The Fall of a Tragic Hero: Marcus Brutus William Shakespeare is the master of tragedy. The universes in which his heroes live are never perfect: justice doesn’t always win‚ and people never simply get the answers to their questions. There is always somebody who gets hurt‚ the tragic hero‚ who’s downfall occurs from a reverse of fate and hamartia‚ an error of judgment. In Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus is often seen as that tragic hero. He was always seen as an honorable man‚ and although he had joined
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Mark Antony In the play ‘Julius Caesar’‚ William Shakespeare develops characters through their words and actions as well as through the words of others. William Shakespeare makes it known that even the minor characters are important to the play. Brutus is the protagonist of the play‚ yet Portia and Calpurnia were just valuable to the play as the men were. Mark Antony is portrayed as a foil in the play‚ Julius Caesar. He was Caesar’s friend who did everything and anything for him. Mark Antony was
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Mark Antony is often seen as a confident‚ and devoted follower of Julius Caeser. Yet there is more to him then the eye can see. As the play progresses his characteristic changes. He began as a loyal follower of Caeser‚ to a shrewd flatterer‚ and finally a ruthless tyrant. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these various qualities to make him successful. Within the play‚ Antony uses flattering to achieve his goals. Following after Caeser’s death‚ Antony quickly learned that he must deal with Brutus‚ and
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resolution of this case will either justify Brutus and the other conspirators’ act of murder or avenge Caesar’s death. Due to his overly ambitious nature and false claim that he did what was best for Rome‚ I believe that Brutus killed Caesar to gain power and therefore should be punished for his involvement in the murder. Brutus’s actions when he gained power after Caesar’s death indicated that he acted not out of love of his country‚ but out of selfishness. When Brutus addressed the public at Caesar’s funeral
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The Struggle…Is Real I’ve been reading about the hatred in South Africa with apartheid and being treated unfairly. According to Mark Mathabane‚ ways hatred can be treated in South Africa is to follow under the lead of Nelson Mandela. Mark Mathabane stated in the article that “Hatred can be vanquished by humanity”. Which is true because taking out all your hate with violence doesn’t do anything but cause more problems. Mathabane also states in the article “Under the leadership of Nelson
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What do you think when you hear the name‚ Abraham Lincoln? When I hear‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ I think of what an incredible job he did for the U.S. to be where it is today. One of Lincoln’s best known quotes was‚ “Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” – Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln Biography). Now you’re probably wondering‚ “What does this quote mean?” Although this quote may seem confusing it really isn’t. The quote mainly states
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Caesar’s death reached the majority of Rome‚ people were shocked and wanted answers of his death. Which Brutus gave‚ and most of them seemed to agree. Brutus convinced them of how it was necessary for the betterment of Rome and its people. He spoke in a clear factual tone. However it seemed that there was more than what Brutus was letting on‚ like how he wanted the throne for himself. Then Mark Anthony comes in and convinces everyone to change their mind again surrounding Caesar’s death‚ that it was
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[6/23/2016 5:49:18 PM | Edited 5:49:17 PM] Arena Coaching: Brutus began to conspire against Caesar with his friend and brother-in-law Cassius and other men‚ calling themselves the Liberatores ("Liberators"). Many plans were discussed by the group‚ as documented by Nicolaus of Damascus: “ The conspirators never met openly‚ but they assembled a few at a time in each other’s homes. There were many discussions and proposals‚ as might be expected‚ while they investigated how and where to execute their
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by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus is able to sway the people to believe that Caesar’s assassination was for their own good by using a single analogy. However‚ Antony is able to confront that belief right after Brutus’ speech‚ swaying the Roman citizens to trust him rather than Brutus. By being able to merge voices and speaking to the people colloquially‚ Antony has an automatic linguistic advantage over Brutus. With this advantage‚ voice merging and emotional delivery‚ Antony is easily able to sway the
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