leading character or one of the major characters in a drama‚ movie‚ novel or other fictional text.” Based off of the previous definition‚ both Brutus and Caesar share an almost equal opportunity to be given the title of the protagonist. While in most cases it could be said that both are in fact the protagonist‚ in this case it is veered for only one to receive the title. After extensive research the conclusion that Julius Caesar is the protagonist was made. It is without a doubt that Brutus was in
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_#* *DAY_MONTH_YEAR* Brutus‚ the Tragic Hero There is much debate as to who plays the part of the tragic hero in Julius Caesar‚ but through analysis and literal evidence‚ it can be proved that Marcus Brutus plays the tragic hero. The definition of a tragic hero‚ as by Dictionary.com‚ is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy.” As given by examples in the play‚ Marcus Brutus possesses all of these
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A tragic hero is a central character. This character is good and noble but has flaws‚ which lead to his downfall and death. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a tragic hero. In his attempt to go good he makes errors in judgment. Brutus attempting to do what is right‚ yet doing what is wrong‚ fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as a good and noble character. Brutus‚ fitting the good and noble aspect of a tragic hero‚ kills Caesar for what he believes
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Brutus as a tragic hero In the play Julius Caesar‚ William Shakespeare portrays Marcus Brutus as a dramatic character and develops him into a tragic hero. “Shakespeare’s tragedies often feature the death of the titular character at the play’s end” (Julius Caesar 1). "Maurice Charney sees Brutus as an essentially sympathetic figure whose tragedy stems from sacrificing his private self to public concerns” (Julius Caesar 1). Marcus Brutus plays the protagonist and tragic hero in this play. A friend
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To determine whether or not Brutus is a patriot or a betrayer there are a couple of questions to be asked what is a betrayer? what is a patriot? A patriot is a person who stands behind their country and plans to defend it no matter what. A betrayer allows danger or harm to come to another person through being disloyal. It could be said that Brutus is both until the evidence is looked at. Brutus is a betrayer of Caesar’s trust and his actions show of his true character. Idea Development 2. Write
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the speeches of Mark Antony and Brutus Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. It is about a group of conspirators in Rome who kill their king‚ Julius Caesar. The play follows the life of Brutus (at the time) - a conspirator yet an honourable man. His rival throughout the novel is Mark Antony- Caesar’s good friend. The pair’s likeness and unlikeness becomes clear at Caesar’s funeral where both make a speech justifying what one another is doing. Brutus appeals to the plebeian’s minds
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Will Brutus join the conspiracy and why? In the play of Julius Caesar a conspiracy formed and Brutus gets dragged in to it. So we will look at how he stated to get dragged in. The reasons why he joined. Lastly should he have joined. The start of the conspiracy was stated by Cassius. He was the first to actually talk to Brutus about it. Brutus did kinda agree more like feel the same way. When they were shouting for Caesar Brutus said “I fear Caesar has become king” (I‚i‚ 88-89) Which
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In the happenings of Julius Casers assassination I am writing an article of a firsthand account who saw it happen. It was one of the assassinators Marcus Brutus. I interviewed him and asked him many questions on how the whole thing came about and why he turned on Caeser in the first place. Here is what he said. I started off and ask him‚ “what was the real reason the senate turned on Caeser”. Brutus answered “the senate saw that he was rising higher and higher to power and they saw that Caeser
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Is Brutus an honorable man? If someone were to define honorable‚ they would perfectly describe Marcus Brutus. Honor is described as having integrity‚ decency‚ and morality. Brutus seemed to have all of these characteristics. Although he made many poor decisions‚ all of Brutus’ intentions were for the sake of Rome and its’ citizens. In this play‚ Brutus is an honorable man. He is a man who loves the country of Rome and all of the people in it. Brutus would have done anything to protect Rome and
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The conspirators depended on Marcus Brutus for one reason: to justify the murder of Julius Caesar. However after allowing Mark Antony to not only bring in the corpse of their beloved Caesar yet also speak after Brutus during the funeral‚ it would seem that Brutus’ role in the murder was pointless. Both Brutus and Antony delivered powerful speeches using irony and rhetorical devices but one speech failed to deliver an essential connection with the crowd. Although Brutus persuades the plebeians‚ Mark
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