Sierra Avery Ms. Taylor ENG 2DL May 11‚ 2016 Brutus’ Fatal Flaw All tragic heroes possess a certain trait that ultimately leads to their demise. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus fills that role perfectly. Although he is one of the most psychologically complex and controversial characters to analyze‚ he is undoubtedly a heroic figure with one fatal flaw: his patriotism. Brutus has a strong moral conscience‚ a noble personality‚ and an uncanny willingness to strive towards
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mighty leader named Julius Caesar. The conspirators involved in this murder were witnessed by the names of Cassius‚ Casca‚ Cinna‚ Trebonius‚ Ligarius‚ Decius Brutus‚ Metellus Cimber and Brutus. It was supposed to be an ordinary gathering like any other at the Capitol on March 15th‚ 44 B.C.E‚ but things ended up turning out very differently from what was normally expected. It started out with Caesar heading to the Senate house with all of the conspirators surrounding him. Caesar sees the soothsayer
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he talks to Brutus trying to use power and greed to appeal to him to join them to assassinate Caesar. “Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus‚ and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. Whereas Julius Caesar When presented with potential mutiny by his men instead of giving severe punishment gave a speech saying “ As for me‚ Caesar exclaimed as he wept bitter tears and tore his robe in grief‚ will you let Pompey and the optimates
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Julius Caesar is a prime example of an in effective leader. Caesar always seemed to have good intentions and definenetly loved Rome‚ but his egotistical side and his ambition scared many. Caesar was loved by most lower class romans; that said all roman leaders were adored by this class. It was the better educated more insightful elders of Rome that saw right through Caesars ambitious plans. These elders‚ including cassius and Brutus were freighted that Caesar was too self-centered to lead Rome.
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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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Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their
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Abraham Lincoln and Julius Caesar were two great leaders in history. They became very powerful throughout their political reign. Although very different men‚ they were similar in many ways and certainly linked together upon their death. Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13‚ 100 B.C. Being the leaders of the Roman Republic‚ Caesar form hung armies and conquered many new lands. He became extremely powerful and formed the Roman Empire. His Senators were worried that he had gained too much
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throughout the texts through their respective textual structures. Both Machiavelli’s The Prince and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar share the concepts of power‚ human nature and the nation state. Through the contextual foundations of the texts‚ they explore and conform to the ideas and values of their
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Honorable or not? Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare was a tragedy consisting many events. The tragedy of Julius Caesar began in Rome when the people of Rome are taking a holiday to celebrate the triumphant return of Julius Caesar. Two tribunes’ names Marullis and Flavious try to shame the people of Rome for their fickle behavior for one minute praising Pompey and now praising Caesar. Julius Caesar is a highly successful leader of Rome whose popularity seems to model a dictatorship. Although
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there is no simple answer. In the same way that Shakespeare titled a play The Merchant of Venice‚ when the merchant‚ Antonio‚ is not the primary character in the play; in Julius Caesar‚ Caesar is not primary to the action that continues throughout the play. In both of these plays‚ however‚ the title character (in this case‚ Caesar) serves as the catalyst for action that is central to the play.As for Brutus‚ the term "hero" can be misleading. We tend to think of a hero as someone who swoops in and
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