that republics require. When viewed in isolation, Coriolanus and Julius Caesar seem to suggest that republican government produces base men and generates political instability. Antony and Cleopatra, however, shows that the vices seen in republics are caused by the faults of human nature rather than a defect in the regime. Furthermore, it highlights the virtues shown by characters in the other plans by showing a Rome devoid of those virtues. In Coriolanus, the main character is a courageous men who cannot maintain the support of the people because he demands too much virtue out of them. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents the rule of a man who abandoned his faith in the people. This destroys the republic and brings about the imperial rule of Antony and Cleopatra in which virtue is not possible. 2017 English text Ashland University Ashbrook Undergraduate Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=auashbrook1493826530278054 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=auashbrook1493826530278054 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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