and that somehow is related to their life. Home by Warsan‚ the author to describe what immigrants go through in their country and why immigrants leave their home. Nightsong: city by Brutus‚ the author describes the bad conditions in which people in Africa are living. In Warsan Shire’s “Home” (2015) and Dennis Brutus “Nightsong: city: (1694)‚ both poets employs personification‚ metaphor‚ and simile to illustrate that home is not always a safe place. There is always something that will make you leave
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devices. In the funeral orations in Julius Caesar it is evident that the perspective of Brutus on Caesar and his death are driven by his bias. Brutus’ avid patriotism results in his bias against Caesar‚ and consequently he puts the good of Rome before his loyalty to Caesar. This bias is represented effectively through the use of antithesis – “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more”. Brutus believed that Caesar had a fatal flaw that put his beloved country in great jeopardy – ambition
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in society and determine their fates. Marcus Brutus from the play Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is one such man. Brutus uses his rationale and logical reasoning to surpass challenges and conflicts throughout the story. Brutus ultimately ends his own life‚ but not before taking the life of Julius Caesar‚ the title character of the play. It is this determination of
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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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Caesar‚ it is shown that‚ language is a powerful weapon‚ and in the hands of a skilled person‚ it can be used to manipulate others. For example‚ when Cassius says to Brutus; “... he doth bestride the narrow world like Colossus‚ and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. (1.2.135-38).Brutus is a noble man‚ and only does things for the good of others‚ and he originally does not think killing Caesar is a good idea but Cassius convinces him. Another example
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manages to make them believe that this decision was made on their own part; however‚ it was a plot that he subliminally embedded into their brains. After Brutus spoke citizens cried that "Caesar was a tyrant" (III.ii.72) and felt loyalty to the aforementioned. Accordingly‚ he cleverly juxtaposed "ambitious Caesar" (III.ii.27" with "the noble Brutus" (III.ii.79) to convince the listeners of Julius’ true‚
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The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony One of Shakespeare’s greateset plays is Julius Caesar. It’s about a group of conspirators who kill their king in order to be free. Antony‚ opposed to the killing of Caesar‚ felt that he should make them pay for killing Caesar. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was not fair‚ causeing them to start a riot. Brutus also gave a good speech but the Romans didn’t react to it. A battle started‚ and most of the conspirators
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In the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar ‚ Brutus and Mark Antony both give speeches to persuade the Roman people whether or not Caesar died for the good of Rome or so someone else could come into power. Based on the rhetorical appeals used in both speeches‚ Brutus’s speech was the most effective one in persuading the Roman citizens. In his speech Brutus uses pathos to appeal to the emotions of the Roman citizens. He states‚” Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” He uses this phrase
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dramatic death in the class while two other students would guess who were the hitmen. This could be similar to Julius Caesar because Brutus was planned out to be the killer of Julius Caesar by Cassius and the others in this conspiracy that have chosen him to be the one. Do you see how it all falls into play‚ Julius caesar is the students that are being killed. Brutus is the hitman but instead of winking he will stab Julius‚ the two people
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16th Century English society by utilising the concept of everyman. Brutus represents ‘everyman’ within the drama allowing the audience to associate and relate this is shown significantly in Act 3 Scene 1. Shakespeare employs symbolism and imagery depicting a man’s lust for blood and violence “let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood”. An initial reading of the text would suggest Shakespeare cleverly interprets a noble act of Brutus in honouring Caesar’s death but rather exposing his attraction for
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