Many tragic heroes had honor which was either their downfall or their positive trait. In Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1‚ Hotspur‚ a hot tempered traitor‚ makes honor his first priority for him and his family . Although the 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
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is Brutus because he broke Caesar’s trust. He turned his back on his friends and that doesn’t make him an honorable person. Brutus was only doing what he thought would be the best thing for Rome. When Caesar was doing what he thought would be best for Rome he was disloyal and committed a whole bunch of sin-killing Caesar. Brutus isn’t loyal to his people. Brutus is the least honorable person because according to the description of Brutus he participates in the killing of Caesar. Also‚ Brutus loves
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Close Reading: Shakespeare `Julius Caesar` III. 2 lines 11- 48 (Brutus) Julius Caesar is an historical tragedy‚ written by Shakespeare in 1599. Set in ancient Rome it depicts the rise and fall of an emperor and a time of vast political change. Presenting a tale of manipulation and a struggle for power Shakespeare uses the uses the art of the orator and rhetoric to describe key moments in Rome’s history. Structurally central to the play is Act III‚ scene 2‚ as it is at this pivotal moment‚ after
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In the book Julius Caesar‚ I think the character Brutus changes a lot. This character starts out mean‚ but he thinks he has good intentions. By the middle of the book he undergoes changes for the worse. He gets mean and starts becoming a lesser‚ meaner person. By the end of the book he is more noble and sees things in a different way. At the beginning of the book Brutus wants to kill Caesar. He wants to do this for the good of the people. He truly and honestly thinks that if he kills Caesar that
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remain behind — Marcus Brutus‚ a close personal friend of Caesar‚ and Cassius‚ a long time political foe of Caesar’s. Both men are of aristocratic origin and seen the end of their ancient privilege in Caesar’s political reforms and conquests. Brutus was a very smart man and smartness is a very good quality for a leader. Another feature Brutus had‚ was he had very little or maybe even no emotions‚ and if he did he did a very good job of hiding them. A further aspect of Brutus is that he was very well
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wanted the power. Although Caesar was loved by many‚ he was also hated by many. Cassius played a man who despised Caesar so he created a conspiracy to remove him from his place of power. He took key people in society to help him carry out his plan. Brutus was a well respected man in Roman society‚ so Cassius believed getting him on board would help in the long run if things happened to not end up in their favor. Although Cassius believed he was the leader of the conspiracy he never specifically took
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Was Brutus the noblest roman of all? “This was the noblest roman of them all” Mark Anthony said about Brutus in the play Julius Caesar‚ after Brutus had killed himself at the battle of Philippi. Although Brutus had participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Anthony‚ Julius’s nephew‚ was praising Brutus as a noble person. But how was he noble? In the beginning of the play‚ we meet Brutus‚ a highly respected‚ much loved‚ senator of Rome. He loved Rome as a republic and he has a good
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conspirators are jealous of Caesar‚ and they want to kill him for revenge. Brutus doesn’t want to be part of the conspiracy‚ but is tricked into becoming a head member‚ due to his strong leadership qualities of honor‚ trustworthiness‚ and patriotism. Brutus loves the republic‚ but is tricked into believing Caesar would hurt the republic. Brutus would be an effective leader because he exhibits honor‚ trustworthiness‚ and patriotism. Brutus believes nothing should be done without honor‚ which he illustrates
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the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng of citizens against Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the others. This is why Mark Antony
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In life‚ many important decisions develop and must be made before you can act upon a certain idea. In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius and Brutus handle there decisions in different ways. The outcomes of their decisions greatly impact the future events of the play. These outcomes have some positive outlooks‚ and some negative‚ but in the end they are for the greater good. One of these decisions established what would happen to Caesar. When Caesar became dictator‚ many of the
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