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    Brutus No. 2-3 Summary

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    name of Brutus‚ thought to be Robert Yates. In “III: To the Citizens of the State of New York‚” Brutus considers the small number of political representatives and the over-representation of unfree men to be the worst features of the Constitution’s proposed system. Brutus No. 2 -. 3 was published on November 15‚ 1787‚ during the debates on the Constitution’s ratification. This was only one month before Delaware ratified the Constitution‚ and nine months before New York. Therefore‚ there

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    Brutus was the noblest roman who wanted what was in the best interest for the roman population. Brutus’s tragic flaw was that he was too trusting. He honestly felt that he had to kill Caesar in order to save Rome from tyranny. He trusted Mark Antony not to blame the conspirators in his speech at Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony broke his promise and got Brutus and the others into deep trouble. Brutus indeed ended up in a position‚ from his own actions‚ that is tragic to the reader. In the play The

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    ringleader for Caesar’s assassination. Brutus thinks that if he assassinates Julius Caesar he will be doing what was best for Rome. In this play‚ Brutus is often referred to as the tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero must be noble‚ demonstrate hubris‚ demonstrates hamartia‚ and experiences an epiphany. Brutus fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero since he has all of the characteristics. A tragic hero requires be noble. Shakespeare made Brutus noble in this play by making him always

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    contrasts with Brutus in many different ways. The effect of character interaction between Cassius and Brutus in the play later causes suicide for both of them. In the play Cassius contrasts with Brutus. Cassius persuades Brutus into doing something that later on in the play just causes trouble. One good example of this is when Cassius sweet talks Brutus by calling him good Brutus. Cassius tells Brutus‚ “I know that virtue to be in you‚ Brutus” by saying this Cassius is making Brutus feel confident

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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. Brutus’ speech 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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    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. At first Brutus was unsure about

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    Brutus is a complex character and a tragic hero. He is a noble man who was acknowledged by his enemy and by the people of Rome. However‚ his tragic flaw often lead him to make bad decisions and subsequently lead him to his death. Moreover‚ his bad decisions lead to the death and suffering of many others. In short‚ the character of Marcus Brutus from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” was a good man with a tragic flaw who causes death and suffering to many people‚ including his own wife. Therefore

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    Tragedy of Brutus After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus sets out to explain why the conspirators plotted against Caesar. He is there to shift the crowd to support the death of their beloved leader and to show them the good things that will result of Caesar’s demise. Brutus knows that the crowd is not on the side of the conspirators‚ so he knows he has to be cautious of how he gets their support. Brutus is worried about his public duty and is prepared to act for the common good of Rome. Brutus uses

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    not similar at all in my eyes. Brutus’s speech was trying to show the citizens that there was no harm in killing Julius Caesar‚ which there was. Brutus partially manipulates the citizens by saying how much he really loved Caesar‚ but loved the city of Rome even more. The citizens were moved by his speech because of how protected they felt by his words. Brutus talks good of Caesar‚ saying how there are tears for his love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor for his bravery‚ but then death for his ambition. He

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    leader‚ Marcus Brutus. Caius Cassius‚ another great political leader of Rome‚ is the deceptive planter of this seed and the greatest contributor to the demise of Julius Caesar. The combination of Brutus’ gullibility and Cassius’ manipulative nature is what made for such a perfect storm. The differences and similarities between these two characters are shocking and deserve thorough examination. The main difference between the two characters lies in their personalities. Brutus has a very

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