opening line that Brutus uses ("Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers!")‚ but conspicuously rearranges it; where Brutus begins with "Romans" to reflect his appeal to their reason‚ Antony begins with "friends‚" which reflects the more emotional tact he will take throughout the rest of his speech. Remember also that Antony has entered the Forum with Caesar’s body in tow and will use the corpse as a prop throughout his oration. - / - / - / - / - / - I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him
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Cassius in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is perhaps one of the best examples of this. In the first act alone‚ Cassius uses his abilities to appeal to Brutus’ sense of honor‚ twist Brutus’ image of Caesar‚ and put words into Brutus’ mouth that lead to a dastardly plot against a near king. Cassius is able to assess his audience and use that to his advantage. In this case‚ his audience is Brutus‚ a thoughtful if slightly oblivious patrician and friend of Caesar’s. Brutus has a strong love for Rome
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Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the greatest statesman and a Roman general. It is believed that Julius springs his family from the genetic factor Julia‚ the descendants of Lulus‚ who was the son of Aeneas‚ the Trojan prince‚ and the supposed son of Venus goddess. Caesar‚ the cognomen springs its origin from an ancestor born by a caesarean section. Caesar was born on 13th July 100 B.C. and died on 15th March 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar
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Brutus convinces himself that Caesar needs to be killed‚ by justifying that once Caesar becomes King‚ the power will manifest his true selfish nature and he will ruin Rome. Brutus has no personal grudge against Caesar. But if it is for the greater good of the people‚ for Rome‚ he will kill Caesar. In Brutus’s personal experience Caesar has never shown fault. Thus‚ he goes through a process of logic in the unknown to convince himself that Caesar should die. In his justification‚ Brutus considers that
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar ‚ both Brutus and Mark Anthony gave important speeches after the death of Caesar. Both speeches had the same goal. There are also many differences in the speeches. They both influenced the conclusion of the play. There are important differences between Brutus’s speech and Anthony’s speech. First‚ Brutus speaks in a more rational way. Mark Anthony speaks in a more dramatic way to appeal to the crowd. While Brutus spoke first‚ Anthony had the last word. Brutus spoke in
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with the busts of Caesar I.1.72 “These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing will make him fly an ordinary pitch‚ who else would soar above the view of men.” Caesar is being described as an individual who could be a god over other Romans and that the people could be used as Caesar’s detriment I.2.115 “Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder the old Anchises bear‚ so from the waves of Tiber Did I the tired Caesar. And this manis now become a god” When Caesar invited Crassus to
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Reading Brutus: Marcus Brutus is by definition‚ an ‘honourable man’‚ yet the play Julius Caesar poses the question; how can such an honourable man commit such a dishonourable act as murder? This ambiguity is tracked throughout the play as Brutus‚ a man who is constantly ‘with himself at war’ (I‚ ii‚ 51) attempts to convince himself that he acts ‘for the good of Rome’ (3‚ ii‚ 45). But the question is not whether Brutus has managed to convince himself of his nobility‚ but whether he has managed
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Describe Julius Caesar’s role in the First Triumvirate Julius Caesar early political career followed the typical career of a Roman politician in the first century BC. He initially became a lawyer and then held positions needed to climb the political ladder to the consulship: quaestor‚ aedile and then praetor. He became consul in 59 BC and in order to make sure he obtained the consulship he formed a secret agreement between himself and the other two most important men at that time‚ Pompey and Crassus
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Julius Caesar Any salad can become a Caesar salad if you stab it enough. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragic play written by the great William Shakespeare. The play was first performed in 1599 during the period of history titled “The Age of Discovery.” During this era‚ historical plays were generally popular due to most people’s curiosity to learn about diverse worlds that differed from their own. Because of this‚ Shakespeare wrote several plays based on historical events that occurred
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Secondly‚ Shakespeare represents the idea of Brutus having more power due to controlling the conspirators and letting Brutus himself in the leadership role. In Act Two Scene One there was a passage that shows how Brutus was leading the conspirators to do the right thing for Rome. “No‚ not an oath: if not the face of men/The sufferance of our souls‚ the time’s abuse/ -- If these be motives weak‚ break off bedtimes/And every man hence to his idle bed/………. If he do break the smallest particle/Of any
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