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What Are The Four Allusions In Julius Caesar
I was familiar with Christ, Helen, and Caesar. I however had no idea who Heron was, as I had never learned about him before in any of my History classes. However, when I did some research on Herod to understand who he was and how he was connected to the other three allusions, I remember thinking that he sounded like an awful person. I agree that the cruel violence associated with the four allusions is one of the greatest reasons they are still recognized, and were even recognized in the first place. I also agree that humans wage war over the hunger for more control and power, and those that have the hunger for more power often turn violent. I agree that many people today are very focused on social media and electronics, we do live in a Digital

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