Michael Opinion
Professor Hahn
CLASS80
January 31, 2012
Character Description
Note: Character name change due to lecture. Yavi -> Decimus Titus Lepidus
Decimus Titus Lepidus was a short, but surprisingly lank, with broad shoulders, with lengthy arms and legs. His palms fell down to his knees, and his hands unwillingly became scoops for gravel and dirt. As his appearance seemed lanky and weak, but his head was strong. Decimus did not take advice from any one in the senate. Decimus was loyal to his senate and stood behind many of the ideas that the senate believed in, but money was a top priority for Decimus. As one of the top senate leaders at the time, Decimus took many bribes from many outsiders in Rome. While Decimus was a top leader in the senate, he used his power to his advantage and took money to change sides and persuade the senate the way he was bribed. Through bribes from Caesar, Decimus was a changed man. With Caesars money and power, Decimus was wrapped around Caesars fingers.
Gaius Julius Caesar in this novel, had a strong facial features, good looking and was physically strong. Caesar was well liked around Rome, except the Senate. Caesar fought many wars, and won many for Rome. Caesar was smart, he foresaw the attack on him from the senate. With his power and money from all the wars he had won, he had much comfort with giving Decimus money to spy on the whole senate was planning. Caesar used his money and power to take over Decimus but took it way too far. Caesar was abusive to Decimus, but was still very trustworthy to Decimus. Caesar was too confident with Decimus and through much abuse to Decimus, Decimus turned his back towards Caesar.