The Comparison of Cassius and Brutus William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in 1599 (Bostock). The play is a tragedy. "A Shakespearean tragedy is a written work with a sad ending where the hero either dies or ends up mentally‚ emotionally‚ or spiritually devastated" (Rafiq 2017). Shakespeare uses two characters‚ Cassius and Brutus‚ to rally other senators to commit to killing Julius Caesar. Cassius and Brutus are respected as senators so others are willing to follow them. Although
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hand man‚ Marcus Brutus. For centuries this debate on whether who should possess the title of the tragedy is still unknown. However‚ I think that the play should be entitled The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus‚ because Brutus contains more qualities of a tragic hero than Caesar does. A tragic hero is stated to be the main character of the tragedy that always has at least one flaw that can easily be distinguish which leads to their death. In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is indeed the tragic
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similar at all in my eyes. Brutus’s speech was trying to show the citizen’s that there was no harm in killing Julius Caesar‚ which there was. Brutus partially manipulates the citizens by saying how much he really loved Caesar‚ but loved the city of Rome even more. The citizens were moved by his speech because of how protected they felt by his words. Brutus talks good of Caesar‚ saying how there are tears for his love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor for his bravery‚ but then death for his ambition. He
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Although Brutus was Caesar’s closest companion‚ he let himself assassinate his own best friend for the good of Rome‚ therefore becoming a hero of his country but forever a traitor in the dead eyes of Caesar. Will Brutus ever forgive himself for this? William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to leave readers pondering upon the boundaries of sacrifice‚ the loyalty (or absence of) in friendships‚ and how peer pressure and needing to “fit in” persuades our own decisions. Sacrifice: to surrender or give
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Brutus as a tragic hero In the play Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare portrays Marcus Brutus as a dramatic character and develops him into a tragic hero. “Shakespeare’s tragedies often feature the death of the titular character at the play’s end” (Julius Caesar 1). "Maurice Charney sees Brutus as an essentially sympathetic figure whose tragedy stems from sacrificing his private self to public concerns” (Julius Caesar 1). Marcus Brutus plays the protagonist and tragic hero in this play. A friend
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persuasion‚ munipulation‚ sarcasm‚ and rhetoric. But Marc Antony and Brutus’ speech’s were very different. The differences between marc antony and brutus’ speech are that brutus munipulated all the people. Marc Antony did not try to munipulate the crowd‚ he just used rhetoric and sarcasm. Brutus’ speech used munipulation by trying to let all the romans and countrymen believe that he was friends with him and that he was an honorable man. Brutus’ line ” not that i loved caesar less‚ but i that i loved rome
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"Et tu Brute?" Caesar’s simple statement sums up Brutus’ round character in the development of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus was thought no threat and an ingenious right-hand man due to his nobility and his loyalty; however‚ these qualities are precisely why the story is such a catastrophe. What stemmed from these traits is the last expected outcome. Caesar’s surprise was so immense‚ he could only mutter these last few words. Brutus’ honorable nobility‚ his loyal patriotism‚ and his naïve
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it is also safe to say Brutus is not a villain. The best category for Brutus falls under the personnel of a tragic hero. Throughout the play it is obvious to the reader that Brutus is loved by most‚ including Caesar. Secondly‚ Brutus revolves his actions around the people of Rome and less his own wants/needs. Lastly‚ he can not be classified a true hero because of the violence that leads him to “victory”. In the play the characteristic of tragic hero easily connect to Brutus making it very easy to
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not for personal gain but for the good of others. Marcus Brutus is an example of an honorable man; Caius Cassius‚ however‚ is not. When Brutus joined the conspiracy against Caesar‚ he did it solely for the good of Rome. Unlike all the other men‚ Brutus justified his motive for murder: Brutus feared that Caesar would alter his attitude when he was crowned emperor: "He would be crown’d/ How that might change his nature..." (II‚i‚12-13). Brutus was afraid of the possibility of a negative change in Caesar
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Antony refers to Brutus‚ “This was the noblest Roman of all. / All the conspirators save only he / did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all‚ made one of them. / His life was gentle‚ and the elements / So mixed in him that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world‚ ‘This was a man’” (V.v.68-75). He put his country before his friends and family‚ and he joined the conspirators to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. Even though
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