Commoners (Line 56) 2. Line 46 of Scene Two‚ Brutus goes through the challenge of overcoming his love for his best friend Caesar‚ while still wary of his fellow conspirators such as Cassius. 3. Rather than asking Brutus directly‚ Cassius uses multiple methods to convince‚ by emphasizing the wishes of their ancestors‚ who founded the Republic‚ and by stressing the human side of Caesar. “O‚ you and I have heard our fathers say‚ There was a Brutus once that would have brook’d The eternal devil
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by using the internal and external conflicts of Brutus to illustrate how honesty overpowers greed. Shakespeare further develops the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar through the internal conflicts of Brutus and displays a theme that honor is more influential than avarice. One of Brutus’ internal conflicts is deciding on whether to keep his friendship with Caesar and trust he will be an effective leader for Rome or betray and kill Caesar. Brutus makes his opinions about the situation evident as
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what really happened. For instance‚ Brutus in the play was extremely different than real life Brutus. In the play‚ he was best friends with Caesar-well‚ until he killed him. However‚ in real life‚ Brutus hated Caesar. He was never supportive of Caesar‚ and truthfully never loved him.(Musaj and Prezi Inc.) In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ he uses Brutus’s strong love of Rome‚ his honor‚ and his willing to do anything for the good of Rome to show that Brutus is the tragic hero. Everyone loves
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these characteristics most describe? Brutus‚ because he starts with the respect of the people and the happiness of friends around him‚ lets his naivety lead him to a bad decision‚ and kills himself using the same sword with which he killed Caesar. Brutus had all the power‚ happiness‚ and respect a person could want. In Act III scene 1 Caesar says‚ “Et tu Brute?”. Caesar is surprised because Brutus betrayed him. Caesar thought he was his friend meaning that Brutus did have people around him who would
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downfall of Brutus. This reflects Shakespeare’s opinion that power and success is achieved through effective manipulation tactics‚ which Brutus did not have. Brutus wanted to kill Caesar for the common good‚ but in the end it was Cassius’ manipulation that really caused Brutus to continue his plan of killing Caesar. Brutus wanted to kill Caesar because he felt that he would be a bad leader of Rome. Cassius‚ who remains by Brutus’ side for the majority of the play‚ sees that Brutus had potential
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According to Brutus‚ he had participated in the assassination of Caesar because it was for the good of rome. In act 3‚ scene 2 it says “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” Towards the end of the play Brutus killed himself with his own sword and even Anthony‚ his enemy‚ said “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” During Anthony’s speech‚ every time Antony spoke of Brutus‚ he would follow up by saying that Brutus was indeed an honorable man. Brutus is honorable in all situations
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the relationships between Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus‚ Mark Antony and Caius Cassius are very important. They show the motivations for the characters’ actions throughout the play. While some relationships may be sincere‚ others may be little more than one-sided political alliances. Brutus is manipulated by Cassius’ plot against Caesar. Brutus’ own naïve leads to the plot failing and ultimately his downfall. The relationship between Caesar and Brutus is a sincere friendship. While it isn’t revealed
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that for the most part this is Brutus’ story‚ and that Brutus is the protagonist and Cassius is the antagonist of the story. The name Julius Caesar was an interesting choice for the play. Yes he was the leader of Rome and yes it was tragic when he was killed‚ but I feel this story is more centered on Brutus. Julius Caesar dies in the second act and then is out for the rest of the play except
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Why Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero in “Julius Caesar” : Everyone has a something wrong with them‚ some of these problems we can fix like lying‚ a person can learn to stop lying. In the play‚ “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ every single main character has a problem for instance‚ Caesar is to arrogant and does not listen to the warning by the Soothsayer. Another Character in the story is Marcus Brutus‚ a companion of Caesar‚ who has a problem that affects the whole story and leads to Julius
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character is by using reverse physiology his speech at the funeral. Lastly Antony shows importance in the play‚ “Julius Caesar" is him simply being Caesars best friend‚ and servant. Antony shows importance in the novel by him stopping the bad which is Brutus becoming king. One reason how Antony shows the importance is by foiling the conspirators plans to rule Rome. Two quotations that proves this statement are‚ “ That’s all I seek; Produce his body to the market place And in the pulpit‚ as becomes a
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