Plutarch, a Greek philosopher in Rome during the 2nd century A.D personifies the notion of fate and destiny with his tales about Julius Caesar in a historical document titled Lives of the Nobles:Julius Caesar. Likewise, William Shakespeare, an English poet, embodies the same overall ideal of fate and destiny, but with some minor altercations in his play, The Tragedy of Julius as it based upon Plutarch’s work. In both pieces of literature though, the account of Caesar’s rise to power is illustrated. Shakespeare…
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