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    play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Antony uses these elements to nullify the effect of Brutus’ convincing explanation of Caesar’s murder and to change the minds of the plebeians. Antony’s speech had an immense impact on the minds and opinions of the plebeians for he was able to turn the crowd against Brutus. Antony uses ethos to show how well he knows Caesar and how Brutus should not be trusted. At the beginning of his speech‚ Antony gives his credentials by saying how Caesar “was [his] friend

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    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the most heroic character in the play. In the play Caesar is greatly respected in Rome and the citizens want to make him king. Brutus is a respected citizen of Rome and is a strong supporter of the republic. If Caesar became king he would destroy the Roman Republic‚ and Brutus thinks he is not fit for a king. Brutus stands out in the play because he is willing to kill Caesar for what he thinks is good for the Roman people. He puts Rome

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    cried‚ Caesar hath wept‚ ambition should be made of sterner stuff’. In William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar mark antony says that he was not ego-centric but had greatly compassion for the people. Caesar’s tears proved he wasn’t very ambitious. Nor greedy or ego-centric but a friend of he people and his murder was unjust. " There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and dealth for his ambiton." Brutus is really telling the people why he killed Caesar and how

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    A WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: JULIUS CAESAR Either 1. METELLUS CIMBER     Most high‚ most mighty‚ and most puissant Caesar‚     Metellus Cimber throws before thy seat     An humble heart‚--     Kneeling CAESAR     I must prevent thee‚ Cimber.     These couchings and these lowly courtesies     Might fire the blood of ordinary men‚     And turn pre-ordinance and first decree     Into the law of children. Be not fond‚     To think that Caesar bears such rebel blood     That

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    William Shakespeare‚ introduces the idea of betrayal in the play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. “ Brutus addresses the Roman people after the conspirators have murdered Caesar. In his speech‚ Brutus aims to convince the Roman people of his attempt to liberate them from a tyrannical rule of Caesar. Diction‚ antithesis and parallelism are techniques Brutus skillfully uses to create a logical reason for the assassination of Caesar‚ therefore creating a patriotic tone. Brutus opens his speech by proclaiming

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    The most imporant in persusive spects so ofcourse. pers**=dence and in The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William Shakespeare. Brutus and Antony both spoke to the crowd after Juluis Caesar was assassinated Both speakers used three rhetorical devices: ethos‚ which is an appeal to credibility: pathos‚ which is an appeal to the emotions and logos‚ which is an appeal to logic. In the play. Anthony delivers astronger and more persuasive funeral oration due to his effective use of ethos‚ pathos and logos.

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    act of Rome populace since there are no rules. Shakespeare realized that people tend to follow the crowd; therefore‚ he uses this point to exemplify mob mentality which is prevalent throughout the play. In Act I‚ the commoners are cheering for Caesar after the defeat of Pompey‚ Marullus‚ a tribune‚ reminds them of how they had similarly cheered for Pompey in the same streets. The people once wait “with patient expectation‚ to see great

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    Act III within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar involves Brutus and Mark Antony giving out speeches towards about Caesar. Through the power of words‚ both were able to evoke emotions and reactions in the people of Rome. Each man incomperates repetition and reasoning to persuade the citizens to join their side. Brutus attempts to reason with the audience and provides his personal feelings about Caesar to move the audience. He partook in the fall of Caesar not because he loathed him‚ but because he “loved

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    Julius Caesar Character Analysis Cassius’ Strength’s and Weaknesses Cassius was one of the conspirators against Cesar and proves to be a powerful character in Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar. He has much strength and very few weaknesses and this helped him achieve small goals that led to his main goal of killing Caesar. One of Cassius’ strengths is his ability to influence people using flattery and pressure. In Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Cassius demonstrates this strength by influencing Brutus to think more

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    audience. By demonstrating the concept of conflicting perspectives the composer is able to glorify their perspective in contrast to another to enforce their agenda‚ they position the audience through language to side with them. The tight narrative “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare’s utilises the final days of Caesar’s

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