Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Caesar Vs. Cleopatra � the power clash; an analysis of the characteristics of the historical couple portrayed in Asterix

N. Meera

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Literature reflects our life and comics reflect the lifestyle of our society. Our creativity develops when we visualize things. This concept of visualization paved way for comics. A Comic can take a person beyond time and space. Popular comic series like Batman and Superman, takes us beyond the Earth and there are also fantastic comics like Asterix, Tintin, etc., that takes us back to trace the history. Asterix is a series of popular French comics. Throwing light upon the protagonist of the series, an imaginary character Asterix and the real historical hero vercingoterix is the main aspect of this paper. The Asterix books introduce Roman history and also some vital events of France, which was once a colony of Roman Empire. The ambitious king Julius Caesar and his rule over the kingdom are illustrated sarcastically in this series. Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the two great minds are the reason for the birth of Asterix. This paper not only shows the unconquerable strength of the people of Gaul but also deals with the most popular historical couple Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.

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N. MEERA Caesar Vs. Cleopatra � the power clash; an analysis of the characteristics of the historical couple portrayed in Asterix Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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