tragic hero‚ a hero whose strengths cause his downfall. The tragic hero is Brutus because he is virtuous‚ his morals cause him to kill Caesar‚ and his morals ultimately kill him. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was known as an honorable man who cared more about the state of Rome than anyone else did. When Cassius was talking to Brutus‚ he mentioned that he knows Brutus has “virtue to be in him” (1.2.97). Brutus was well known for his integrity- enough that others praised him for that
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy. In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver eloquent speeches to the plebeian crowd discussing Caesar’s recent death. Brutus‚ who arises after Caesar’s death as the next leader‚ speaks only to appease the crowd‚ but Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar’s‚ speaks to rally the people for his causes. Throughout the tragedy‚ Antony constructs a more convincing argument by utilizing Brutus’ claims against him and manipulating the plebeians’ emotions. During
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“Revenge! About! Sneak! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let not a traitor live!” These are the words that the Roman People shouted in the Shakespeare play‚ Julius Caesar. The roman citizens lacked even a drop of wisdom and did not use their own brains to think for themselves. This statement can be proved with these three examples: The first example is that the people instantly believed Brutus’ reasoning for assassinating Caesar. They lacked loyalty and even common sense. Helplessly convinced‚ they exclaimed
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Brutus and Antony each gave their own speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral to persuade the people of Rome to make them their new leader by using many rhetorical devices. Brutus came off as a traitor of Caesar‚ claiming that they killed Julius Caesar for the sake of Rome. He tried to overthrow what had occurred by striking fear into the people’s eyes‚ stating “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” By letting the people of Rome envision
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the prominence of the Senate. To retain his dominance Mark Antony chooses to become a close ally to him. Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the other conspirators however‚ plot Caesar’s demise. In the end‚ Mark Antony finds high esteem and the conspirators receive banishment and death. The play is an example‚ or maybe even a warning‚ that our actions and reactions have real effects. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Cinna‚ Trebonius‚ and Cimber respond swiftly and without thought to Caesar’s rise and pay a heavy price
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attention. He states “For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all‚ all honorable men” (Act 3‚ 81-82). Antony never directly calls the conspirators‚ including Brutus‚ traitors; he is mainly calling them "honorable" in a sarcastic manner that the crowd is able to understand. This is the irony in what he is saying. Later in the scene he goes back to into a sarcastic tone and states “O masters‚ if I were disposed to stir your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage‚ I should do Brutus wrong‚ and Cassius wrong—
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Shakespeare‚ Brutus and Cassius are both noble Romans that planned a conspiracy against Caesar‚ but they executed it for different reasons. In the story‚ Cassius is contracted with Brutus because of their distinct characteristics; he also led Brutus to become the tragic hero‚ and their interactions develop the theme of the play. By contracting Brutus‚ Cassius highlights Brutus’s traits of honor and concern for Rome. In Act I‚ Cassius convinces Brutus to overthrow Caesar
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Julius Caesar is a play deeply concerned with the idea of rhetoric‚ or persuasion. The play is driven by persuasion. Cassius convinces Brutus that Caesar must die‚ setting the story in motion. The resolution of the plot is decided by Antony’s speech to the plebeians. Shakespeare sees rhetoric as one of the most powerful forces in the world; able to topple kings and crown them. The play‚ Julius Caesar‚ examines what gives rhetoric its power by pitting Brutus’s speech against Mark Antony’s. Shakespeare
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Act III‚ scene ii‚ lines 164-192 of Julius Caesar displays how easily Antony can persuade a crowd against Brutus and Cassius. Mark Antony really relates to the Roman people and sarcastically compliments the conspirators with the intentions of infuriating the crowd. This particular scene takes place right after the murder of Caesar in the capital by the conspirators. After Brutus explained why Caesar had to die he let Antony speak to the crowd after him and left. This eventually will be one of Brutus’s
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promised Brutus that he would not speak bady or blame them for Caesar’s death. However as the speech begins Antony takes a turn he begins to develope a different message. It is realized that he is not their to deliver a funeral speech ‚but to seek justice for the death of his dear friend.He tells the people the of Rome that Caesar’s death was no Honorable death and that its was a
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