Coralyn Jackson Demmer-free Hon. English 2 19 February 2016 Brutus analysis Brutus is of great significance in the play Julius Caesar whom exhibits tragic flaws that will eventually lead to his descent. Brutus’s love and loyalty drives him to do what he believes is the best interest for Rome and soon comes to find that his intentions were not so good. Brutus has several honorable distinct traits such as‚ loyalty‚ love‚ and good intentions. Brutus’s love for Rome makes him easy to manipulate
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In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar “friendship” is used tactically and is strategic toward the motives of the characters. Trust‚ the most important aspect of friendship‚ and flattery are used to deceive and manipulate. This is a recurring theme throughout the play and plays a part in major events that take place. We first see this with Brutus and Cassius. At the beginning of the play Cassius is constantly telling Brutus how great he is and how he should be the King of Rome. In
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In the happenings of Julius Casers assassination I am writing an article of a firsthand account who saw it happen. It was one of the assassinators Marcus Brutus. I interviewed him and asked him many questions on how the whole thing came about and why he turned on Caeser in the first place. Here is what he said. I started off and ask him‚ “what was the real reason the senate turned on Caeser”. Brutus answered “the senate saw that he was rising higher and higher to power and they saw that Caeser
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In William Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar‚ revenge becomes a major theme between the conspirators and Antony. During an ongoing battle between Caesar’s men and the conspirators‚ many plans are discussed to end Caesar’s life. On the ides of March‚ the conspirators stab and kill Caesar. Antony‚ who is a one of Caesar’s closest men‚ vows to avenge Caesar’s death by taking down Brutus and the other conspirators. The plebeians and Antony then turn to violence and rise up against what they believe to be
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What type of person does it take to be considered a hero? According to Merriam - Webster’s online dictionary‚ a hero is a person “of extreme admiration and devotion." As a hero they have many admirable traits. Most of the traits you see in Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ in the character Brutus through his work in the Conspiracy; where he wisely made tough decisions that would affect all of Rome. You see the traits of kindness‚ leverage‚ and determination through his actions. These
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Antony and Brutus‚ both gave speeches to the people of Rome after the assassination. They tried to explain what happened and why Caesar was killed. They both had clear points of the events that happened but Antony’s speech was better and persuaded the crowd more. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they loved him and understood why he killed him. However‚ when Brutus left the area‚ Antony won the crowd over with his story. He persuaded the crowd by making them angry at Brutus‚ even though just a speech
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Pride is defined as a feeling of pleasure derived from one’s achievements‚ qualities or possessions. In the case of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus‚ pride is a quality predominantly shown by Caius Martius. Volumnia‚ Martius’ mother‚ forced him into war at a young age to ’seek danger where he was like to find fame.’ (Act 1 Scene 3) Martius acts aggressively‚ even during times of peace as all he knows is war and acts ’not as a citizen but a soldier.’ (Act 3 Scene 3) His mother taught him that the plebeians
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Marcus Brutus: An Honorable Man? Could a murderer ever be considered “honorable”? Or would their reputation be tarnished forever by that one act? In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marcus Brutus is considered one of the most “honorable” men in Rome. When asked by Caius Cassius to join the conspiracy to assassinate the war hero‚ Julius Caesar‚ after some deliberation‚ Brutus agrees. Once they murder Caesar‚ it causes great confusion and sadness amongst the Roman people‚ especially
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“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ highlights the story of the popular figure of Rome namely Julius Caesar. It covers his return from the defeat against Pompeii till the time of his death. It also covers the fact that Caesar was betrayed and killed by his fellow comrades because he wanted all the power to himself. Of the comrades who committed the murder is his best friend‚ Brutus. Other comrades bought Brutus into this murder plot by sending him a letter pretending it was from the people
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Who was the best leader? When you think about great leaders in the ancient roman times comes to mind the great Julius Caesar‚ his adopted son Octavius Caesar‚ or the outstanding Antony‚ but nobody thinks about the honorable Brutus. I believe that Brutus was the greatest leader on the play just because he had what it takes to be a great leader like courage‚ strong character‚ and lovingness. To be a leader is being able to make difficult decisions in difficult times‚ all the leaders can make difficult
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