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    right one. In Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was seen as the tragic hero of the play. Many people saw Brutus as a great man‚ who did what was right for all. His first love was to Rome. During his speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ he said “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more” (3.2.21-22). This shows how he was willing to do everything he could for Rome‚ even if it means taking his own life which he also states in his speech. He explains why Caesar was assassinated;

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    In order for a character to be considered a tragic hero they must be a noble person with a fatal flaw that eventually leads to their death. With The Tragedy of Julius Caesar there have been disagreements about the true tragic hero of the play. Some argue that Julius Caesar himself fits the criteria‚ while others believe that Brutus was actually the tragic hero. Using quotes and events within the tragedy it’s easy to draw the conclusion that Brutus is the tragic hero‚ since he proves many times that

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    The game mafia has its similarities to the story Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. A similarity is that in both the game and the book is that every role is vital. Another similarity is that the both have a similarity in the book and the game is that they both almost have the same goal‚ which is to kill without getting caught. These similarities are actually the engine for both of them cause without them their would be no point to go on or play it. A similarity in the book and the story is

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    Empire alive and stable is that he must kill Caesar. Brutus is intellectual but only makes decisions that benefit him‚ making him seem greedy. When Brutus speaks to the crowd of Caesar’s death in act three scene two he states “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I love Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men ?” When Brutus says this I only see greed. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he would have made the people slaves

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    BC Julius Caesar became Dictator and concentrated all the powers in his hands. In this case‚ we are to take into consideration that Dictator was an administrative post in Rome republic. Dictator was assigned for a one year term under the decision of Senate. The grounds for such decision could be internal disorders‚ political instability or military incursion into territories of Republic. After such conditions deceased‚ Dictator’s powers determined. Each year the powers of Julius Caesar as Dictator

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    The speeches In the story‚ Julius Caesar‚ two mean with two different beliefs come to the same crowd to share their story and to bring forth their cause. Both of their speeches brought passion and true conviction. Taking the crowd to all extremes‚ the favor was with Brutus‚ until Antony came to the podium. Antony’s speech swayed the crowd in such a way‚ the crowd turns‚ into a mad‚ chanting to kill the conspirorators. When Brutus comes out to confront the crowd‚ he addresses his speech to everyone

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    Disparity of Public and Private Persona There is much to be said about the disparity between public and private persona in the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. When studying the characters’ human nature‚ it helps to delineate how the characters’ deepest avidities so greatly influence their choices. Both Brutus and Antony are very public figures throughout the play. However‚ the conflict of their duplicitous actions emerges from what is kept private and what they reveal to

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    In the play of “Julius Caesar”‚ after Brutus speech about killing Caesar is for the good of Rome‚ Mark Antony began his speech‚ despite to all of the people who disagreed to his speech or the truth‚ he still wanted to revenge to those who murdered his beloved friend Caesar. Instead of using ethos or logos‚ Antony uses pathos to gain the crowd flavor and it’s extremely effective. Antony manages the people of Rome to almost cry for Caesar death and wanted to revenge for Caesar. In Mark Antony speech

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    Brutus commits is that he lets Cassius flatter him into agreeing with him that Caesar must be killed. He is not standing up for what he believes is true. Brutus did not mind Caesar until Cassius filled his head with his honey words. Although he didn’t want Caesar to have the crown he would have never thought about executing his old friend‚ until Cassius steps into the picture. After Cassius talks to him‚ he views Caesar as too ambitious. If Brutus would have rejected Cassius’s idea and stood up for

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    In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar the terms “sacrifice” and “butchery” are referring back to Brutus’s words “let’s be sacrificers‚ but not butchers.” (act 2‚ scene 1‚ line 179). This line shows that Brutus wants Caesar’s death to be a “sacrifice” not a “butchery”. So that it is seen as a sacrifice for the good of Rome and not as murder or “butchery” to improve his political level. In Act 2‚ Cassius suggests that they should also kill Mark Antony‚ but Brutus explains that Caesar’s death is just

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