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    Jessica Helm Phillips English 10 Pre-AP 1st 28 February 2013 Speech Analysis The speeches given by both Brutus and Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are very persuasive to the audience that they are given to‚ but rhetorical devices were used in different ways in order for each to have an effect on the people of Rome. In Brutus’s speech‚ he uses devices such as rhetorical question and antithesis to convince the Romans that he and the conpirators did a good deed

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    Advanced English II May 22‚ 2012 Mr. Balazs 3rd Period Julius Caesar Essay Prompt “Might makes right‚” a vacillating quote signifying power‚ strength and ability‚ a vast amount of power which may surely lead to ones reign or contrary their own destruction. Is it possible that those with the most power always live a victorious life‚ and those who don’t have a grueling idea of what they are capable of live within a lie‚ residing under the casted shadows of those who were capable of exercising

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    Julius Caesar may not have been a modern day boy scout; however‚ he still showed great signs of leadership. In ancient Rome‚ the dictator Caesar has been given the chance to become king and he intends to take it. Many question whether he rules selfishly or selflessly. Recent civil wars have weakened Rome and Rome needs a good leader. Caesar is a selfless‚ benevolent leader who only has the best of intentions as king. Caesar was a great leader and made money for Rome in interesting ways. On Act III

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    Caesar’s enemies became jealous of him and his enemies must achieve the first step to murder him. “ Caesar‚ thou canst not die by traitors hands‚ unless thou bring’st them with thee “ ( V. i. 56-57). Said by: Brutus. The main conspirators that murdered Caesar were Cassius‚ Casca and Brutus. The relation in between the main

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    and in the wake of Brutus’s suicide‚ Antony gives Brutus’s eulogy. Antony cites Brutus’s naive nature as the reason for his nobleness. Of all the conspirators‚ Brutus was the only one who thought that Caesar’s death was for the good of Rome; everyone else acted out of jealousy. According to Antony‚ even in death Brutus was noble. “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious…
And I must pause till it come back to me” Act 3 Scene 2 Lines 90-99 Antony doesn’t suggest the people adopt his judgments; instead he

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    A Great Leader could Fall The play Julius Caesar is an great example in which leadership and friendship is shown. Leadership has become so popular and it still happens today through military‚ athletics‚ and politics. But at sometimes these politicians are assassinated just like Julius Caesar. Today‚ I will be discussing politicians with leadership who were then assassinated just as Julius Caesar. To begin‚ we start off with the famous President Abraham Lincoln who was known to have many qualities

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    form of temptation of honor and glory. It can also be used in promise of power and greed. It can also be presented in the form of cruelty and hatred toward others. Most people are consumed by hunger for power. Cassius shows this when he talks to Brutus trying to use power and greed to appeal to him to join them to assassinate Caesar. “Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus‚ and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. Whereas

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    Mark Antony appeals to the crowd’s sense of ethos to establish himself in their eyes as a noble man‚ and to surreptitiously separate the conspirators’ from their lofty reputations. Specifically‚ Antony mentions that he has the power to "do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong‚ who‚ you know‚ are honourable men"‚ but he "will not do them wrong: [he] rather choose[s] to wrong the dead‚ to wrong [himself] and [the people]‚ than [he] will wrong such honourable men" (). Antony says that though he could‚ it

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    In Act 4 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Scene 1 shows the 2nd Triumvirate of Mark Antony‚ Octavius Caesar‚ and Marcus Lepidus composing a list of people who need to be killed. Caesar has been assassinated‚ and Antony has started a civil war against the conspirators to avenge Caesar’s death. He has formed a triumvirate with Octavius Caesar‚ Caesar’s adopted son‚ and Marcus Lepidus‚ a close friend and ally of Caesar. The triumvirate is supposed to share power equally‚ but Antony is taking

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    Will Brutus join the conspiracy and why? In the play of Julius Caesar a conspiracy formed and Brutus gets dragged in to it. So we will look at how he stated to get dragged in. The reasons why he joined. Lastly should he have joined. The start of the conspiracy was stated by Cassius. He was the first to actually talk to Brutus about it. Brutus did kinda agree more like feel the same way. When they were shouting for Caesar Brutus said “I fear Caesar has become king” (I‚i‚ 88-89) Which

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