Brutus and Antony each gave their own speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral to persuade the people of Rome to make them their new leader by using many rhetorical devices. Brutus came off as a traitor of Caesar‚ claiming that they killed Julius Caesar for the sake of Rome. He tried to overthrow what had occurred by striking fear into the people’s eyes‚ stating “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” By letting the people of Rome envision
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feelings are mutual‚ the effort will be equal.” (unknown) With Brutus and Portia this quote holds true. During the time period that this play was written women were deeply looked down on‚ this was called the Elizabethan Era. Portia‚ in this play‚ contradicts what is happening to the women during this time period. They did not have any power‚ and did not state their opinion openly for the most part. Portia‚ however; did she talked to Brutus and was not worried about what she said‚ she was open to him
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One who is not touched by the outside world seem to live inside themselves always thinking that today might be the last. Stoics detach themselves from things of this worlds including objects‚ people‚ and to a certain extent their own lives. In Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Epictetus’ Discourses they both explain how to properly be a stoic‚ learning to deny their feelings‚ respect themselves and nature‚ and detach themselves from the useless things of this world. One of the main things that
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After the murder of Caesar both Brutus and Antony gave speeches to the public. These speeches were used to convince the crowd of the justness of Caesar’s murder.The two men both used different methods of persuasion to convince the people what they thought was the truth. Antony had a more effective speech than Brutus did because he had physical evidence‚ stronger emotions‚ and better methods of persuasion which he used to turn the crowd against Brutus. When Brutus got up in front of the people he
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is friends with Caesar but is concerned of how power may change him. Caesar was offered the crown three times but refused each time. Brutus is good friends with Caesar. Caesar is going to be crowned at the capitol. Brutus and the others are concerned of how being crowned leader is going to change Caesar. Everyone is afraid that they will be turned into slaves by Caesar. Brutus and other conspirators plan on killing Caesar at the capitol. Caesar’s wife is very
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and Contrast Brutus was able to answer the Plebeians’ taunting and accusatory questions by using a simple concession and refutation technique. By praising Caesar by calling him “fortunate” and “valiant” he was able to demonstrate to the Plebeians that he still loved Caesar and did not kill him out of spite‚ jealousy‚ or any other malevolent reason‚ but because in the end‚ “[Caesar] was ambitious” and therefore Brutus had to kill his “best lover for the good of Rome.” Brutus’ simple yet passionate
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Brutus only has two choices in act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ to kill caesar or to let the roman republic fall under caesar. Brutus decides to kill Caesar under the manipulation of Cassius. But to be able to make that decision he had to be under a certain mindset which involved many different things. In the beginning of act II Brutus decides that he must kill Julius Caesar but‚ with that he must have been under a certain mindset which was contributed to by many things. Brutus was worried
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In Antony’s funeral speech addressing the death of his dear friend Julius Caesar he uses different types of of rhetoric to one address Caesar’s death ‚and two to get a message across. The message was the reason and the people behind the death/murder of Caesar. His use of rhetoric allowed him to clearly develop a strong argument and persuade his fellow romans to rally to his side. He was able to sway them to help revenge the death of Caesar and help take back rome from these people. His use of these
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“Julius Caesar” Act II Brutus’ Behavior Brutus’ unusual behavior can be contributed to several things. Brutus and Caesar have been life-long friends. Brutus feels loyalty toward Caesar‚ but he is torn because he feels that Caesar is abusing his power and has risen far too quickly. The letter from Cassius makes Brutus think that the Roman people want Caesar dead so that Rome can be restored. Brutus is a vain man and is easily manipulated by Cassius’ letter. Brutus twists the letter’s meaning
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The reason Brutus participates in the killing of Caesar fascinates me because his perspective is different from the men around him. Brutus is a friend of Caesar and believes in democracy. He fears that Caesar will be crowned king but has no concrete evidence. All he knows is that Caesar refused the crown thrice‚ which is a fact. However‚ Casca informs Brutus that Caesar was reluctant to lay his fingers of the crown‚ this is an opinion which can be misleading‚ and also Casca is known for his sour
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