Leviathan · Character
Julius Caesar
Roman general and dictator, used as an example of sovereign power.
minor
Also known as Caesar, Julian
First appearance: part i of man
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With Jesus Christ (social): Jesus Christ and Julius Caesar are contemporaries in a political sense, with Caesar representing the Roman imperial power under which Christ lived. With Jesus Christ (social): Jesus Christ…
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- Historical and theological exemplars
- Protagonist
- Biblical and religious leaders
- Patriarchs and rulers of Egypt
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the sovereign's right to punish is not a gift from subj…
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- Of Imagination
- VII: Of the Ends, or Resolutions of Discourse
- Of Demonology, and Other Relics of the Religion of the Gentiles
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