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    What makes Brutus’ tragic flaw is his honor for the country and being a nobleman of Rome‚ as well as trusting those that did not believe in the one who held more power. Each of these tragic flaws come from the people of Rome and Cassius. One of Brutus’ tragic flaws is that he loves his position as a senator. He strongly believes in doing all that he could for his country‚ Rome‚ and the Roman citizens. Brutus starts having conflicting feelings about Caesar’s plan for the country. He is not in favor

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    story? Well there was so much conspiracy and emotions all wrapped up into one as the two speeches were going on. Like Brutus was all about logic and the reality of the problem. Mark on the other hand wasn’t. How did these two speeches compare to each other? Keep reading and find out. Mark’s speech after Julius death was all based on his emotions since he was a very good friend of Julius. He would talk about the emotions he was feeling because he did It for the appeal of the people. He used the tradgedy

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    In the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ which takes place in Rome‚ Italy in 44 BC‚ Julius Caesar is murdered by his friend Brutus‚ with the help of Cassius and a group of men who completely despise Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s close friend‚ asks Brutus to have a proper burial and to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius disagrees to let him speak but Brutus agrees to let him speak under certain criterias and rules: Mark Antony may not blame Brutus and his men

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    Confucianism. Confucius was very vocal. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar no man is more vocal than Brutus. He assassinates Caesar‚ pleads to the people for their support‚ and conducts war with Octavian and Marc Anthony. But is he virtuous? Brutus is not necessarily virtuous; he does all of these actions to gain glory and to show his virtue. Everyone should aspire to be virtuous. However‚ as seen by Marc Antony and Cassius manipulating Brutus and Brutus’s death‚ excessive pursuit of virtue can be

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    he is a fallen hero‚ he still wins a moral victory‚ and his spirit lives on. In every one of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a hero. In Julius Caesar‚ there are a number of people to pick from; Caesar himself could be the hero‚ Cassius could be considered the hero‚ Calpurnia could be the hero...etc. This boils down to the main question; who was the hero of Julius Caesar? Almost every character has it’s heroic moments; but which one really qualifies to all of the requisites to be a hero? After careful

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    Throughout the Shakespearean play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the character Brutus deals with the struggles of trying to make Rome as best as it can be. Conspiring with some fellow Romans‚ the noble Brutus kills the to-be emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This

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    Tragedy of Julius CaesarBrutus is the main character who shows the most qualities of a tragic hero. Some of those qualities include‚ excessive pride‚ disrespect toward people‚ and boasting about oneself. As the reader can see in (Shakespeare‚ 3.2 80-85)‚ Antony gives a lecture to the plebeians about how honorable and noble Brutus is as man‚ even though‚ Caesar shows his ambitiousness by refusing the crown three times. This has led to many controversial theories debating between Brutus or Caesar being

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    Honourable Marcus Brutus What does it mean to be honourable? According to the Oxford dictionary honourable means being worthy to something or some cause and adhering to moral ethical and moral principles. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ there is one character that portrays this definition of honourable to the city of Rome. The character’s name is Marcus Brutus‚ referred to Brutus in the play. This play is about Brutus who betrays his uttermost beloved friend‚ Julius Caesar and murders

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    Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius CaesarBrutus a passionate senator claims that Julius Caesar could be a threat to the Roman republic. He supports his claim by comparing Caesar to a deadly snake. Brutus was a very good friend to Caesar and Caesar respected him dearly. Caesar was a very strong leader during battle but Brutus new that Caesar wasn’t meant for the throne. Brutus is conquered by the fact that he needs to kill Caesar or else the Rome republic will be in great danger. I agree that Brutus needs to kill

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    tragedy Julius Caesar‚ Abraham Lincoln’s assertion can be proven true through Shakespeare’s development of Brutus’ character change‚ from honorable to disgraceful.

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