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 of citizens against Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the others. This is why Mark Antony
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Brutus and Antony are both portrayed as above average orators in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ and they both use this skill to achieve there preplanned goals in there speeches. Brutus’s goal was to rationalize the assassination of Caesar and to convince the people that Brutus and his fellow conspirators were actually heroes for what they did. On the other hand Antony’s goal was to turn the people of Rome against the conspirators and to more brightly illuminate the good things that
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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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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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Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are very influential characters. Each character makes many mistakes with the assassination plans and the strategies at Philippi. Each man has his reasons for their mistakes‚ if it is either their idealism‚ being uncompassionate or not‚ fully thinking for their actions. Brutus and Cassius are very contrasting people; one man is better suited to be a leader of a battle and an Empire‚ than the other. That man is: Marcus Brutus. Although Brutus makes many consequential
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Antony is his trusted friend and supporter. Another friend of Caesar‚ but much less of a supporter‚ is Marcus Brutus‚ who is a leader of the conspiracy against Caesar. While Antony and Brutus are both friends of Caesar‚ other character traits including courage‚ loyalty‚ and sincerity set them apart from each other. Antony and Brutus are both admirably courageous. It took great courage for Brutus to kill Caesar‚ for he was his best friend. He shows the complications in the decision when he tells the plebeians
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comes to power. Brutus is portrayed as the tragic hero‚ and he gives numerous speeches to convey his opinions and feelings about the subject matter. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ the character Marcus Brutus makes many appeals to rhetoric‚ specifically ethos and pathos‚ in order to get his point across to the audience. Throughout the story‚ in order to express himself‚ Brutus makes many appeals to ethos. For instance‚ at the start of his eulogy‚ Brutus uses the phrase:
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he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and was set on revenge‚ which had the opposite effect of Brutus’s speech. Brutus could’ve won the argument but he made some mistakes
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Courteney Wiredu Mrs. Grillo ELA II Honors pd 6 16 April‚ 2017 Julius Caesar Essay Brutus vs Antony Characterization is a crucial part of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. He utilizes the characters to make the play more believable to the audience. Each person has a different personality‚ which makes them all unique. By putting careful thought into their words and actions‚ the characters are fully developed throughout the course of the play. This which adds to the plot because it makes the audience
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Brutus emerges as the most complex character in Julius Caesar and is also the play’s tragic hero. In his soliloquies‚ the audience gains insight into the complexities of his motives. He is a powerful public figure‚ but he appears also as a husband‚ a master to his servants‚ a dignified military leader‚ and a loving friend. The conflicting value systems that battle with each other in the play as a whole are enacted on a microcosmic level in Brutus’s mind. Even after Brutus has committed the assassination
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