Shakespeare‚ Cassius successfully persuades Brutus to join an alliance against Caesar by using claims and logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos arguments. Cassius’s effective persuasion begins with the building of Brutus’s ego of honor. He does this so Brutus will feel an obligation to keep Rome honorable. Pathos driven arguments that will bring forward this emotion of obligation are used such as “This breast of mine hath buried thoughts of great value‚”. Cassius is reminding Brutus that he recognizes the great honor
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the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder. At first Brutus was unsure about
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Comparing and Contrasting (quoted from Jim Stover‚ “Writing About Literature”) One of the best methods to help us clarify our thoughts about a character‚ an event‚ a poem‚ a story—nearly anything—is to compare and contrast. (To compare can mean to find similarities and differences. Coupled with contrast‚ however‚ to compare means to point out similarities‚ while to contrast means to point out differences.) Many of us‚ feeling weighted down by cares‚ have happened to see someone coping with a
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D 12 February 2013 E tu Brute? Was a tragic hero ever named in the novel Julius Caesar by Shakespeare? A tragic hero was never named in the novel‚ most likely due to the fact that there were many candidates to the tragic hero role. Could it be Brutus‚ Cassius‚ or Julius Caesar himself? A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. The tragic hero also must have a hamartia‚ which is a fatal flaw. Who would become the tragic
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In a situation‚ with someone having violence rushing through their veins trying to antagonize you to respond violently‚ how will you respond? Violently?Or non-violent? In Maycomb there is an everyday battle with racism. To kill anything innocent such as a mockingbird‚ and especially Tom Robinson is a sin. What would be the point of taking away a life that didn’t
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Marcus Brutus is a character in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar which is based on the true story of events in Rome more than 2‚000 years ago. Caesar’s loyal friend‚ Portia’s loving husband‚ and a noble Roman. However‚ he leads other conspirators and murders Caesar. People often question‚ is Brutus a hero or a villain? Brutus is not a hero nor a villain because he is not totally bad or good. Brutus doesn’t kill Caesar for power‚ but the good of Rome. Brutus is not a villain because he trusts
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Was dear Brutus a noble man? Brutus was a friend to great Julius Caesar‚ but he was also a murderer. Brutus had the guts to have several people help him take Caesar’s life. They repeatedly stabbed Julius even though he thought they were his good friends. Caesar had heard about multiple omens‚ or warnings‚ before this act of betrayal from many people. He did not believe them nor did he want to. A strange soothsayer said to him‚ “Beware the Ides of March”. The soothsayer believed that would be the
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look at these two speeches there really is no contest. Mark Antony really just takes the cake with his beautiful speech. To be fair Mark Antony had a huge advantage over Brutus in the fact that he got to speak last‚ so his words were the last the crowds got to hear‚ but that is not suppose to discredit Mark Antony. He still delivered an Amazing speech and what was overall just better than Brutus’s. This was just a big mistake on Brutus’s part he never should have let Mark Antony speak after his best
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Brutus easily changes from a sympathetic protagonist to a back stabbing‚ narcissist. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was loyal to both of his allies: Caesar and Cassius. However‚ he was always thinking about the citizens in Rome. Brutus had made a self agreement to not be on one of his friends’ side‚ and doing this expected that nothing intense would happen. Later‚ in Act II scene i‚ Brutus is alone in his garden and debates whether if he should help kill Caesar. He concluded with realizing
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Villain or Hero? Marcus Junius Brutus‚ the biggest backstabber of them all. Brutus is a roman politician and is portrayed in Shakespeare’s play: “Julius Caesar”. While many may say that he is a hero‚ he is in no doubt a villain‚ some may even describe his as a “selfless” villain. Brutus betrayed his friend‚ murdered a man‚ and brought upon a civil war saying it was for the good of all Rome. Brutus is a backstabber both physically and metaphorically. Brutus was the best friend to Caesar and one
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