while claiming that they were “all honorable men”. (3.2.92) Slowly‚ Antony planted seeds of doubt and anger towards the conspirators in the minds of the masses. As he ended his speech the seeds quickly sprouted and grew into unbridled rage aimed at Brutus and his allies. Resulting from this deception was the brief‚ but harmful‚ civil war between the assassins and Antony and Octavius‚ Caesar’s son. While his intentions may have been pure‚ revenge for what seemed an unnecessary tragedy‚ what he accomplished
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commoners back into their houses in an effort to prevent Rome from celebrating Caesar’s victory. Act One‚ Scene Two Julius Caesar triumphantly returns to Rome on the festival of Lupercalia‚ celebrated on February 15. He is followed by Antony and Brutus‚ their wives‚ and many followers. Caesar tells Antony to strike his wife Calpurnia during the festival (during which two men‚ including Antony‚ run through the street of Rome and hit those they meet with goatskin thongs) to rid her of her sterility
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of scene II is given over to Cassius’s speeches to Brutus‚ trying to persuade him that he should rule rather than Caesar. Given this fact‚ what was the purpose of scene I? 4. Does Brutus tell Cassius why he has been feeling “passions of some difference” of late? (II‚ 45) Could they relate to his feelings for Caesar as ruler? 5. Cassius tells Brutus that “many” wished Brutus saw himself the way they do. Why is it important that he tells Brutus that such people are “groaning underneath this age’s
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opening immediately commands attention. The succession of hard stresses is also Shakespeare’s way of using the verse to help Antony cut through the din of the crowd. Antony also echoes the opening line that Brutus uses ("Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers!")‚ but conspicuously rearranges it; where Brutus begins with "Romans" to reflect his appeal to their reason‚ Antony begins with "friends‚" which reflects the more emotional tact he will take throughout the rest of his speech. Remember also that Antony
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The realm of Caesar has come to an end and all that’s left is chaos and his haunting ghost. Brutus begins to dwell on all that has happened‚ starting from the death of Caesar to the death of his own wife Portia. Each chaotic scene is an outcome of Brutus’ decision to kill Caesar. Now that he is about to fore go his biggest challenge yet‚ facing Octavius and Antony. As a result‚ his upcoming battle has led him to see the Ghost of Caesar‚ which only appeared to him‚ to remind him of all the bad he’s
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Caulfield 1/9/14 The death of Caesar caused the citizens’ of Rome to really question whose side they agree on. They were torn between Brutus’s and Mark Antony’s eulogy. When Brutus made his speech he often used the ethos and logos to convince the romans into believing killing Caesar was for the benefit of the roman people. When Brutus said‚ “Not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more” -22 He was appealing to ethos because he was proving that his did what was right for the country. Brutus’s
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people with words. Appeals to logos‚ pathos and ethos are effectively made to reveal the characters as seen in Cassius‚ Brutus and Mark Antony respectively throughout the play. In‚ Act III Shakespeare pits Mark Antony’s famous rhetorical speech‚ “Friends‚ Romans‚ and Countrymen” against Brutus’ “Romans‚ Countrymen‚ and Lovers”. The play is driven by Persuasion. Cassius convinces Brutus that Caesar must die‚ setting the
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(Intro) “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once”. Brutus was a Betrayer and a Patriot in my eyes. When Caesar said this‚ he knew he would die‚ and in the hands of Brutus. Brutus loved Rome and didn’t wish to see it crumble and waste away at the hands of Julius Caesar. Cassius then asked why Caesar was to become the king when Brutus was just as the same. Brutus was a little bit of a patriot and traitor. He is a patriot for loving Rome enough to defend it
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Pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos are three persuasive tools used by Antony and Brutus at Caesar’s funeral. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches given‚ greatly impacted the citizens of Rome . This passage‚ Julius Caesar‚ is written by William Shakespeare. This is a play based on a historical event led by the tragedy of the Roman leader ‚Caesar‚ who was killed by his disloyal friends. Within this passage‚ Brutus and a group of conspirators gathered together upon the action to betrayal Caesar and take over the
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Loyalty and betrayal are central ideas in this play. Explore how Shakespeare illustrates these themes. In Julius Caesar Loyalty and Betrayal create much of the tension and uncertainty in the text. Brutus begins as a loyal the trusted friend to Caesar and his movement towards the conspirators demonstrate how manipulative and influencing an opinion can be‚ and his honour towards the city meant that the conspirators were able to tear him away from his loyalty to Caesar. In the first scene of Julius
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