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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hero named Brutus‚ and takes place in the early Roman Empire. The current ruler‚ Caesar is loved by many‚ but a small conspiracy of a few Romans builds‚ one whose name is Cassius. They are tired of his rule and are looking to free themselves from his way of rule. These characters plan to assassinate Caesar‚ but are looking for a way to do it so that it may seem justified to the rest of Rome when the deed is done. Brutus was first a friend of Caesar’s‚ but as the play develops‚ Brutus transforms and
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Mark Antony must win the support of the Romans by making a speech to them. The two former friends become enemies. They share different beliefs in what is right in their eyes. Brutus wants to take the place of Caesar and become powerful. Antony wants justice for his best friend‚ Caesar. However‚ Shakespeare pits Mark Antony’s speech against Brutus’ speech. Antony’s speech is persuasive‚ and heartfelt. He understands the Romans unlike Brutus. Brutus’ speech is brief and
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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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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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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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Julius Caesar or Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better. Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite all of this Brutus like all tragic
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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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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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about his tragic friend Brutus who lost his way. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is thought to be a man whose misfortune comes to him “not through vice (immoral or wicked behavior) or depravity‚ but by some error or judgment.” Brutus is the tragic hero of the play because he had false
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