and murders Caesar. People often question‚ is Brutus a hero or a villain? Brutus is not a hero nor a villain because he is not totally bad or good. Brutus doesn’t kill Caesar for power‚ but the good of Rome. Brutus is not a villain because he trusts Antony and refuses to murder him. Brutus is a villain because he is overconfident and therefore their actions fail. There is no human that is totally bad or good in story nor real life. Brutus loves Caesar but kills him because he believes that Caesar
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his servant. However‚ due to his ancestor’s key role in establishing the Roman Republic and his own sense of justice‚ Brutus feels responsible to ensure the continued stability of the republic by any means – even if that details murdering Caesar. Antony calls Brutus’ stab the “unkindest cut of all” (page 101)‚ showing how Caesar is betrayed by his most trusted friend. In the end‚ Brutus needs to weigh the republic’s existence against his friend‚ a man aspiring to be dictator. Choosing his city over
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good looks and air of authority and the power to control men as and when she deemed necessary. The depicted her as the reincarnation of Cleopatra and not just an image of an historical figure. Cleopatra relationship with Julius Caesar and that of Marc Anthony was one of control and alliance to obtain the necessary power needed to protect her beloved Egypt and not one of love for the person. The film showed how women were changing in modern times compared with their less powerful and more submissive
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a benevolent grace. As a rule‚ men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. Rome needs a ruler that can bring its hidden problems to light and deal with them accordingly. Marcus Antonius should be the new leader of Rome. Marc Antony is a persuasive man that has a way with words. Before he gives his funeral speech at Caesar’s funeral‚ he is told by Marcus Brutus that he cannot speak until Brutus is done‚ and that he must not say anything negative about the conspirators. However
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powerful leader‚ a husband‚ and also a true and trusting friend. He does not kill Caesar because of envy‚ greed or for the good of himself‚ but he explains that he killed him "not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more". With these words Marc Antony and the public realize he acted for Rome and for its future. In Brutus’ mind his actions were the right choice to make. This makes Brutus the tragic hero in the play. Through my eyes‚ I see a hero who did what he thought was right and what he believed
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a father and even surpass his achievements. * As he moved through Italy to Rome‚ Caesar’s friends and legions welcomed the young man. * Octavian did not expect the hostile reception from his father’s best friend‚ Marc Antony. This was shown in two ways: * Antony attempted to block
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CHAPTER SUMMARIES Morning Sidi passes the school and Lakunle rushes out to speak to her. He reprimands her for carrying water on her head and flip flops from wooing her one moment‚ to insulting her the next. The reader learns that Sidi is not opposed to marrying Lakunle‚ but the fact that he refuses to pay her bride price annoys her. Lakunle refuses to pay the bride price because he believes that it is a primitive practice. The villagers‚ who believe Lakunle is mad‚ rush to tell Sidi that the strangers
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Cleopatra is depicted as a strikingly beautiful‚ loyal but manipulative temptress‚ oozing femininity as she seduces the two most powerful men in Egypt‚ Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. A question this raises is‚ was she an insecure Queen who felt that she needed a more powerful man to help secure her place on the throne of her beloved Egypt‚ rather than lose it to one of them? As shown in the 2005 TV production ‘Rome’ Cleopatra is seen wanting to get pregnant by Caesar to secure her position‚ but in
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conspiracy and misled by Cassius into thinking there are more people in support of their actions than there really are. Brutus agrees to let Marc Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius has serious misgivings about this and warns Brutus in Act III‚ scene i‚ after Antony makes his request‚ not to agree "You know not what you do: do not consent That Antony speak in his funeral: Know you how much the people may be moved By that which he will utter?". Brutus believes that each man should be trusted
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Why Antony Lost Against Octavian Your Name Here Roman History March 7‚ 2012 Why did Mark Antony lose to his rival‚ Octavian? Antony lost because of his failure to view Octavian’s political and military success as a serious threat‚ his lack of political favoritism and support with the Senate in Rome‚ and finally abandoning his loyal army at the battle of Actium. Antony was well known throughout the political world in Rome and among his military colleagues as a virtuous‚ trailblazing commander
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