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If you take a close look at the Archie comic books, you can see that the characters fit well in their roles and descriptions of the characters to Julius Caesar.

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These two are both the leaders of their respected groups. Caesar is the leader of the city of Rome, and Archie is the leader of his "pals n' gals." Both are strong leaders, in their own sense, and they both help out the people of their group. Both Caesar and Archie are often misunderstood. They both have a bunch of followers- Caesar has most of the people of Rome, and Archie has his loving comic book fanbase. Although, I think Archie might be a little bit stronger than Caesar- he's still around (just kidding!).

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Here, we have the wives/girlfriends of the leaders. On one hand we have Calpurnia, and on the other we have Betty and Veronica (who both represent the different sides of Calpurnia).

Calpurnia and Veronica are alike because they both know who they want- their men. They both love what their men give them and don't want to share them (their men) with anyone else. Calpurnia refuses to let Caesar go to the Capitol, and Veronica wants to keep Archie all to herself. Both are demanding in getting what they want.

Calpurnia and Betty are alike because they both care very deeply about the men they love. Calpurnia doesn't want Caesar to go to the Capitol because she fears that something bad will happen (she loves him) and Betty is always there to make Archie feel better when he's down (she's like a best friend who becomes a girlfriend). They both show love for their men.

Now, we have the underdogs. On the left, we have Marcus Brutus. On the right, we have Moose Mason. Both men are very kind-hearted and nice. They both have the best of intentions, but sometimes they make mistakes. Brutus' mistake was killing Caesar; Moose's mistake is getting too hot-tempered. Brutus and Moose are well loved by the people they are surrounded by. The people of Rome respect Brutus, and the people of Archie's gang of friends think Moose is a lovable lunk. Also, both are easily manipulated. Brutus was manipulated into believing that the conspirators wanted to kill Caeser with good intentions. Moose is always being tricked by Reggie.

Cassius and Reggie both are out to ruin their respected "leaders." Cassius wants Caesar to die, for he feels he is an unjust ruler. Reggie wants to steal all of Archie's thunder and glory. Both men do this probably out of a hidden jealousy for the men they are after. Cassius is probably jealous that he is not the ruler of Rome and Caesar is. Reggie is jealous of how easily Archie seems to charm Betty and Veronica and girls in general. Both have cruel intentions at times, but are good men at heart. I believe that if it was not for their jealousy, they would probably appear to be better people.



Marcus Antonius and Jughead Jones both are their respected leader's right hand man. Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) is Caesar's right hand man and possible illigitimate son. Jughead is Archie's partner in crime and best friend. Both men are very manipulative. Antony convinced the entire city of Rome that what Brutus and the conspirators did was wrong and that Caesar was a great man. Jughead is very good at fooling Archie, jokingly, to get things he wants, especially food. Both men deceive somewhat cruelly at times. Both men are very well-educated. Antony is a great military leader and Jughead knows all about food. You could say both men come out on top at the end. If Octavius Caesar is to be ruler, and Antony lords him over, Antony wins. If Jughead is always tricking Archie into doing what he wants, then Jughead wins. The men may not be book smart, but they definately have common sense and good reasoning.

Soothsayer (no picture found)

Both these men are people who warn their respected leaders. The soothsayer warns Caesar to beware the 15th of March, which, as we all know, is the day Caesar is assassinated. Mr. Weatherbee (Principal to Archie's school) is always warning Archie to watch out, for he (Archie) is always pulling Mr. Weatherbee's leg with his shenanigans, and might just get a detention! Both aren't very well respected. The people of Rome think that the Soothsayer is just crazy, and the students of Mr. Weatherbee don't give him much respect, due to him not being "with the times."

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