Train of Self Destruction In the classic play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare the character Brutus becomes blinded by his trust towards others‚ his honorable status‚ and most of all his love for Rome. This eventually causes the tragic death of Caesar Augustus and himself. Brutus as a highly regarded Roman official always tries to make the best decision for himself and most importantly for Rome. Over time he becomes blinded by himself and eventually dishonors himself‚ the once most
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“The Saddest things about betrayal is that it never comes from your own Enemies”. “It comes from your friends and loved ones” (Search Quotes). To demonstrate‚ Julius Caesar was Brutus’s best friend and Caesar thought he would never betray him however‚ Brutus ended up stabbing him. Brutus betrayed Caesar because he thought it would be better for Rome. In the same way‚ Judas was one of Jesus disciples and at the last supper he betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Judas wanted something in return for
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Julius Caesar defeated Pompey! He returns to Rome - the question is will he become King? In the play Julius Caesar returns to Rome after defeating Pompey. Some Romans want to make him king‚ but others think he will become too powerful‚ and they kill him. After the killing of Caesar‚ they have to justify their motives to the people of Rome. Marcus Antony and Marcus Brutus both give a speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ they both try to persuade the audience to agree with them using rhetorical appeals (ethos
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During Julius Caesar‚ in one of the most famous scenes Shakespeare wrote‚ Antony influences the audience‚ soon turning the mourning crowd into a rioting mob. Antony persuades the Romans in his speech through Ethos‚ Logos‚ & Pathos. Antony’s speech undermines the conspirators even while it appears deferential to them. Antony uses Ethos to catch the audience’s attention. He states “For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all‚ all honorable men” (Act 3‚ 81-82). Antony never directly calls the
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No Fear Julius Caesar. Through the actions of many characters‚ many different mini-climaxes begin to develop. Each of these climaxes lead to a major conflict between two characters; Brutus and Antony. The introduction to this conflict is at the funeral of a man who was once a friend of both Brutus and Antony‚ until Brutus and other conspirators murdered him for the good of Rome. After Brutus speaks about the death‚ Antony approaches his opportunity to persuade the Roman people. Antony is trying
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classes before reading Julius Caesar to comprehend the interactions and relationships between characters in various classes throughout the play. By conducting this research on social classes of Ancient Rome‚ I hope to learn about what daily life was like for each class. Roman social classes were intricate. I hope to help my audience fully comprehend the complicated relationships between the classes in daily life‚ so that they can apply this knowledge when reading Julius Caesar. Each class had its
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and hungry-looking ones” is a quote said by Julius Caesar. People are always “hungry” for something‚ but some are just better at hiding it than others. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches use different strategies to try and persuade the crowd‚ all though one seemed to do a better job than the other. In Brutus’ speech he tries to appeal to the crowd through reason and logic (ethos and logos). In Brutus’ speech he explains his reasoning for killing Caesar. Brutus is trained in the art of rhetoric
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Act 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is when Brutus decides to assassinate Julius Caesar for the benefit of Rome. Through a monologue‚ Brutus explains why he believes Caesar should be killed. Although Brutus loves Caesar as a friend‚ he opposes the political system where only one director tyrannically reigns a country. Instead‚ he believes in a republic form of political system guided by the votes of senators. After Cassius started to convince Brutus into turning against Caesar‚ Brutus had
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Julius Caesar was written by William Shakespeare and within this play there were many suicides which were all seen as very noble for different reasons‚ in particular Portia and Brutus. Romans view suicide as a noble act while Christians especially in current day view it as a sin. The contrast between the two really show a discrepancy in the schools of thought on suicide back in the Roman Empire compared to present day. Throughout the play‚ Portia was consistently portrayed as a dedicated‚ tenacious
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The assassination of Julius Caesar left Rome without a clear ruler and various people (including Caesar’s adopted nephew Brutus‚ his general Mark Antony‚ and his grand-nephew Octavian) fought for power until Octavian (later called Augustus) emerged as the clear winner in this three-way contest for domination of Rome in 30 BC (four-way if Mark Antony’s former ally Lepidus was included). But there was one thing that stood in the way of Octavian’s total rule of Rome: its Senate. It was likely that he
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