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    Julius Caesar

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    Forum with Caesar’s body in tow and will use the corpse as a prop throughout his oration. - / - / - / - / - / - I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him. Antony follows with a line of straight iambic pentameter punctuated with a feminine ending. Here’s the first irony of Antony’s speech‚ in that he is unequivocally here to praise Caesar. Antony is‚ in fact‚ lying. This is a calculated tactic to disarm a crowd firmly on the side of Brutus when Antony takes the pulpit. - / - -

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    Julius Caesar

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    "(1.2.68-70) This quote is referring to act 1 where Cassius brings Brutus into the room and starts to talk about Caesar. When Cassius suggests to kill Mark Antony alone with Caesar‚ Brutus says‚ "Our plan will seem too bloody‚ Caius Cassius. We cut off the head and then hack the limbs‚ seem to kill Caesar in anger and then vent malice on his friends‚ for Antony is only a branch of Caesar."(2.1.169-172) Brutus doesn’t want to just kill everyone‚ and be know as a killer‚ he just wants to do what he thinks

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    others’ eyes. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ two main characters‚ Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus‚ present different personas- one being each characters actual self-characterizations‚ which we learn through their discussions with others‚ and another is how they are actually perceived in the eyes of others. Their inability to project their true motives in performing certain actions eventually brings about their tragic downfalls. Julius Caesar believed that people needed one strong ruler

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    Julius Caesar Exam

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    2 5/24/13 Julius Caesar Exam Part Three In the play‚ Shakespeare shows us the characteristics of Brutus‚ Julius Caesar‚ and Cassius‚ and shows their flaws to teach us about basic human nature. Shakespeare shows the flaws of pride‚ shown by Caesar‚ jealousy shown by Cassius‚ and gullibility shown by Brutus. Caesar practices the flaw of pride when he is warned by people to beware the ides of March and Artemidorus says‚ “O Caesar‚ read my first‚ for mine’s a suit that touches Caesar nearer‚” (93)

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    Stoicism in Julius Caesar

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    In Roman times‚ suicide was not the shameful‚ taboo act that it is today‚ but was once viewed as honorable and praiseworthy. The ultimate sacrifice was being able to take one ’s own life. Brutus‚ in William Shakespeare ’s Julius Caesar‚ is a man driven by will‚ virtue‚ and disillusionment all in the name of the Republic. On the eve of his defeat by Antony‚ Brutus runs upon his own sword to preserve his honor as a Roman man. Brutus "embraces a Stoic attitude towards suicide‚ seeing it as the supreme

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    Free Will In Julius Caesar

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    In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ free will leads to the downfall of the main characters. The tragedy centers around a man named Brutus‚ and the power struggle between him and his fellow Romans. Julius Caesar‚ ends up murder by Brutus and other conspirators because of his poor judgment. Cassius‚ the leader of the conspiracy‚ dies because of the trouble his actions have caused. The tragic hero‚ Brutus‚ makes many poor choices‚ which ultimately lead to his demise. Fate has no part in the outcome

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    and comedies‚ which consist of a happier story line and includes marriages that end ideally. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is no doubt‚ a tragedy. It takes place in 45 B.C in Ancient Rome. It features the conspirators‚ Marcus Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Trebonius‚ Ligarius‚ Decius Brutus‚ Metellus Cimber‚ and Cinna‚ who spend two whole acts plotting Julius Caesar’s death. Although Julius Caesar was ignorant to the schemes being plotted against him‚ his actions and emotions

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    Julius Caesar Flaws

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    Julius Caesar Essay Written by Shakespeare more than one thousand five hundred years after Julius Caesar’s death‚ Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy‚ is unique in that it contains two tragic characters‚ the senator Brutus and emperor Caesar. A play in five acts‚ Julius Caesar attempts to portray the assassination of Caesar‚ at that time victorious over Pompey’s sons‚ and the civil war that follows‚ culminating in the establishment of the Second Triumvirate. Although Caesar meets his

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    JULIUS CAESAR outline

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    Rhetoric and manipulation 1.- Julius Caesar reveals that usually people don’t see the effects or reactions that manipulation can create‚ people just care about the final outcome‚ no matter how you get it. 2.- Even though Cassius thinks Brutus is a "honorable " guy‚ he also thinks that just about anyone including Brutus‚ can be manipulated or "seduced."  3.- Cassius obviously wants Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar‚ but instead of coming right out and asking him‚ he tries to increase

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    Jealousy In Julius Caesar

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    instills negative thoughts‚ fear‚ and insecurity: jealousy. For Caius Cassius and Julius Caesar‚ life-long friends‚ this emotion destroys everything in its path. As Cassius’ character unfolds in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ jealousy fuels Cassius to manipulate others to achieve his goals‚ resulting in chaos and eventually death. Caesar’s sudden power threatens Cassius and a group of his friends‚ so they conspire to kill Caesar. In order to do so‚ they seek the aid of Brutus in order to ensure success

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