Misunderstandings in Julius Caesar We all know that‚ in life‚ one tiny misconception can deliver catastrophic results. That is especially true in the works of Shakespeare (except‚ in Shakespeare‚ everyone ends up dead). Cassius’s forged letters‚ Decius’s conversation with Caesar‚ and Pindarus’s misreading of Titinius’ battle against Antony are all prime examples of the fallacies in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and their outcomes. First and foremost is Cassuis’s forged letters. In a desperate
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Rhetoric and manipulation 1.- Julius Caesar reveals that usually people don’t see the effects or reactions that manipulation can create‚ people just care about the final outcome‚ no matter how you get it. 2.- Even though Cassius thinks Brutus is a "honorable " guy‚ he also thinks that just about anyone including Brutus‚ can be manipulated or "seduced." 3.- Cassius obviously wants Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar‚ but instead of coming right out and asking him‚ he tries to increase
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soles. Conspirators: Casca‚ Cinna‚ Metellus Cimber‚Decius‚ Trebonius‚ Caius Ligarius‚ and Cassius Important Brutus said that he would rather not live in Rome when it is about to be bad. He would rather be a villager. Superstition Left hand was burning but wasn’t in pain Lion walked passes her and didn’t attack Owl appeared in the middle of the day -Casca was telling this to Caesar 4. lion gave birth 5. graves opened 6. it is stormy 7. blood drizzled from the capital 8.horses neighed
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Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? . 6. Brutus says‚ “For let the gods so speed me as I love / The name of honor more than I fear death.” What do these lines imply about Brutus’s most important value in life? 7. What story does Cassius tell Brutus? 8. What is Cassius’s point in telling this story? 9. What is Caesar’s opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? 10. What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? 11
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Julius Caesar is set in 44 BC were Rome was a republic. Roman influence had spread beyond Italy and through the Mediterranean and some of North Africa and also parts of Germany‚ Belgium and Britain. A senate governed Rome. The main objective of all this meant that not one person was solely in charge and had absolute power and were king like. Marcus Brutus is the most complex character in this play. Brutus is one of the men who assassinate Caesar in the senate. Brutus is complex‚ because he does
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Andreia Torres Mr. Fortino ENG2D1 January 14 2012 How Shakespeare Utilizes Foreshadowing to Determine the Fate of Characters In William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” the characters all foreshadowed their own deaths. Whether it is in what they see‚ what they do or what they hear‚ their deaths are all foreseen. Brutus‚ Caesar and Antony’s deaths in particular are all foreshadowed and that is what this essay is about. At some point in the play they see things pointing to their deaths and
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personality and motives? In Julius Caesar those two people are Brutus and Cassius. Even though Brutus and Cassius share the fact that they were both conspirators who killed caesar‚ there are many more differences in their personalities and motives. To begin with‚ Brutus and Cassius both helped kill Caesar‚ but their motives for doing so were different. The motive that drove Brutus to killing Caesar was his love of Rome. Even though Brutus loved Caesar‚ he was convinced that Caesar would ruin Rome‚ which
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar" is one that transcends time from the Roman times to the Elizabethan times and to the present. "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" has characters which display similar mindsets of those in Elizabethan times and today. Many of the characters in the play have a certain motivation to complete a long-term or short term goal. These motives arise from things like a strive for perfection‚ ambition and greed among people who are subservient. Each character in Julius Caesar has his own
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Before the play begins‚ Julius Caesar wins a very important battle against his rival Pompey. This leads to a celebratory parade in Rome signifying the end of a long fight and Caesar’s emergence from battle. Not everyone sees Caesar as an ideal ruler for Rome though. In the first scene‚ two men express their distaste for Caesar by berating citizens and stripping statues that honor Caesar of their decorations. While they’re doing this Caesar enters Rome a hero. Through the parade a Soothsayer warns
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in their way. Caesar was an egotistical and oblivious man‚ and his flaws lead to his assassination. Brutus was a very noble leader‚ but he was too naïve and idealistic. Cassius was very intelligent‚ but he was over dramatic. His leadership is cut off because he always agreed with Brutus. However‚ Mark Antony used his flaws to gain power‚ and he became a strong leader through manipulation. All of these men were capable of leading Rome‚ and all of these men had their flaws. Mark Antony was the most
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