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Writing Assignment: The Soldier's
Dilemma Essay
Writing Assignment
Description & Purpose
This writing
assignment makes use of a scenario based discussion to deepen and
strengthen students' understanding of literature.
The following essay assignment was written for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, but it can be
adapted to other literature with similar themes.
Writing Assignment
Brutus justified
killing Caesar by saying that he might become a dictator and deny
citizens of Rome their freedom. Cassius believed this so strongly that
he was willing to kill himself if the plot failed. When we discussed
“The Soldier’s Dilemma” in class, we debated whether protecting the
lives of American soldiers was worth murdering a person who might be
innocent. Julius Caesar, “The Soldier’s Dilemma,” and real-life current
events all deal with the same question: Does the threat a person
or a country presents justify murdering people who might be innocent?
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