Quality of Friendship Essay This essay is to be written after reading The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, submitting all project work, and completing the culminating projects. Checklist Read and re-read “The Quality of Mercy” from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/297200.html Write a well developed essay discussing the important qualities of a true friend in the 21st Century. Title the essay, “The Quality of Friendship.” Consider what has been read, discussed, and analyzed, while reading the play and completing the culminating projects. Use examples from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar as support. Start with a captivating topic sentence and end with a clincher sentence. View the rubric before writing the essay.