Conflicting Perspectives
‘Conflicting perspectives are the result of individual desires. Manipulation and distortion are used in the attempt to achieve a desired end.’
The notion of “Conflicting Perspectives” embodies a clash of opposing viewpoints and accepts that different people will always have different perspectives of themselves, others and the world around them. A clash of viewpoints, stemming from individuals seeking to affirm the correctness of their perspective over those put forward by others regardless of their perceptions gives rise to “Conflicting Perspectives,” while reaffirming the individuality of different responders in giving varied responses. Conflicting perspectives are powerfully permeated in William Shakespeare’s classic 1399 dramatic text, Julius Caesar and the world’s view on America’s gun laws.
Shakespeare powerfully uses textual form to shape ones understanding of conflicting perspectives surrounding the personality of Marcus Brutus. The dramatic medium is employed to reveal Brutus’ fragmented sense of self for it is in a soliloquy that he asserts, that ‘he is with himself at war’ this is Brutus’ inner conflict. Brutus’ conflicted self is further brought to light in a duologue which completely fulfils the responders understanding of this ambiguous personality. During the duologue, Cassius asks, ‘Can you see your face?’, Brutus’ reply to Cassius ‘No Cassius, for the eye sees not itself but by reflection.’ The dialogue between Brutus and Cassius further enhances Brutus’ poor sense of self, and urges the theatre audience to reflect and contemplate their own sense of self through the use of the rhetorical question ‘Can you see your face?’ This dialogue evokes an emotional response from the theatre audience making it effective in getting its message across and convincing the audience of Brutus’ perspective.
America’s gun related deaths is progressively getting worse each year, with tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, the Aurora shooting
The notion of “Conflicting Perspectives” embodies a clash of opposing viewpoints and accepts that different people will always have different perspectives of themselves, others and the world around them. A clash of viewpoints, stemming from individuals seeking to affirm the correctness of their perspective over those put forward by others regardless of their perceptions gives rise to “Conflicting Perspectives,” while reaffirming the individuality of different responders in giving varied responses. Conflicting perspectives are powerfully permeated in William Shakespeare’s classic 1399 dramatic text, Julius Caesar and the world’s view on America’s gun laws.
Shakespeare powerfully uses textual form to shape ones understanding of conflicting perspectives surrounding the personality of Marcus Brutus. The dramatic medium is employed to reveal Brutus’ fragmented sense of self for it is in a soliloquy that he asserts, that ‘he is with himself at war’ this is Brutus’ inner conflict. Brutus’ conflicted self is further brought to light in a duologue which completely fulfils the responders understanding of this ambiguous personality. During the duologue, Cassius asks, ‘Can you see your face?’, Brutus’ reply to Cassius ‘No Cassius, for the eye sees not itself but by reflection.’ The dialogue between Brutus and Cassius further enhances Brutus’ poor sense of self, and urges the theatre audience to reflect and contemplate their own sense of self through the use of the rhetorical question ‘Can you see your face?’ This dialogue evokes an emotional response from the theatre audience making it effective in getting its message across and convincing the audience of Brutus’ perspective.
America’s gun related deaths is progressively getting worse each year, with tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, the Aurora shooting