to Philippi to meet Antony and OCtavius’ army‚ but Cassius believes that it would be better for the enemy to come to them. Brutus’s tragic flaw is that he is altogether too trusting. He genuinely thought that the other men were killing Caesar for the good of the people but now is seeing that they were lying‚ “Did not great Julius bleed for justice’ sake?” (1158) Antony’s words in Act four scene one made me look at him a lot differently than I did earlier in the play. Antony is plotting on what
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Before initial reading: The comments to the right are my thoughts and questions on phrases I have placed in the essay and how appropriate they would be. Analyse the ways conflicting perspectives generate diverse and provocative insights. All texts composed convey an agenda which is based on the composer’s context. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Jason Reitman’s satirical film Thank You For Smoking (2005) and George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) all use conflicting perspectives to convey
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As centuries pass and time continues to lapse‚ more and more countries are handing in their older systems of government for new ones such as democracy. Some countries‚ however‚ continue with the dictatorship model‚ even though logically‚ this system is as fallacious as it gets. In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” and Orwell’s “Animal Farm”‚ there are plenty of superb examples of dictatorship leading to the downfall of entire communities. Brutus and Caesar from “Julius Caesar” and Napoleon from “Animal
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Through life’s bloody suicide of Caesar‚ Brutus thinks he now has full power over Rome. Shakespeare expresses how Brutus allows Antony to say his speech at the fallen ruler‚ Caesar’s funeral. Antony contrasts gullible Brutus who ends up killing himself showing the honor he had during the story. Antony shows that when you become power hungry you become desperate and can cause a distraction. The gullible Brutus is convinced by the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar‚ thinking he will become crazy over
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In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Brutus is often debated whether or not he would be a good leader. A leader is someone who has power and knows how to get the people to respect him. The mighty Brutus would not be a good King because he does not have the right qualities of being a leader. One of the qualities of being a king is the ability to always make smart decisions that will benefit the people. The group of conspirators very easily convinced Brutus to join and kill his friend Caesar
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by Ptolemy. She was well educated and clever; Cleopatra could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Her romantic relationships and military alliances with the Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony‚ as well as her striking beauty and powers of seduction‚ she earned an enduring place in history and popular myth. For three years‚ Cleopatra ruled alone until her brother’s advisors led by Pothinus began conspiring against her‚ they removed her
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy/history/Roman play Antony and Cleopatra‚ we are told the story of two passionate and power-hungry lovers. In the first two Acts of the play we are introduced to some of the problems and dilemmas facing the couple (such as the fact that they are entwined in an adulterous relationship‚ and that both of them are forced to show their devotion to Caesar). Along with being introduced to Antony and Cleopatra’s strange love affair‚ we are introduced to some interesting secondary
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During Caesars funeral two of his best men gave speeches‚ Antony and Brutus‚ they both used ethos‚ pathos and logos in different ways to win over the crowd. Brutus was in the senate so he was supposed to give great speeches with structure. Antony was a general so he was not as good at giving speeches but was good at pumping up his solders before battle. Which he used to his advantage when speaking to the mourning crowd. In Brutus’s speech‚ he begins by addressing the crowd as "Romans‚ countrymen
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Julius Caesar I’m writing my composition about which two characters in Julius Caesar are most alike and which two are opposite. I think Brutus and Cassius are the most alike. Caesar and Antony are the most opposite. Brutus being the one who supports the government thinks Rome would be better off if Caesar was dead. Brutus fears the fact that Caesar is in the position of dictatorship. Cassius the talented general hates the fact that everyone in Rome sees Caesar as godlike. Cassius soon tries to
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considers his honor in every aspect and choice in his life and often rules over his own accord. Accordingly‚ many people‚ including his enemies‚ were very much aware of his honor. When he witnesses Brutus’ dead body at the battleground of Philipi‚ Antony states he is the "noblest Roman of them all" and "all the conspirators save only he‚ did that they did in envy of great Caesar; he‚ only in a general honest " (act V‚ sc v‚ ln 68-71). Brutus’
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