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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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    conspiracy surrounding Caesar’s assassination. Less obvious number two‚ the conflict between himself and Cassius‚ dealing with Cassius less than noble hoarding of money. And last of all third‚ Brutus’ argument with the rest of the conspirators to let Antony live. The conflicts brought about in "Julius Caesar" are incredibly complex. To understand even the very basic conflict between Brutus and his thoughts surrounding Caesar’s death takes a small amount of background knowledge. Know that Brutus and

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    In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony makes a speech to the people of Rome after the death of Julius Caesar. Through this speech‚ Shakespeare uses language techniques such as irony‚ repetition/tone‚ and figurative language to illuminate conflict between the citizens of Rome and Brutus. Throughout Marc Antony’s speech he uses irony to illuminate conflict between the citizens of Rome and Brutus. For example‚ when Marc Antony states‚ “But Brutus says he was ambitious‚ And Brutus is

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    When Julius Caesar dies‚ Antony wants to go to the marketplace and give a speech at his funeral(Holt). Brutus is alright with it‚ but Brutus wants to go first in front of Antony’s speech. They both are great speeches and both use either logos‚ ethos and pathos very well. When we compare and contrast the two speeches we see who went wrong or what went wrong and will also see who used logos‚ ethos or pathos the best. When Brutus thought of his speech he overestimated his audience(enotes).

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    was killed by Brutus‚ his companion Antony had constructed a speech for the Romans about Caesar’s death. By comparing Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches‚ many rhetorical appeals and devices can be seen. Antony was able to gain the trust of the Romans by using Brutus’ loyalty to Caesar. The main goal of Antony’s speech is to persuade the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious by using ethos and staying calm and emotional as he delivered his oration. Notably‚ when Antony conveyed his speech‚ he combined

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    Julius Caesar Thesis

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    Brutus is tricked into the conspiracy by Cassius. Brutus never had any true motives behind killing Caesar. He just did it for fear he "would" become ambitious. After his death Antony even states‚ "This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators‚ save only he‚ /Did that they did in envy of great Caesar..." (5.5.68-70). On the other hand‚ Brutus hid his true feelings behind a mask. In his heart‚ Brutus knew that everyone

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    people of Rome Caesar‚ “ ” very honorable man‚ that means well and carries only good intentions. Theo two characters deliver orations that are very appealing to the people of Pome Antony provideo a more effective rhetorical speech through his use of logo‚ and patho‚ Although Brutuo gave a stronger ethical appeal‚ Antony proved his worthiness as well. Brutus beging his opeech by telling the people "believe me for mine honor and have respect to mine honour" and asking to hold their opinion‚ until they

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    Tragic Hero Archetype

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    Brutus & Julius Caesar The tragic hero archetype has been played with for as long as literature has been created‚ but no one had quite a spin on it like William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes were specifically designed to elicit pity and fear from the audience and to really feel their downfall. In Julius Caesar‚ the protagonist Brutus is a well-made example. But the character of which the play is named after is often not considered as one. Although the character of Julius Caesar does not

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    Caesar is his best friend and Brutus loves him but he doesn’t want him to be King. “I’m afraid the people have made Caesar their King” (I.ii.81-82).Caesar may have rejected the crown three times that was offered to him from Antony but it made him look humble which made the people like him even more and definitely wanted him to be king. Brutus also knows Caesar has the potential to be dangerous‚ that is why he joins the conspirators. “Therefore we should liken him to a serpent’s

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    Roman depictions demonstrate that Cleopatra created an extravagant spectacle of herself. She wore elaborate outfits and put on exotic displays of wealth. The passage from (Scott-Kilvert‚ 1965‚ p.25: Plutarch’s Life of Antony)‚ describes Cleopatra arriving to Cicilian to meet Antony‚ ‘in a barge with a poop of gold‚ its purple sails billowing in the wind’. Plutarch describes Cleopatra dressed as Venus‚ surrounded by a beautiful female crew‚ rich perfume wafting and music playing. The 1963 film is

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