by his friend Brutus‚ with the help of Cassius and a group of men who completely despise Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s close friend‚ asks Brutus to have a proper burial and to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius disagrees to let him speak but Brutus agrees to let him speak under certain criterias and rules: Mark Antony may not blame Brutus and his men for the death‚ Antony has to say he may speak because permission was granted for him to do so by Brutus‚ and Antony must
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can be proven true through Shakespeare’s development of Brutus’ character change‚ from honorable to disgraceful.
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The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus At times it seemed as if Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus’ fortunes are tied to each other. While one is successful‚ the other has to make sacrifices. Brutus sides with Pompey‚ and then Caesar kills his ally. Both of their lives are complicated and entwined into a horrible‚ confusing mess. Caesar is adored by the people who give him power‚ and then Brutus kills him. They are never quite on the same page at the same time. Still‚ they suffer together‚ in varying degrees
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You are Brutus at the end of Act 4. Write your thoughts. I feel somewhat guilty for the way I spoke to Cassius; but I believe he deserved it. I am overwhelmed by guilt that I stabbed Caesar and I still cannot believe that I agreed to do so. It now makes Cassius my one and only brother in this world. He was totally wrong in what he was claiming to be correct‚ I mean‚ who doesn’t know Cassius has an itchy palm? What I hate the most though is that he always tries to cause fights with me‚ especially
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Brutus’ demanding of Cassius to give him money revealed the differences between his narcissistic nature and how he sees himself in Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Brutus needed the money Cassius earned to pay his soldiers because he had not been able to raise any money on his own. He “can raise no money by vile means‚” unlike Cassius (4.3.75). By making this statement‚ he implies that Cassius is very greedy and does not care what he has to do in order to get what he wants. He also clearly states
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is Brutus because he broke Caesar’s trust. He turned his back on his friends and that doesn’t make him an honorable person. Brutus was only doing what he thought would be the best thing for Rome. When Caesar was doing what he thought would be best for Rome he was disloyal and committed a whole bunch of sin-killing Caesar. Brutus isn’t loyal to his people. Brutus is the least honorable person because according to the description of Brutus he participates in the killing of Caesar. Also‚ Brutus loves
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Close Reading: Shakespeare `Julius Caesar` III. 2 lines 11- 48 (Brutus) Julius Caesar is an historical tragedy‚ written by Shakespeare in 1599. Set in ancient Rome it depicts the rise and fall of an emperor and a time of vast political change. Presenting a tale of manipulation and a struggle for power Shakespeare uses the uses the art of the orator and rhetoric to describe key moments in Rome’s history. Structurally central to the play is Act III‚ scene 2‚ as it is at this pivotal moment‚ after
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In the book Julius Caesar‚ I think the character Brutus changes a lot. This character starts out mean‚ but he thinks he has good intentions. By the middle of the book he undergoes changes for the worse. He gets mean and starts becoming a lesser‚ meaner person. By the end of the book he is more noble and sees things in a different way. At the beginning of the book Brutus wants to kill Caesar. He wants to do this for the good of the people. He truly and honestly thinks that if he kills Caesar that
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remain behind — Marcus Brutus‚ a close personal friend of Caesar‚ and Cassius‚ a long time political foe of Caesar’s. Both men are of aristocratic origin and seen the end of their ancient privilege in Caesar’s political reforms and conquests. Brutus was a very smart man and smartness is a very good quality for a leader. Another feature Brutus had‚ was he had very little or maybe even no emotions‚ and if he did he did a very good job of hiding them. A further aspect of Brutus is that he was very well
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Was Brutus the noblest roman of all? “This was the noblest roman of them all” Mark Anthony said about Brutus in the play Julius Caesar‚ after Brutus had killed himself at the battle of Philippi. Although Brutus had participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ Mark Anthony‚ Julius’s nephew‚ was praising Brutus as a noble person. But how was he noble? In the beginning of the play‚ we meet Brutus‚ a highly respected‚ much loved‚ senator of Rome. He loved Rome as a republic and he has a good
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