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    between Brutus and Cassius The personalities of Brutus and Cassius differ significantly‚ which causes them to have a corrupt relationship. Brutus is an honest‚ truthful man. He is also shown to be naïve when he allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral. He has a passion for the prosperity of Rome‚ and believes that Caesar will not be a fit ruler. He debates joining the conspiracy‚ but doesn’t want to murder Caesar. Cassius is a deceiving‚ selfish man. He knows that the conspirators need Brutus to be

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    Marcus Brutus’ plight is ultimately a decision to save a republic that involves sacrificing its soon-to-be dictatorial leader‚ with the conspiracy taking into consideration the pros and the cons of such an act. Often times the better choice is the more difficult one‚ especially when it involves the murder of a man beloved by all. As such‚ Brutus is the tragic hero of the play Julius Caesar. His tragic flaw is his easily trusting nature‚ and his conflicting emotions and nobleness make him one of the

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    Based on these two speeches‚ it’s quite obvious who won the crowd over. It was Antony‚ but him and Brutus had similar tactics in how to persuade the audience. Along with that‚ they also had many different ways they persuaded.Some of the similarities and differences will be listed. Altogether though‚ Antony and Brutus both had very persuading speeches. Antony and Brutus used quite a few of the same tactics to persuade the audience. They both used ethos to try to make the audience relate more to

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    guilty of killing her parents. In some cases they said that she isn’t guilty but in my case she is. The reason being is that she was the only person that would have had a grudge against her parents‚ and her sister was out of town of the time of their deaths‚ so even though there was a rumor of a mysterious man lurking around the Gorden’s house at the times of death there is not enough facts that it is actually true. The evidence that i collected clearly states that she burnt a dress that was supposedly

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    Junius Brutus was born in Macedonia in 85 BC. He was the son of Marcus Junius‚ who was killed in Pompey in 77 b.c. his mother‚ Servila‚ was Caesars’ lover. He was known as a literary man who wrote histories (now lost). Brutus divorced his first wife in 44 b.c and married his second cousin‚ Porcia Catonis. This caused a scandal in the family because Brutus did not have a legitimate reason to divorce his first wife‚ Claudia. His mother was the mistress of Caesar‚ and some say that Caesar may have

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    3 scenes 2 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the character Mark Antony delivers to the Roman people a speech that employs a appeal to pathos and diction to show that Caesar was wrongfully killed‚ and uses metaphor in order to show how the stab wounds of Caesar spoke in pain and treason. Mark Antony uses pathos in his speech by saying “that when the people cried‚ Caesar also cried.” Mark Antony uses that line to show the people of Rome that he was ambitious and wasn’t a bad ruler. Mark Antony

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    name was Julius Caesar. A group of conspirators lead by Cassius and Brutus planned Caesar’s killing for the good of Rome. They lead him into the capitol while Caesar was completely oblivious to what was going on. The men were discussing if Caesar would bring back Publius Cimber when Caesar became king. Caesar refused since his decisions weren’t easy to sway. This and all the hate they had build before drew the men to stab Caesar to death. The first being Casca and lastly Brutus while Caesar said

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    Does Brutus Is A Tragic Hero? A tragic hero is a person in a high position who has a weakness(tragic flaw). He is not victim of fate‚ he makes a tragic mistake and falls as a result. In William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”‚ the character Brutus fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as good and noble. Brutus shows this characteristic‚ but he is too noble. He loves Rome and he is will to do everything for Rome. Brutus has nothing against Caesar personally

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    Julius Caesar Synopsis. Act I: The play opens humorously with a little word play between Flavius‚ Marullus‚ and a few workers. The workers are on their way to see Julius Caesar who has recently returned from his victorious battle against Pompey. The reader immediately sees the dislike the tribunes have towards Caesar. However‚ the commoners seem to love Caesar. The scene moves to a large gathering where Caesar is the focus. As Caesar converses with Mark Antony‚ we learn that Caesar is superstitious

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    In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ characters Brutus and Antony both make speeches at at Caesar’s funeral that display a great deal of meaning. Mark Antony‚ a dear friend of the recently-deceased Caesar‚ and Brutus – once a friend of Caesar‚ later his assassin – are diametrically opposed at the outset of these occurrences. Brutus gives Antony the opportunity to make a speech at the funeral‚ however‚ we find him under some rather serpentine conditions. Fearing rejection from the Roman population

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