MODULE C: CAESAR SPEECH REAL Frustration is what lurks in my heart. I can’t sleep. With almost 54‚000 students studying their guts out for their HSC‚ lets face it; our chance of a decent atar is bloody dismal. So why should we follow such a demonic system‚ that old hags from the board of studies have set for us? Why? Well it’s all because they have power. Power over spee ch‚ power over relationships and the power over truth. And‚ yes sadly they exploited their power to implant a bizarre truth
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The differnces can be seen in act ii‚ scene i ( brutus and portia) and act ii ‚ scene ii ( Caesar and Calpurnia ) Portia talks to brutus as though she were his equal‚ which was uncommon at the time. Wives were barley more than property and were to obey their husbands. However‚ Portia calls brutus on his behavior: hes been moody‚ unresponsive and is now unable to sleep and and walking amid the rain in their orchard in the middle of the night. When he orders her to go to bed‚ and tell her he is simply
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Brutus vs. Antony In Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar‚ Cassius states that he wishes Brutus could see himself as others see him‚ so then Brutus would realize how honored and respected he is. Cassius wants Caesar out of any power that he holds so he talks Brutus into killing Caesar. At first Brutus is hesitant towards the idea but after Cassius persuades him‚ Brutus decides to kill Caesar along with the other conspirators. The men agree that they need to get Caesar out of his home to kill him. They decide
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llegedly the descendent of Trojan prince Aeneas‚ Julius Caesar’s auspicious birth c. July 13‚ 100 B.C.‚ marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. By 31‚ Caesar had fought in several wars and become involved in Roman politics. After several alliances‚ he became dictator of the Roman Empire. This led to a senatorial coup‚ and Caesar’s eventual assassination‚ on the Ides of March. Contents Synopsis Early Years Early Rule The Dictator Assassination Early Years A politically
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The speeches made to the plebeians by Brutus and Anthony at Caesar’s funeral was mostly effective using the "blame game." As Brutus blamed Caesar’s death upon his own "ambition"‚ Anthony blamed Caesar’s death at the conspirators indirectly. Even though both of their speeches questioned and boggled the crowd’s mind‚ reading both of their speeches‚ I thought Anthony’s was more effective and better‚ more respective than plain‚ old‚ repetitive Brutus’. Anthony was more persuasive especially because
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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius is a character who had the power to influence other characters. He was able to convince others to do as he wanted by using words to connect with them. His power over others was very significant to the work as a whole. Cassius was a jealous‚ power hungry character. He felt envious of the praise Caesar was receiving after the defeat of Pompey. He felt that Caesar was weak and didn’t do anything to deserve the power. He told others
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the play. In Julius Caesar‚ a Greek tragedy written by Shakespeare‚ minor characters like the soothsayer and Pindarus contribute to the play by altering the possible outcomes. At the beginning of the play‚ Caesar had just returned to Rome after defeating Pompey. Caesar was welcomed and praised by the citizens of Rome‚ except for one man‚ the Soothsayer. Even though he didn’t praise Caesar‚ the Soothsayer didn’t criticize or condemn him either; instead‚ he warned Caesar. He told Caesar to “Beware
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think Flavius wants to do about Caesar? Flavius and Caesar are not the best of friends‚ so I would say that he wanted to undermine Caesar’s power and control his political actions. ! There are conflicting views of Caesar? Why? What do Murellus and Flavius consider Caesar? Why? Common people consider Caesar as a hero and their saviour from the corrupt senate and the evil Barbarians. They consider Caesar tyrant. Act I Scene ii The Fortune-Teller warns Caesar to “beware the ides of March”.
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ free will leads to the downfall of the main characters. The tragedy centers around a man named Brutus‚ and the power struggle between him and his fellow Romans. Julius Caesar‚ ends up murder by Brutus and other conspirators because of his poor judgment. Cassius‚ the leader of the conspiracy‚ dies because of the trouble his actions have caused. The tragic hero‚ Brutus‚ makes many poor choices‚ which ultimately lead to his demise. Fate has no part in the outcome
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Friend In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar there is a group of conspirators that believe that Ceasar will be a very bad King and is too ambitious to rule over Rome. With this thought they had to do something to prevent this from happening. They manipulated his best friend Brutus to believe this as well. What it came down to was that Brutus couldn’t let this happen to Rome so he murdered his own best friend for the good of his country. Just moments after stabbing Caesar he gives a speech explaining
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