Marcus Brutus: A True Hero The definition of a hero is a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Would you call a man who killed his best friend a hero? Most people wouldn’t‚ but in Marcus Brutus’s case‚ he is (in the true definition of the word) a hero. Marcus Brutus killed his best friend‚ and the leader of Rome Julius Caesar‚ and indulged in other dishonorable acts‚ but his reasons behind them make him a hero. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus was a
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Brutus: A Tragic Hero By Chad Gingery In the play Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus is a tragic hero for he was easily manipulated‚ naive and patriotic. Brutus believed that the Romans wanted him as the leader to assassinate Caesar‚ because of the forged notes that were sent to him by Cassius. The note explained how to assassinate Caesar by Speaking‚ Striking and Redressing. This note by Cassius caused Brutus to be manipulated into joining the conspirators‚ one of many flaws that leads
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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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Throughout the poem‚ it is observed that the poem keeps a constant simple language which the reader can easily comprehend‚ but there is a deep meaning to the words used in poem. "Funeral Blues" gives a clear imagery of a funeral. However it is followed by the word "blues". Why not Black? (since people wear it during funerals or the loss of someone). The word "blues" is used to represent sadness and gloominess. The color also represents Heaven according to "color-wheel-pro.com". The color blue is represented
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After reading Quindlen’s argumentative persuasive essay called “Driving To The Funeral”‚ it was clear that she was against the driving age being 17. On the other hand‚ I believe the driving age should stay at 17. While I do drive and consider myself to be a very safe driver‚ not every teenager is. Of course one could say that we’re all attached to our cellphones by the hip and can’t even put it down while driving‚ but that’s not always the case. Personally I don’t use my phone as I’m driving‚ but
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is the protagonist and Brutus is the antagonist‚ while others may believe that Brutus is the Protagonist while Julius Caesar is the antagonist. Julius Caesar tragically dies before the play is even halfway over‚ some people would say that a different title would better suite this story. I strongly believe that The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus would a much more suiting title for this play because I strongly believe that Brutus is the protagonist of this play‚ as well as Antony is the antagonist. I
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a traditional house the spesifically in the same roof. This common tradition is known as “Rambu Soloq”. The ceremony begins when the funeral visitors start a buffalo-slaughtering field‚ they believe that the spirit of the person will live peacefully ever after and the buffaloes and pigs will accompany him/her. Afterwards‚ the meat are distributed to the funeral visitors according to their position in the community. The more the pigs and buffaloes are killed the better because the parts of the body
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There are differences and similarities between Brutus and Mark Anthony that are pronounced‚ and they deserve thorough investigation over there speeches that were made during there era of time and need further examination to help compare and contrast these speeches to obtain the point of views of many. Brutus was very loyal and had a mindset to sacrificed himself for Rome. He was a good leader who put Rome before himself always doing what he thought would be better for Rome‚ and before he was loyal
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration Why do we fight wars if they just cause death and sorrow? This famous speech was written by Thucydides‚ but given by Pericles sometime during Athens’ Pelponnesian War. This kind of speech was generally given at a mass funeral‚ to honor many who had died fighting in the war. Typically‚ funeral speeches at that time were very somber and mournful‚ but Pericles changed that. In this speech‚ he created this idea of national pride and faith in society‚ by using many hopeful
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loyal‚ and trustworthy. A leader should be intelligent and be a caring person to be there when you need them. Brutus is the best character in Julius Caesar to be a leader for Rome. Brutus shows that he is strong and has courage ‚ and is smart‚ especially when it comes to making important decisions. A leader should show courage and not be afraid just like Brutus. To begin with‚ Brutus is strong‚ he shows courage and isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to make things right for Rome.
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