the worst or best in another person. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius contrasts Brutus which leads Brutus to become a tragic hero and helps develop a theme in the play. First‚ Cassius contrasts Brutus because they have different character traits. Brutus is honorable and gullible‚ while Cassius is envious and manipulative. In the play‚ Cassius states‚ “Brutus and Caesar:/What should be in that “Caesar”? /Why should that name be sounded more than yours?/ Write them together
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Characteristics of a Man Named Brutus Shakespeare was a talented writer who wrote about common themes of love‚ loss‚ betrayal‚ loyalty and others of that sort. When Shakespeare wrote the play Julius Caesar he was not really writing about Caesar at all but actually writing about the struggles‚ internally and externally‚ of Brutus as he decides to betray his friend for what he believes is for the good of his country. The play is also about the after effects of Brutus’ and the conspirators’ decision
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Brutus’ tragic flaws are part of what makes him a tragic hero. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a great example of a tragic hero. His tragic flaws are honor‚ poor judgement‚ and idealism (Bedell). In Shakespeare’s plays‚ the tragic hero and his flaws cause the downfall of the play (Tragic Flaws). In the play Julius Caesar‚ Cassius and the other conspirators take advantage of Brutus’ honor. The conspirators wrote Brutus fake letters from the public to get him to join them. Once he joined the conspirators
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Brutus vs. Cassius “Let me tell you‚ Cassius‚ you yourself Are much condemn’d to have an itching palm; To sell and mart your offices for gold To undeservers” (IV.iii.9-12). At the beginning of the story Cassius and Brutus both claim to be killing Caesar for the greater good of the state. But by the end only of them still goes by their word and is still honorable and the other is not proven to be an honorable man. At the end of the story in the tent scene it starts to shows who Brutus and Cassius
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Brutus‚ Honorable Man Brutus‚ an honorable conspirator? Honorable is defined as genuine‚ truthful and displaying integrity while a conspirator is defined as one that ingages in an agreement to commit an illegal or wrongful act. Anyone can clearly see that these two words do not belong together. There are also other reasons why Brutus should not be considered honorable. In the play three distict act can be recalled. The first dishonorable act Brutus commits is not standing up for what
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characters Brutus and Antony both make speeches at at Caesar’s funeral that display a great deal of meaning. Mark Antony‚ a dear friend of the recently-deceased Caesar‚ and Brutus – once a friend of Caesar‚ later his assassin – are diametrically opposed at the outset of these occurrences. Brutus gives Antony the opportunity to make a speech at the funeral‚ however‚ we find him under some rather serpentine conditions. Fearing rejection from the Roman population for his actions‚ Brutus intimidates
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might be what we don’t think. An iron fist in a velvet glove is a great idiom to explain one‚ such as Marcus Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. At the end of Julius Caesar Marc Antony refers to Brutus as “the noblest Roman of them all.” Is Brutus truly noble? Or is he truly an iron fist in a velvet glove? Marcus Brutus is one of the many ignoble Romans in Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus does not thoroughly analysis the consequences that
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Brutus: The Tragic Hero “A tragic hero is a character who is not eminently good and just‚ yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice and depravity‚ but by some error or frailty.” Brutus fits the definition of a tragic hero because of his lust for power‚ his tragic flaw‚ and his downfall. So‚ because of heroic qualities and poor judgment‚ Brutus is the tragic hero of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. To begin with‚ Brutus’ lust for power is one of the many ways that make him to be the
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_#* *DAY_MONTH_YEAR* Brutus‚ the Tragic Hero There is much debate as to who plays the part of the tragic hero in Julius Caesar‚ but through analysis and literal evidence‚ it can be proved that Marcus Brutus plays the tragic hero. The definition of a tragic hero‚ as by Dictionary.com‚ is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy.” As given by examples in the play‚ Marcus Brutus possesses all of these
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the story called “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚” there is a character named Brutus. Brutus is a dynamic character because he changes throughout the story. In the beginning toward the end of the story‚ Brutus goes from being a best friend‚ to a conspirator‚ to a murder‚ to an exile‚ and finally a victim of suicide. In the beginning‚ Brutus was a loyal friend to Caesar and wouldn’t have any reason to harm him. But‚ Brutus was manipulated by Cassius and joined the plan to kill Caesar. For example‚
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