Brutus the betrayer

Introduction
1. Insert your introductory paragraph with your central claim. Include any revisions your instructor asked you to make.
To determine whether or not Brutus is a patriot or a betrayer there are a couple of questions to be asked what is a betrayer? what is a patriot? A patriot is a person who stands behind their country and plans to defend it no matter what. A betrayer allows danger or harm to come to another person through being disloyal. It could be said that Brutus is both until the evidence is looked at. Brutus is a betrayer of Caesar’s trust and his actions show of his true character.

Idea Development
2. Write the body and conclusion of your argument in the space below. Brutus is a betrayer of Caesar’s trust, even though what he did seemed to be in the best interest of his country. He still betrayed Caesar’s trust by being disloyal and killing him. He took advantage of a position that he could have used to help the people through his influence; instead he used it to kill Caesar.
3. Highlight each part of your body paragraphs as follows:
Green = Claim
Yellow = Counterclaim
Red = Refuted counterclaim
4. Based on your highlighting, what are the areas of your argument that need development? My claim since it is small in comparison and it does not seem to convey the message as powerfully.

5. Incorporate two direct quotations from the text of Julius Caesar to better support your claim. Paste the examples below.
“Caesar must bleed for it! And, gentle friends, Let's kill him boldly, but not wrathfully; Let's carve him as a dish fit for the gods, Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds.”-Brutus

“But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man”
-Antony
6. Write sentences that introduce the relevancy of these quotations, and use a colon before each quotation. Paste these sentences below. This is when he announces to others the need to kill Caesar. This act shows his disloyalty to Caesar by sneaking behind his back. This line by Antony is in a questioning tone and it directly questions Brutus’ word. The quote puts Brutus’ credibility in question.
Organization
7. Identify what you have done to create a cohesive argument throughout this essay, especially in your conclusion. I have tried to focus on the main fact that Brutus was involved in a betrayal of trust. I found the validations of his arguments on killing Caesar and tried to refute them.

8. Identify three areas where you can further improve this argument.
The claim of my paper could be a little stronger. The use of the quotes could be better placed and aimed to make an effective impact. The counterclaims could be tighter so that there is no doubt.