Julius Caesar had a big influence on the entire tragedy. After his death‚ he continued to influence the actions of all of his noble peers. Everything that happens after Caesar is killed is connected to him in some way. For example after Caesar’s death Brutus tells all the citizens of Rome: “had you rather Caesar were living‚ and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” This made the citizens think that Caesar was a power seeker who did not care for the people
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Study Guide for “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare The following questions will help you to prepare for your eventual test over “Julius Caesar”. While I will not be collecting this‚ it is on you to make sure that you are answering the questions as we go. Your test will be taken directly from this study guide. Act I 1) Judging from the events in Act I‚ the political mood and behavior of the Romans are best described how? 2) When we first see Brutus‚ he appears to be ________________________
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Julius Caesar Essay Throughout the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ there is a very evident case of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a man of noble stature who is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.” “Julius Caesar” is about a group of Romans who conspire together to kill the very powerful Julius Caesar. After they kill him‚ Rome is turned against them and they have to fight for their
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Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus has a few tragic flaws. Although Brutus is an honorable and true man‚ these flaws inhibit his actions and lead to his eventual ruin. One fatal flaw of Brutus is that he is very naïve. Brutus’ naïveté leads to a string of bad decision making. A big mistake that Brutus makes due to his naïveté is making the decision not to allow the conspiracy to kill Antony along with Caesar. When Cassius brings up killing Antony‚ Brutus tells him‚ “good Cassius‚ do
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar In the novel‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ conspirators‚ led by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Brutus‚ assassinate the ruler of Rome‚ Julius Caesar. They thought that he may have become a tyrant and would make the Roman Republic fall. The aftermath of killing Caesar led to violence and a civil war. As a result‚ the Republic evolves into an Empire. The whole point of assassinating Caesar is to prevent a dictatorship‚ but killing him is one of the main
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given to the Roman citizens by Brutus and Antony are the most predominate and important aspects of the play‚ because they each manipulated their words and incorporated the use of rhetorical devices and the three classical appeals‚ (ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos) in such a way that each speech dramatically affected who the crowd favored. Both Brutus and Antony used an ethical appeal‚ or ethos‚ in their speeches‚ although it was much more prominent in Brutus’ speech. Brutus focused his speech on the reasons
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valued as one of the most important possessions. Power is highly sought after‚ thus the correct decisions must be made to obtain it‚ and this is clearly proven by Shakespeare’s "Julius Caesar". Power is obtained much easier than it is kept. "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!" The conspirators celebrate the death of Caesar‚ because they b... ... middle of paper ... ...alize how much power is beneficial and how much is dangerous. Loyalty helps one’s cause immensely‚ yet one must not take
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events. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare shows through a series of events that being careful is important. The characters’ situational misinterpretations show that by misunderstanding the signs and their warnings‚ chaos can happen. Decius’ misinterpretation of Calphurnia’s dream leads to Caesar’s death because he manipulated the understanding of the dream in his favor. When Calphurnia is distress‚ afraid that something might happen to Caesar in response to her dream‚ Decius makes sure that Caesar and Calphurnia
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In the play JULIUS CAESAR Brutus is the most noble character. He stands up for what he believes in‚ risks his life for Rome‚ and doesn’t seem to be concerned with personal gain. Yet for all of Brutus’s good qualities‚ his troubles stem from his decision to murder a man and his misjudgment about the consequences. Brutus’s honor convinces him that they shouldn’t dispose of Antony when the other men want to‚ and his trust in Antony’s honor leads him to believe Antony’s funeral speech will not be an
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ENG2De 31 March 2014 Julius Caesars greatest supporter During the early ages areas around the world‚ especially in Rome‚ it was not uncommon for people to honour a person of a higher class of society. In the play Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare‚ Antony and Caesars relationship was well documented. Their relationship displayed how noble some Romans were to the people that were higher class. Throughout the whole play Antony was a great supporter of Caesar‚ as a friend and as a man of power
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