Julius Caesar Essay Brutus and Caesar had a lot of power already in the Roman society‚ but who would make a better leader? These two characters are from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare. The play takes place during 44 B.C. in ancient Rome‚ towards the end of the Roman republic. This selection is a tragic and historical drama. Brutus places his ideals‚ Rome‚ over his friend‚ Julius Caesar‚ and is willing to kill Caesar to protect the Republic. In the play‚ the two main
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In Julius Caesar by Shakespeare‚ Cassius successfully persuades Brutus to join an alliance against Caesar by using claims and logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos arguments. Cassius’s effective persuasion begins with the building of Brutus’s ego of honor. He does this so Brutus will feel an obligation to keep Rome honorable. Pathos driven arguments that will bring forward this emotion of obligation are used such as “This breast of mine hath buried thoughts of great value‚”. Cassius is reminding Brutus that
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of Julius Caesar‚ written by the world renowned author William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar is the tragic hero‚ for he fits all the characteristics stated above. Succeeding his triumph defeating Pompey in battle‚ Julius Caesar‚ who was to be crowned the king‚
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Based on reading Act 1 of Julius Caesar‚ it indicates that Caesar does not have the qualities it takes to become a good leader. But from reading all of Act 1‚ I believe that the conspiracy is being justified. I believe that Caesar has some good qualities in order to be a ruler and that Rome did not just choose Caesar to reign if he did not have any good qualities of a leader. I believe that the conspiracy is being justified because they wanted Pompey to reign instead of Caesar‚ but they did not have
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third person was a propaganda to portray himself as a successful military commander. I think Julius Caesar was a man with ambition to become greater and to gain popular support of the people for more power in controlling the government of Rome. In the book‚ these are many of the fine qualities like: talent for commander‚ persuasive speaker both military and politically‚ and ambition for glory that Caesar had or he portrayed himself to enabled to triumph against odds that were almost always against
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Brutus is blameless because he killed an authoritarian‚ Caesar‚ who was only poisonous to Rome. Brutus had no other option but to do the utmost for the citizens of Rome. Caesar would have possessed all of Rome and enslaved all the people who loved adored and admired him. Caesar broke two laws; he crossed the Rubicon with his troops and started a ferocious war in Gaul. Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army dressed in their war colors‚ which was against the law. He crossed the Rubicon because he
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conspirator in ancient Rome‚ Brutus‚ in his funerary speech to Julius Caesar‚ effectively claims that the conspiracy killing of Caesar is justified. First‚ he supports this claim by asserting that if Caesar was still alive‚ he would eventually force the people of Rome to act like his slaves‚ like a true dictator. Brutus uses a rhetorical question to appeal to logos when stating‚ “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men? (Shakespeare). This rhetorical
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of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is about rhetoric‚ the skill of persuading people with words. Appeals to logos‚ pathos and ethos are effectively made to reveal the characters as seen in Cassius‚ Brutus and Mark Antony respectively throughout the play. In‚ Act III Shakespeare pits Mark Antony’s famous rhetorical speech‚ “Friends‚ Romans‚ and Countrymen” against Brutus’ “Romans‚ Countrymen‚ and Lovers”. The play is driven by Persuasion. Cassius convinces Brutus that Caesar must die‚ setting the
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Questionable Heroes in the Play Julius Caesar Julius Caesar‚ a play written by the famous play-write William Shakespeare‚ had many characters who could have been questioned in terms of their motives and will. Some may have had good intentions‚ but others were revealed to have other things in mind than the well-being of the Romans. The aim of this paper is to take a look at why the main people in this tragedy did what they did. Julius Caesar‚ the center of the big ordeal‚ is the first logical
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Literary Analysis of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare wrote his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ so that his readers could have an idea of the lives‚ wars‚ and conflicts during the roman times. Shakespeare may have written the play because of his interest in history. He studied the writings of the historian Plutarch‚ who was alive at the same time as Caesar and wrote about his life. He also needed a job and money‚ and he had a fear of Queen Elizabeth dying. Shakespeare loved
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