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Read James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and the excerpts from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar carefully. Note any connotative language, figurative language, or repetition as you analyze the texts. Remember that you’re answering this question in your argument: How do the texts develop the ideas of liberty or democracy? Then, use the table to outline your literary argument. Use the outline in Part A to draft your literary argument. Be sure to maintain a formal style and objective tone in your writing. Use transitions to connect the ideas in your essay. Remember to edit your draft for comma splices, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments.​

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Outline Guide​ Details

Introduction​

brief summary of the texts​

background information​

claim or thesis​

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” -poem by James Weldon

set to music and performed on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1900​

one of the most important songs of the African American civil rights movement​

Julius Caesar –play by William Shakespeare​

based on Roman history​

follows the conspiracy against Julius Caesar​

Thesis: Both texts use figurative language to emphasize the importance of overcoming struggles of the past to achieve liberty and democracy.

Body Paragraph #1​

main point about first text​

supporting textual evidence​

commentary​

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”​

encourages the audience to sing of past struggles and the hope for liberty and equality of the future​

“Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. / Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, / Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us”​

simile compares the song to a rolling sea; the song is a message for overcoming the past and achieving democracy in the future​

Body Paragraph #2​

main point about second text​

supporting textual evidence​

commentary​

Julius Caesar​

emphasizes lack of liberty under Caesar and that Rome is meant to be ruled by the people​

Cassius: “When could they say till now, that talked of Rome, / That her wide walks encompassed but one man?” (line 155)​

personification of Rome points out that Rome should not be ruled by one man​

Conclusion

restated the claim or thesis​

brief summary of main points​

figurative language used to emphasize moving toward liberty and democracy​

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” –simile​

Julius Caesar –personification

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Answer:

The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776. Specifically, the document explains why the thirteen colonies no longer considered themselves under British rule. William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar (1599), is based on true events from Roman history. It portrays the conspiracy to prevent Caesar from becoming dictator, or all-powerful ruler, of Rome. Both texts use purposeful language to illustrate that rebellion is sometimes necessary to obtain freedom and liberty.

The Declaration of Independences argues that all people are created equally and that it is necessary to rebel against any government that does not accept this position. For example, Jefferson writes that “all men are created equal” and are entitled to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” The words equal, liberty, and happiness have a positive connotation that are associated with joy. Therefore, this language emphasizes the joy of freedom with the new government. Later, the document states that “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.” Some may argue that rebellion is rarely a good idea. However, the description of the British government as “destructive” to liberty and happiness supports the decision to rebel against Great Britain.

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the characters Brutus and Cassius express concerns about Caesar’s rule over Rome and, eventually, they rebel against him to achieve freedom for the Roman people. In fact, Cassius describes Caesar “Like a Colossus” and the people of Rome as “petty men” walking beneath him. This metaphor emphasizes Cassius’s displeasure at the inequality that he feels next to Caesar. After the conspiracy against Caesar takes place, Brutus appeals to the Roman people by asking them, “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” This question implies that if they had not rebelled against Caesar, the Roman people would have lost their freedom.

In conclusion, both the Declaration of Independence and Julius Caesar present the idea that rebellion is sometimes required to obtain freedom and liberty. Jefferson uses words such as equal and happiness to promote the importance of freedom. He also uses the word destructive to describe the British government. This language conveys the idea that the people need to rebel against Britain in order to achieve freedom. Shakespeare’s character Cassius describes Caesar as a dictator with the comparison to a “Colossus.” The speech by Brutus, Caesar’s longtime friend, argues that the rebellion against Caesar was necessary to ensure freedom for the people of Rome. Overall, both texts may also imply that not only is freedom important but that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure it.

Explanation:

This is the exact answer for the Part  A draft so you have an idea on what to write.