Flattery will get you nowhere. At the beginning of the story this quote might appear to be false‚ but as the story unfolds it only leads to the down fall of all involved. Throughout Julius Caesar‚ both friends and enemies use flattery and manipulation to obtain their goals. The first main use of flattery is used by Cassius on Brutus in Act 1‚ Scene 2 and in Act 2‚ Scene 1. Cassius tries his hardest to force Brutus to join the revolt against Caesar‚ but Brutus resists‚ stating his loyalty and
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Relationship between Brutus and Cassius The personalities of Brutus and Cassius differ significantly‚ which causes them to have a corrupt relationship. Brutus is an honest‚ truthful man. He is also shown to be naïve when he allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral. He has a passion for the prosperity of Rome‚ and believes that Caesar will not be a fit ruler. He debates joining the conspiracy‚ but doesn’t want to murder Caesar. Cassius is a deceiving‚ selfish man. He knows that the conspirators
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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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Julius Caesar ruled Rome officially for only a few days. What went so wrong that he needed to be killed after a few days? Muammar Gaddafi was in office for thirty-two years as dictator of Libya‚ despite the state’s denial of him holding any power. While Caesar was killed relatively early in his time compared to Gaddafi‚ both groups had their reasons for the assassinations. Cassius and his conspirators were afraid and acted based on what was to come from Caesar’s ambition. The National Transitional
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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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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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