I chose the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” because I thought the topic would be interesting. I saw the word “vs”‚ in the title and thought it was about gladiators fighting to the death. I researched this topic by using the internet‚ Chrome‚ and Google. I think the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” relates to the theme – Taking a Stand in History because the actions of Brutus changed history when he and others conspired and carried out the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ a man who some believed to have been a
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Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both gave speeches to the people of Rome regarding Caesar’s death. In comparison of the two speeches‚ there were many similarities and differences. By using his rhetorical skills‚ Mark Antony was able to persuade the people of Rome to support him. Considering that Brutus’ speech contained mainly logos‚ he wasn’t able to captivate his audience as well as Antony did. Marcus Brutus was the first person to give his speech after Caesar died. During his speech‚ Brutus told the
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Antony’s Funeral Oration "...Bear with me; / my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar‚ / And I must pause till it come back to me." (JC III ii 47) Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was so cunning and powerful that it caused the crowd’s loyalties to sway. Prior to Marc Antony’s oration the crowd favored Brutus and the conspirators. However‚ Marc Antony’s compelling discourse caused the plebeians to support him‚ and not Brutus. Marc Antony used three literary devices during his funeral oration
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applies perfectly. In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is confronted with an internal conflict; he chooses to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus was right in many ways to do so. Without Brutus‚ the conspirators would have probably failed or would have been misguided. They would have killed Antony and who knows who else‚ but Brutus kept them on the straight and narrow. Brutus did it for the good of Rome as a whole‚ not for himself. Before Brutus joined‚ Cassius was mainly in charge; when
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A eulogy that I would fear to be read at my funeral would be as follows. “Number 17 was my daughter. At least she biologically was. She thought she was kind to me‚ she thought I didn’t see through her insincere comments. She always asked me questions about her mom and I’s life‚ or commented on the
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Antony and Cleopatra is a fable about the destructive duality of Antony’s character. Shakespeare uses gender bending as a device to portray Antony’s transformation from Roman to Egyptian. This transformation causes constant conflict between Antony the Roman defined by empire and duty and Antony the Egyptian defined by folly and lust. This duality finally proves to be fatal. Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare’s Roman plays. It is a tragedy about Antony one of the triumvirates who rule the
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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. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng
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representations and interplay of types of power: In Shakespeare’s famous play Antony and Cleopatra‚ the powerful are portrayed including their personalities‚ their reactions to other powerful figures and the interplay of these powers as the characters interact. Antony’s Power: Shakespeare uses Rome and Egypt as binary opposites not just to reflect qualities inherent in the two places‚ but the changes that come upon Antony depending on which place he is in. The changes in Antony’s behaviour and
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Stephanie Quick Quick 1 6th Hour English 2012 April 24 Introductory Paragraph: About Antony Gormley Everyone is curious by nature‚ constantly seeking answers to questions we may know nothing about. Our inquisitive minds leave us pondering the fact that some questions have a multitude of answers leaving us with only our own opinion on what is right. Antony Gormley had an endless amount of questions dealing with the human body. He asked questions such as‚ where do we begin and where do we end
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The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ is about a person’s partner passing away and consequently‚ their whole world is destroyed and becomes meaningless. Numerous quotes show that the narrator has lost their loved one; for instance “Bring out the coffin‚ let the mourners come” and “Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead” which are traditional things associated with death. Emotions such as grief‚ heartbreak‚ sadness and depression are prominent during the poem and are evident through quotes such as “For
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