power to "do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong‚ who‚ you know‚ are honourable men"‚ but he "will not do them wrong: [he] rather choose[s] to wrong the dead‚ to wrong [himself] and [the people]‚ than [he] will wrong such honourable men" (). Antony says that though he could‚ it wouldn’t be right to speak against the conspirators‚ and he would rather take the blow of Caesar’s death himself. The repetition of the words "wrong" and "honourable" places emphasis on the killers’ reputation‚ and sheds light on
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Hal and Hotspur are the two most compared characters in Shakespeare’s King Henry IV: Part 1 because of the many similarities and differences that are portrayed by Shakespeare. The audience is presented with many aspects about each character very early on in the play‚ and it is then that they create expectations which can either be confirmed or contradicted as the play goes on. Shakespeare usually portrays a character through the use of literary and dramatic techniques throughout his work‚ either
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Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend‚ faithful and just to me‚ Brutus says he was ambitious And Brutus is an honourable man. Julius Caesar is more concerned with ambition then honour. To what extent do you agree? I agree that Julius Caesar is more concerned with ambition then honour but only to a small extent. Even though Julius Caesar was an ambitious man‚ he was also honourable as he was a man who stuck to his words and loved the Roman populace. Caesar was an ambitious man and it was his
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Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ and Calpurnia. Atticus Finch was a distinguished symbol of honour and loyalty. He was a man who honoured his well-kept reputation in the town of Macomb and stayed loyal to the people close to him. One example of Atticus’ honourable character was when Bob Ewell committed the fallacious act of spitting in his face. Atticus kept full composure‚ and walked away‚ instead of fighting with Bob. This showed how Atticus did not want his reputation in Macomb to diminish. He explained
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speeches of Brutus and Mark Antony. Which is more effective and why? When Brutus goes up to speak to the crowd he appeals to them as “Romans” before all else. As this keeps with his reason for joining the conspiracy the audience can see that he is honourable and trustworthy. The roman public may also know this because they hail him as “noble” Brutus and Brutus also asks them at the start of his speech to “Believe me for mine honour”. Brutus repeatedly uses “honour” throughout his speech as a way to
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like they think the generation that is up and coming is going to fail miserably. Paraphrase: The soldiers in war don’t get a honourable death‚ they are being killed off like how cattle are being killed of‚ for the survival of the weaker. The soldier who die’s child[ren] are the ones who know he passed‚ and know that he meant a lot‚ but will never know if he died on honourable death‚ and that’s why they say‚ “and each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.” Connotation: Imagery: Only the stuttering rifles
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the poet? Siegfied Sassoon’s poem ‘ The Poet as Hero’ was written during World War One and explores how the reality of war differs from what those who have not experienced it think and tell what war – and dying for one’s country– is glorious and honourable. Sassoon wrote romantic war poetry before he had experienced war and uses this poem to explain why he started writing anti-war poetry and to try and apologize for his former points of views. His two points of view are contrasted to show his change
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walks into his shop for a shave. Unbeknownst to the captain‚ the two are sworn enemies that fight on opposite sides of the regime. With this knowledge‚ one can see that his actions and character within the story were honourable‚ conceited and morally just. I deem them to be honourable as he refuses to “stain his hands” with “lather and nothing else”(Tellez 346). He is a barber before anything else and respected the boundaries
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used as a symbol of vengeance for the honour lost. • Use of knife in the novel Blood Wedding in its different meanings. (death to the mother)‚ (vengeance to the bridegroom) • Reference to different activities done by the “bride” to signify the honourable
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Antony’s speech. line-to-line analysis: / / - / - - / - - / Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears; From a rhythmic perspective‚ the trochaic feel of this 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
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