The Tragedy of Julius Caesar “Let’s kill him boldly‚ not wrathfully” (Ⅱ.Ⅰ.171-172). In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the conspirators (Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca…) feel Julius Caesar isn’t the best ruler for Rome. They have a very horrid plan to get rid of him for good. The real question is were the conspirators justified or not? In Williams play‚ the conspirators are definitely justified in killing Caesar because of his ambitious power and physical weakness. He was not
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Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved
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Brutus Vs Antony “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” Whose speech was better between Brutus and Marc Antony? Well‚ it really depends on what perspective that you are looking at the play through. Brutus’ speech was meaningful more to the crowd of the Romans‚ while praising Caesar. Antony’s speech was more to address the crowd that Caesar is dead‚ and to bury Caesar. Brutus’ famous quote from the play is in his speech. Brutus’
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These excerpts from act 3 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason
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First‚ Julius Caesar was an amazing Pearson! Do you think that he should get murdered? I know i don’t what him to get murdered! One of his good qualities was he was very generous to the people‚ He spent his own money to help the poor buy land. So do you want Julius Caesar to live? If not keep reading! My first point is‚ he was an amazing pardon to the people. When i was watching him in battle he was supposed to kill Brutus but he did not and took him in. He was also an amazing military leader
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Marc Antony in Act 3 Scene 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare has a tough time to convince the Romans that what the conspirators did was wrong because of Brutus’s speech. However‚ Marc Antony uses a 3 step plan to gradually turn the crowd against the conspirators. Marc Antony is able to turn the crowd against the conspirators by using an effective use of language and persuasion. In the first part of Marc Antony’s oration he focuses on gaining the crowds trust as soon as he begins speaking
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The day Julius Caesar was assassinated by the the conspirators‚ people gathered. The citizens of Rome shouted "We will be satisfied! Let us be satisfied!" They all wanted answers why Caesar was killed. This is when Brutus Started his speech. He made the people believe him with his speech. The people were cheering "Bring him with triumph home unto his house!" "Give him a statue with his ancestors!" as well as "Let him be Caesar!" These are some of the examples of how Brutus got the people of Rome
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In the next books‚ it became clearer that Lucan has a sympathetic stance toward Cato and Pompey comparing to Caesar. In the second book‚ Cato was introduced as a heroic figure who decided to side with Pompey‚ the lesser of two evils (“Lucan - Ancient Rome”). Furthermore‚ both characters stood strong with Stoic ideas while the rest of the book is full of Fate and Fortune as Gods and characters consulted the oracles to learn about the future. For example‚ Cato cited the Stoic principles when he refused
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The least honorable character of Julius Caesar is Brutus because he broke Caesar’s trust. He turned his back on his friends and that doesn’t make him an honorable person. Brutus was only doing what he thought would be the best thing for Rome. When Caesar was doing what he thought would be best for Rome he was disloyal and committed a whole bunch of sin-killing Caesar. Brutus isn’t loyal to his people. Brutus is the least honorable person because according to the description of Brutus he participates
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In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony and Brutus go head to head‚ at Caesar’s funeral. They both give important and interesting speeches‚ revealing much about their character and personalities. Brutus appealed to the peoples logical mind‚ while Antony took a more emotional approach to persuade the people of Rome. When Brutus spoke at Caesar’s funeral‚ he appealed to the people’s logic. His speech was formal and more directed towards the Romans. He spoke to the audience with superiority
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