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    Julius’s death. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was unjust‚ invoking their rebellion. Brutus‚ leader of the conspiracy‚ gave a good address‚ but the Romans didn’t react to it as much as they did for Antony’s. A battle erupted‚ and most of the conspirators committed suicide. The styles of the two speeches were very different from each other. Brutus was first to speak. He approached the podium with his hands dripping in Caesar’s blood. Brutus began by stating his case for

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    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the most heroic character in the play. In the play Caesar is greatly respected in Rome and the citizens want to make him king. Brutus is a respected citizen of Rome and is a strong supporter of the republic. If Caesar became king he would destroy the Roman Republic‚ and Brutus thinks he is not fit for a king. Brutus stands out in the play because he is willing to kill Caesar for what he thinks is good for the Roman people. He puts Rome

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    shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutusspeech‚ he tries to reason with Caesar’s fans without trying to offend them. He said‚ “it’s not

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    Marcus Brutus’ plight is ultimately a decision to save a republic that involves sacrificing its soon-to-be dictatorial leader‚ with the conspiracy taking into consideration the pros and the cons of such an act. Often times the better choice is the more difficult one‚ especially when it involves the murder of a man beloved by all. As such‚ Brutus is the tragic hero of the play Julius Caesar. His tragic flaw is his easily trusting nature‚ and his conflicting emotions and nobleness make him one of the

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    Brutus and Mark Antony both give meaningful speeches after Julius Caesar’s death‚ while Mark Antony made his speech more dramatic with more shown emotion to give off his message Brutus relied on his crowd to believe that what he did was for the good of Rome and not for his own personal gain. Brutusspeech was meant to ease the crowd out of their hatred for him and the other conspirators for Brutus didn’t want the Roman people to break up into an uproar due to Caesar’s death and he did this by

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    but him and Brutus had similar tactics in how to persuade the audience. Along with that‚ they also had many different ways they persuaded.Some of the similarities and differences will be listed. Altogether though‚ Antony and Brutus both had very persuading speeches. Antony and Brutus used quite a few of the same tactics to persuade the audience. They both used ethos to try to make the audience relate more to one over the other. “Believe me for mine honor” (III‚ ii‚ 14). Here‚ Brutus is asking the

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    Marcus Brutus is a character in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar which is based on the true story of events in Rome more than 2‚000 years ago. Caesar’s loyal friend‚ Portia’s loving husband‚ and a noble Roman. However‚ he leads other conspirators and murders Caesar. People often question‚ is Brutus a hero or a villain? Brutus is not a hero nor a villain because he is not totally bad or good. Brutus doesn’t kill Caesar for power‚ but the good of Rome. Brutus is not a villain because he trusts

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    William Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚” shows the use of a tragic hero by their involvement in the events leading up to the assassination of Roman general‚ Julius Caesar‚ and the incidents that unravel afterwards. Marcus Junius Brutus is a seemingly trustful friend of Caesar‚ referred to as an honorable man because of his position in the late Roman Republic. Shakespeare’s idea of a tragic hero is someone bore of noble birth‚ who suffers a catastrophe. Along with his sophisticated

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    Does Brutus Is A Tragic Hero? A tragic hero is a person in a high position who has a weakness(tragic flaw). He is not victim of fate‚ he makes a tragic mistake and falls as a result. In William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”‚ the character Brutus fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as good and noble. Brutus shows this characteristic‚ but he is too noble. He loves Rome and he is will to do everything for Rome. Brutus has nothing against Caesar personally

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    Metaphors: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathon Edwards is an important piece of early American literature. The purpose of this sermon‚ written in 1741‚ was to persuade congregations to devote themselves fully to Puritan beliefs. It is characterized by the author’s use of emotional language‚ strong imagery and intense metaphors to paint a horrifying picture of eternal damnation for unsaved individuals. Through these techniques‚ Edwards effectively

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