Brutus is an honorable man who keeps his word. At the same time‚ he places the good of Rome above all else. This‚ along with his sense of honor is what drives him to do all that he does. Out of all the conspirators who act out of selfish reasons‚ he is the only one who genuinely thinks that Caesar’s death is for the greater good. These qualities in Brutus make him the one or one of the most honorable man in Rome‚ but they also make him a difficult man to trust‚ as his loyalty is to Rome herself
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Marcus Brutus character analysis‚ from Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was‚ ironically‚ Marcus Brutus‚ a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus’ relationship to Caesar‚ his involvement in the conspiracy‚ and his importance to the plot‚ the truth can be revealed. Marcus
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Shakespeare’s Rendition of Julius Caesar death‚ the character Brutus must persuade the audience into believing his murder of Caesar was justified. To be sure that he is imprinted as a “heroine” for saving the roman empire he makes Mark Anthony go‚ knowing that the audience will believe him for he was Caesars best friend. Brutus makes sure that he implies him as a good guy by giving him restrictions on what he could and could not say‚ but ultimately Brutus fails with his plan for he did not listen to Anthony’s
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What makes Brutus’ tragic flaw is his honor for the country and being a nobleman of Rome‚ as well as trusting those that did not believe in the one who held more power. Each of these tragic flaws come from the people of Rome and Cassius. One of Brutus’ tragic flaws is that he loves his position as a senator. He strongly believes in doing all that he could for his country‚ Rome‚ and the Roman citizens. Brutus starts having conflicting feelings about Caesar’s plan for the country. He is not in favor
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events‚ the death of Caesar and Mark Antony’s speech at Caesars funeral. Before the third act‚ Antonys role is minimal‚ but during this act he takes on a dominance that he maintains throughout the rest of the play. Antony‚ being Caesars right hand man‚ is loyal to him‚ and quickly grasps that he must deal with the conspirators. He takes advantage of Brutus’s gullibility in order to speak at Caesars funeral so that he can sway the people of Rome to his side. Antony is shrewd and calculating‚ he is
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In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony and Brutus go head to head‚ at Caesar’s funeral. They both give important and interesting speeches‚ revealing much about their character and personalities. Brutus appealed to the peoples logical mind‚ while Antony took a more emotional approach to persuade the people of Rome. When Brutus spoke at Caesar’s funeral‚ he appealed to the people’s logic. His speech was formal and more directed towards the Romans. He spoke to the audience with superiority
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Assignment Mark Antony Speech Analysis In Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar‚ we can find one of Shakespeare’s finest examples of rhetorical work. The speech itself could serve as a thematic synopsis to the play Julius Caesar. Perhaps more than any other of Shakespeare’s works‚ Julius Caesar is a play that relies on rhetoric—both as the art of persuasion and as an artifice used to veil intent. Already distrusted by the conspirators for his friendship with Caesar‚ it is obvious that Antony does not
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king praised him‚ he led a rebellion against him. In Julius Caesar Brutus‚ a honor driven conspirator‚ believes too much in honor and uses nor as a way to justify his action. He is admired by the Roman people‚ but was easily manipulated into joining a conspiracy and immediately took as the leader to killing Caesar. Both of these characters are very similar in how they perceived and lived their lives. Shakespeare creates Brutus and Hotspur as characters whose principle concern is for themselves
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Having had murdered his best friend and countries leader‚ Brutus attempts to justify his crimes‚ as well as the crimes of the conspirators‚ during a speech to the Roman people. Brutus uses pathos-filled diction‚ calling the audience “Romans” to incite patriotism‚ “countrymen” to unite himself and his audience‚ and “lovers” as a term of endearment‚ further bringing him closer to the crowd. He starts his defense using parallelism‚ commanding to “Hear me… Believe me… [and] Censure me” and reversing
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