by Shakespeare‚ the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder. At first Brutus
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Femme fatale is defined as ‘an attractive and seductive woman … who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her.’ Prior to researching this woman with great historical influence‚ it was believed to me that this image was based on truth and evidence. Not all is certain now that I have assessed her life and significance. Much of what we know about Cleopatra was written after her death‚ when it was politically convenient to portray her as a threat to the city of Rome. This
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to get what he wants. Also‚ Mark Antony uses the art of persuasion to achieve his goals. Lastly‚ Cassius has the ability to manipulate people to gain power. Within the play Julius Caesar‚ the theme of power and ambition is developed through the following characters: Julius Caesar‚ Mark Antony and Cassius. To begin‚ Caesar shows many ways of being powerful and ambitious. Firstly‚ people obey powerful people. After Caesar tells Mark Antony to do something‚ Mark Antony says‚ “When Caesar says do
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several examples of Brutus being idealistic and Cassius very realistic. The example of Brutus’s idealistic side is when he declines to swear an oath. Another one is when Cassius wants to kill Antony but Brutus refuses because in his mind it is too bloody. The third mistake Brutus has done by letting Antony to speak on Caesar’s funeral. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses Brutus to show his readers that a tragic flaw can lead to a downfall. The first conflict between Brutus
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The difference between Mark Antony and Brutus is very interesting‚ there are some similarity and differences which makes it interesting thing about them. The Author is William Shakespeare‚ the book is called “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. I think the highlights of the book is when Brutus and his friends kill Caesar and Mark Antony is mad at them and gathers troops and eventually everybody dies at the end of the book. The characters to compare are Brutus and Mark Antony. One huge similarity is that
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courageous woman who was not only intelligent‚ but possessed a rare‚ exotic beauty that is talked about even today. This great empress is none other than the Queen of Egypt‚ Cleopatra. This glorious lady celebrated love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony which made Cleopatra VII one of the most interesting people who ever lived Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C. She became the Queen of Egypt at the age of 18 after her father’s death. She was forced to marry her younger brother‚ which was a royal
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the play Julius Caesar. Mark Antony‚ one of the few who understands how to command‚ is a loyal friend who is gifted with the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the character Mark Antony delivers to the Roman people a speech that employs a appeal to pathos and diction to show that Caesar was wrongfully killed‚ and uses metaphor in order to show how the stab wounds of Caesar spoke in pain and treason. Mark Antony uses pathos in his speech by saying “that when the people cried‚ Caesar also cried.” Mark Antony uses that line to show the people of Rome that he was ambitious and wasn’t a bad ruler. Mark Antony also reminds the Roman crowd that
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He is sparing the life of Mark Antony because he believes he does not need to be killed to benefit the city of Rome. When with the other conspirators‚ when they are discussing who they should kill along with Julius Caesar‚ Brutus speaks up and says‚ “For Antony is but a limb of Caesar./ Let’s be sacrifices‚ but not butchers‚ Caius” (2.1.179-180). In this quote it shows that Brutus is trying to persuade them that they don’t need to worry about Antony. Caesar is their main problem so they
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power was only hurting Rome. However‚ his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes‚ Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said to be some of Shakespeare’s finest writing. The meticulous lucubration that encompasses Rogerian structure and clever word association allows Antony to manipulate the plebeians in opposition of Brutus. To begin‚ it is widely known that Brutus was a leading conspirator in Caesar’s death
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