Part one of term paper
Throughout history, Rome has been a model of modern civilization. The concept of an orderly, civilized Roman polity contrasted by an anarchic, barbaric society of Goths has been popular, and was especially in Elizabethan England, considering that a basic education in classic culture was common. “Julius Caesar” takes place in 44 B.C., a ...

Part two of term paper
... takes place after “Julius Caesar,” the old republic has vanished, and a new, imperial Rome has emerged; however, like the previous government, this one is flawed. By carefully developing Aaron, a Moor in “Titus Andronicus,” and Brutus, a senator in “Julius Caesar,” as ceremonial characters driven by ritualistic, almost artificial motives, Shakespeare shows the political chaos that their violence breeds. “Titus Andronicus” basically is a story of cyclical revenge, of how a father ...