BRUTUS Be patient till the last. Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers! hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom‚ and awake your senses‚ that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly‚ any dear friend of Caesar’s‚ to him I say‚ that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar‚ this is my answer:
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Julius Caesar Essay In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was convinced by Cassius that killing Caesar was a good idea for the good of Rome. So he kills Caesar at the crowning. After the killing of Caesar. Caesars death was seen as necessary for a variety of reasons. Brutus shows three different character traits stoic‚ manipulator‚ and orator. One character trait that Brutus shows a lot in this play is stoic. Brutus shows very little emotion when his wife Portia had died. (4.ii
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Rough Draft “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” This is a famous quote from Brutus regarding Julius Caesar. Brutus was manipulated by the conspirators into killing his best friend Caesar. From his guilt‚ Brutus ends up killing himself. But before his own death‚ Brutus and Caesar’s friend‚ Antony‚ give a speech regarding the death of Caesar. Brutus’s funeral speech in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare was most effective due to his use of pathos‚ ethos
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Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar was assassinated because the conspirators were afraid he’d have too much power‚ so they killed him. It was very drastic‚ but they thought they were right. Immediately after he was assassinated‚ there were speeches to the citizens by Brutus and Antony. The speeches were contrary to each other. Brutus speech was to calm them down and explain why Julius was killed (he used logos and ethos). One of Brutus’s friends‚ Antony‚ also made a speech to the people. His whole purpose
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February 2013 Speech Analysis The speeches given by both Brutus and Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are very persuasive to the audience that they are given to‚ but rhetorical devices were used in different ways in order for each to have an effect on the people of Rome. In Brutus’s speech‚ he uses devices such as rhetorical question and antithesis to convince the Romans that he and the conpirators did a good deed by killing Caesar. In Mark Antony’s speech‚ he sways
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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 ahead of his friends‚ only people with
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is friends with Caesar but is concerned of how power may change him. Caesar was offered the crown three times but refused each time. Brutus is good friends with Caesar. Caesar is going to be crowned at the capitol. Brutus and the others are concerned of how being crowned leader is going to change Caesar. Everyone is afraid that they will be turned into slaves by Caesar. Brutus and other conspirators plan on killing Caesar at the capitol. Caesar’s wife is very
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sports or politics? Why? Write about a time when people were celebrating and you were angry because you didn’t agree with the victor’s side Write about a time when you‚ or someone you know‚ got in trouble even though they did nothing wrong? Write about someone you know that is superstitious? Write about someone you know that is envious of another? Write about
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play‚ Julius Caesar 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
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In the play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚” by William Shakespeare‚ two very dear friends of Caesar give speeches at Caesar’s funeral‚ Brutus and Mark Antony. Brutus‚ who killed Caesar tries to excuse himself and the conspirators for murdering Caesar. Antony desires to rile up the common people to revolt against Brutus and his accomplices. While both speeches seem to be compelling‚ Mark Antony’s speech worked the best at persuading the audience through his use of rhetorical devices such as logical
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