Caesar was a power seeker who did not care for the people of Rome. Then Mark Antony contradicts everything that Brutus has told the Romans by saying: “When that the poor have cried‚ Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made for sterner stuff?” Which represents that Caesar was a very caring leader for his people. Although the tragic hero of the story was Brutus‚ the entire play was based upon the death of Julius Caesar. Antony used the death of Caesar to influence a civil war in Rome and formed an
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play off it. A perfect example of this is Mark Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar‚ after Caesar has been stabbed. However‚ a perfect counterexample would be Brutus’s speech‚ also from Julius Caesar. There’s no doubt that Shakespeare did this on purpose to show how lackluster Brutus’s words were to the Roman people. Antony’s speech works so well for several reasons‚ mainly it’s repetition‚ some pandering‚ and opinionated undertones. Throughout his speech Antony uses repetition to get his meaning across
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of 46 BC despite his delicate health. And he was to take a senior military command in Caesar’s planned Parthian expedition of 44 BC‚ although at the time being only 18 years old." Because of these expeditions and his later adventures‚ against Marc Antony‚ Northern Italy was protected‚ unexpectedly spreading far over the Alps‚ and Egypt was added to the Roman empire.
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Explore how Julius Caesar and ONE other related text of your own choosing represent conflicting perspectives in unique and evocative ways. All texts are deliberately constructed to convey an agenda and a set of values‚ meaning every composer has a purpose fueled by issues from their context and audience. Conflicting perspectives are used as a vehicle for successfully conveying this purpose to the audience. Through the representation of events‚ personalities and situations‚ the responder is susceptible
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Brutus was an honorable man‚ as many have said. High in power‚ he always spoke the truth to the people of Rome‚ saying he would kill himself for the good of it. He was Caesar’s right-hand man and did what he thought was right. In this play he was tricked by He was tricked by Cassius and believed the only way to stop his rule was to kill him. In the play‚ Brutus was an honorable man‚ but trusted almost everyone. Still‚ Brutus killed himself believing his choice was right one. In Julius Caesar‚ written
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Cleopatra’s cause of death has presented many theories that have been contemplated for many years and continue to be to this day. The events of Cleopatra’s life have influenced these theories including her very special relationship with Marc Antony‚ which is to be believed the core motivation for two of the main theories. Suicide by snake bite is the first theory for the
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has distrust in Cassius and that he can never be trusted. Caesar thinks Cassius might be dangerous. Antony stated this “Fear him not‚ Caesar‚ he’s not dangerous‚ he is a noble Roman‚ and well given”. (Shakespeare 1.2.196-197). Antony states why Caesar shouldn’t be afraid of Cassius and that he is a noble Roman. Caesar gets a warning from a soothsayer about what might happen to him. Then Antony states it like this “A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March”.(Shakespeare 1.2.18). The soothsayer
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Examine Shakespeare’s manipulation of disguise‚ deception and illusion in one or two plays from the module. To manipulate is a curious verb that itself presents two very defined meanings: ‘To handle‚ esp. with skill or dexterity; to turn‚ reposition‚ reshape‚ etc.‚ manually or by means of a tool or machine’‚ or ‘To manage‚ control‚ or influence in a subtle‚ devious‚ or underhand manner’.[1] The ambiguity that follows such a verb can usually be cleared with a sufficient context but the
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when it appears that all is lost in battle and he finds his partner Cassius dead‚ he also runs upon his sword. When finding Brutus dead and hearing how he died from Strato who was the one who held the sword‚ over his dead body‚ even the evil Mark Antony declares him to be "the noblest Roman of them all" when he pays tribute to Brutus’s nobility of spirit and also on his unselfish
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gains a lot of power‚ successful leader Brutus-Political leader‚ comes from a respected high family‚ naivety brings his downfall Casca- Opposes Caesar rise to power‚ a Senator‚ noble but not very smart Calpurnia- Caesar’s wife‚ worships him Antony- Caesar’s best friend‚ asked by Caesar to touch Calpurnia so she can become fertile Soothsayer-Fortune teller‚ Cassius- Antagonist‚ main conspirator‚ dislikes Caesar 2) The play starts out with the cobbler and carpenter dressed up on a workday
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