Brutus and Cassius In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ a group of people killed Caesar‚ a man who was to become King‚ because they felt he was to weak. Brutus and Cassius were leaders of this group. They have a few similarities and differenes. How they read people‚ who they trust‚ and how making decisions is how they are different and how they feel about Caesar becoming king is how they are similar. In the play‚ Brutus and Cassius are differernt in many ways. After Caesar was
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riots and a less civilized society. Brutus and Cassius had a plan which they would assassinate Julius Caesar. They both agreed they wanted to‚ but for different reasons. Brutus says that it would ruin the republic because the people would want someone like Caesar as king. Cassius is irritated because he believes that Julius Caesar is just as normal as Brutus and himself. He thinks that Caesar is going to be treated as a god rather than a king and Caesar didn’t do anything to deserve to be king
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Marcus Brutus At times it seemed as if Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus’ fortunes are tied to each other. While one is successful‚ the other has to make sacrifices. Brutus sides with Pompey‚ and then Caesar kills his ally. Both of their lives are complicated and entwined into a horrible‚ confusing mess. Caesar is adored by the people who give him power‚ and then Brutus kills him. They are never quite on the same page at the same time. Still‚ they suffer together‚ in varying degrees. Caesar sees all
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honorable character of Julius Caesar 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
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William Shakespeare’s Rendition of Julius Caesar death‚ the character Brutus must persuade the audience into believing his murder of Caesar was justified. To be sure that he is imprinted as a “heroine” for saving the roman empire he makes Mark Anthony go‚ knowing that the audience will believe him for he was Caesars best friend. Brutus makes sure that he implies him as a good guy by giving him restrictions on what he could and could not say‚ but ultimately Brutus fails with his plan for he did not
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conflict wins our admiration.” (Tragic Hero Classical Definition) In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus is the tragic hero. The reasons leading to this statement are that he is used by people who are close to him‚ Brutus kills his best friend for the “good of Rome”‚ and ends up ruining everything he is trying to protect. Brutus loves having the chance to be noble. He is used by people who are close to him because of this. Brutus is willing to do anything in the name of Rome and he will do it
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” This seems simple‚ but some don’t understand‚ including most in the play Julius Caesar. Mark Antony‚ one of the few who understands how to command‚ is a loyal friend who is gifted with 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
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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare took place in ancient Rome during the time when Caesar was about to be crowned. Caesar was loved by the crowd‚ but the crowd could be easily swayed as seen when Pompey was loved‚ but Caesar killed him because he 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
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Brutus’ demanding of Cassius to give him money revealed the differences between his narcissistic nature and how he sees himself in Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Brutus needed the money Cassius earned to pay his soldiers because he had not been able to raise any money on his own. He “can raise no money by vile means‚” unlike Cassius (4.3.75). By making this statement‚ he implies that Cassius is very greedy and does not care what he has to do in order to get what he wants. He also clearly states
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February 44 BC. Julius Caesar has just reentered Rome in triumph after a victory in Spain over the sons of his old enemy‚ Pompey the Great. During the celebration it was interrupted and broken up by Flavius and Marullus‚ two political enemies of Caesar. It soon becomes apparent their words are powerful and secret forces are working against Caesar. Caesar appears‚ attended by the train of friends and supporters‚ and is warned by a soothsayer to "beware the ides of March‚" but Caesar ignores the warning
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