running Rome is depicted throughout carefully crafted rhetoric gambits persuading Brutus to join him against Caesar. The fears of Brutus are played upon by Cassius who envies Caesar’s power. “We petty men/ Walk under his huge legs...dishonourable graves.” Emotive language highlights Caesars all-consuming power‚ the juxtaposition of ‘huge legs’ and ‘petty men’ conveys the assassination as a personal plot and persuades Brutus to join him in his quest for vengeance. The series of words builds up images
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tragic hero‚ a hero whose strengths cause his downfall. The tragic hero is Brutus because he is virtuous‚ his morals cause him to kill Caesar‚ and his morals ultimately kill him. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was known as an honorable man who cared more about the state of Rome than anyone else did. When Cassius was talking to Brutus‚ he mentioned that he knows Brutus has “virtue to be in him” (1.2.97). Brutus was well known for his integrity- enough that others praised him for that
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus is the most complex character to define‚ but he is also the tragic hero. Although Brutus was greatly involved in Caesar’s murder‚ it doesn’t make him a villain. The audience learns of the motives which drove Brutus to action. He was a powerful leader‚ a husband‚ and also a true and trusting friend. He does not kill Caesar because of envy‚ greed or for the good of himself‚ but he explains that he killed him "not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved
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instance‚ during the conspirators’ meeting in Brutus’ orchard‚ Cassius suggests that Marc Antony should be killed because his many connections and undying love for Julius Caesar threaten the scheme. However‚ Brutus opposes Cassius’ claim by stating that Antony is absolutely harmless because he will only lament after the death of his beloved friend‚ Caesar (II.i.157-191). Evidently‚ their quarrel develops the external conflict by showing Cassius and Brutus’ of their contribution to their regret and downfall
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who are friends of Brutus and Cassius‚ come upon a group of common people running about the street in their Sunday best when they should be working. The pair asks about the commoners’ professions and what they’re up to and finds out that
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setting themselves up in order to be used for another character’s relevance. Brutus‚ a noble friend and an idealistic man‚ questions his ties with a returning friend and makes a decision anyone would later regret. Decius intentionally re interprets Calpurnia’s dream which results in Caesar making his last trip to the capitol while Antony convinces the Common Roman people to turn against the so called “honorable” man. Brutus only has himself to blame for being susceptible to Cassius’s manipulative ways
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Joseph Wong once said‚” Influence is the compass. Persuasion is the map.” In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both used the technique of persuasion to win over the favor of the people in Rome. At the beginning of the act‚ the people of Rome had high respect for Brutus‚ as well as Antony. By the end of the act‚ the audience’s views were sculpted by the speeches of the two men. Both men swayed the audience‚ but Antony seemed to have gained the approval of the public. Consequently‚ the conspirators were
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FUNERAL DECLAMATION IN SHAKESPEARE’S “JULIUS CAESAR” “What we learn through pleasure‚ we never forget” (A.Mercier)‚ while “Pleasure is the flower that passes‚ remembrance‚ the lasting perfume” (Jean de Boufflers). Some scenes in literature stick in the mind well‚ even after the book goes back to the
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characters in the play for instance; Brutus‚ Caesar‚ as well as the people of Rome‚ were manipulated one time in Julius Caesar‚ they were manipulated by their close friends like; Cassius‚ Brutus‚ Antony and
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friend gets left out‚ we stay behind with them to keep them from being alone. Some achievements require us to leave out our friends. This is what happens in the case of Julius Caesar. He became the ruler of Rome‚ leaving out his good friend Brutus. Brutus and other conspirators assassinated Julius Caesar turning him into a tragic hero. A tragic hero must portray four main traits. The hero may neither be perfect nor ultimate evil‚ the audience must feel pity or fear for the hero‚ and must be a
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