you today to speak about a problem facing the community of Rome. Sadly‚ Caesar‚ our glorious leader‚ has gone up to the gods. In result of this we need a new leader before our city descends into chaos and destruction. I can help to return peace and overflowing prosperity to the city of Rome and Italy. As you all know Caesar died prematurely to the bloody hands of conspirators who have infiltrated what we call home. I saw Caesar die at the hands of such traitors‚ so these conspirators must be killed
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speech focused on how Caesar’s actions was ambitious and that the people should trust him because they trusted him before‚ Even though they have trusted him before doesn’t mean that they can trust him now because he has killed the person they adored Caesar. Brutus didn’t think ahead and because of this Marc Antony take advantage. “believe me for mine honour‚/ and have respect to mine honour‚/ that you may believe:” Brutus says this because he believe that they will trust him as we know the citizens
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Power of Persuasion: Richard’s Use of Manipulation for Power Have you ever heard of Romeo and Juliet‚ Julius Caesar‚ or perhaps Hamlet? These titles each have one particular aspect in common‚ William Shakespeare. Overall‚ this brilliant writer has created numerous pieces of work including 38 plays. One of his many accomplishments is Richard III‚ a play highlighting Richard‚ the Duke of Gloucester‚ and the battles between two royal families. William Shakespeare‚ the author of Richard III‚ illustrates
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In 60 BC‚ Caesar s0ught electi0n as c0nsul f0r 59 BC‚ al0ng with tw00ther candidates. The electi0n was s0rdid – even Cat0‚ with his reputati0n f0r inc0rruptibility‚ is said t0 have res0rted t0 bribery in fav0r 0f 0ne 0f Caesar’s 0pp0nents. Caesar w0n‚ al0ng with c0nservative Marcus Bibulus.[41] Caesar was already in Crassus’ p0litical debt‚ but he als0 made 0vertures t0 P0mpey. P0mpey and Crassus had been at 0dds f0r a decade‚ s0 Caesar tried t0 rec0ncile them. The three 0f them had en0ugh m0ney
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for the good of all Romans that is a similarity between Cassius and Brutus because Brutus says he would do anything to protect Rome but when Cassius outsmarts him and uses him to kill caesar‚ that is a difference. Cassius thoughts of killing Caesar are lead because he is ambitious and wants the power or more than Caesar had. He was also Envy of Ceasar and of all the respect he had from the people. "Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus‚ and we petty men/Walk under his huge legs
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Brutus commits is that he lets Cassius flatter him into agreeing with him that Caesar must be killed. He is not standing up for what he believes is true. Brutus did not mind Caesar until Cassius filled his head with his honey words. Although he didn’t want Caesar to have the crown he would have never thought about executing his old friend‚ until Cassius steps into the picture. After Cassius talks to him‚ he views Caesar as too ambitious. If Brutus would have rejected Cassius’s idea and stood up for
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his standing with Caesar and slowly is convinced that Caesar being dead is for the good of Rome. Incidentally‚ Brutus ends up at the conspirator’s house discussing how they are to kill Caesar. He makes many decisions here that hurt him later the first being that when Cassius wants them to take an oath of secrecy Brutus rejects that idea saying “What need we any spur but our own cause‚ to prick us to redress?” Artemidorus tries to give Caesar a list of the conspirators but Caesar fails to read it
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none of the Caesars statues are decorated. He is loyal to Pompey‚ and not to Caesar. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague That needs must light on this ingratitude. This quote shows that Marullus thinks the commoners are ungrateful to Pompey‚ now that Caesar is in power. Marullus sees this as betrayal. “A supporter of Pompey. He begins to question people who don’t know Pompey. “Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft?” They are taking the day off in order to rejoice in Caesars triumph.
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managed to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome when they did. So of course the people believe him. Antony on the other hand is so persuasive that he had a speech about mourning over Caesar and by the end of his speech he has the crowd wanting the murder Brutus without him telling them that they should. He uses the most indirect persuasive statements. Brutus tells the crowd about how Caesar was courageous‚ but Antony makes them realize the punishment did not fit the crime for Caesar. Brutus uses an
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Empire alive and stable is that he must kill Caesar. Brutus is intellectual but only makes decisions that benefit him‚ making him seem greedy. When Brutus speaks to the crowd of Caesar’s death in act three scene two he states “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I love Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men ?” When Brutus says this I only see greed. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he would have made the people slaves
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