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  • 2000 Brutus The Leader Brutus
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    Chris Orme English II CP-1 Mrs. Greene 03 October, 2000 Brutus The Leader Brutus is the most fit character to be a leader in the entire book. Brutus is a take charge kind of person. When there is something that he does not like about the government he takes charge and does something about it. Previously to Cassius even entering Brutus had said to himself that Caesar must die. Brutus is also a very smart character. When he is talking to himself about killing Caesar he compares him to a serpent in...
  • Lead To Brutus Downfall
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    Brutus: A Tragic Hero By Chad Gingery In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Brutus is a tragic hero for he was easily manipulated, naive and patriotic. Brutus believed that the Romans wanted him as the leader to assassinate Caesar, because of the forged notes that were sent to him by Cassius. The note explained how to assassinate Caesar by "Speaking, Striking and Redressing". This note by Cassius caused Brutus to be manipulated into joining the conspirators, one of many flaws that l...
  • Brutus's Tragic Flaw
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    Brutus, A Tragic Hero "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more". (Shakespeare 3.2. 21-24) William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is based mainly on the assassination of Julius Caesar. Ironically Brutus, Caesar's loyal friend, who was fashioned by Cassius and the Conspirators, is the one who made the assassination happen. Artemidorus, Calpurnia, and the Soothsayer were just a few who warned Caesar of what was to come on the Ides of March (March 15), but he turn...
  • Reverence For Brutus
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    Julius Caesar by William Shakespearean Shakespeare's play of "Caesar" Brutus is a conspirator who portrays a person who favors a republic for Rome. Brutus is an honorable man. Many characters in the play show there reverence for Brutus. Brutus exemplifies his honor in many ways. Brutus is obsequious when he is needed to abet his fellow romans. "Am I entreated to Speak and Strike O Rome I make thee promise, If the redress will follow, then receives thy full petition at the hand of Brutus" (Shakes...
  • Brutus Relationship To Caesar
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    Marcus Brutus William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus' relationship to Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the plot, the truth can be revealed. Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Ca...
  • Caesar's Best Friend Like Brutus
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    The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar Tragedy concerns itself with the downfall of a protagonist (or the tragic hero) that suffers crushing defeat or death. Brutus certainly fits in as the protagonist of Julius Caesar and the tragic hero. Since Brutus was one of the main characters of the play, it would be obvious that he would be the tragic hero of the play as well. The downfall of the protagonist occurs through a tragic flaw of the protagonist. Brutus' tragic flaw was making bad judgments. For exam...
  • Decius Brutus Great Caesar
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    Act 3, Scene 1 Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above. [ previous scene ] [ home page ] [ next scene ] A crowd of people; among them ARTEMIDORUS and the Soothsayer. Flourish. Enter CAESAR, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, CASCA, DECIUS BRUTUS, METELLUS CIMBER, TREBONIUS, CINNA, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, POPILIUS, PUBLIUS, and others CAESAR [To the Soothsayer] The ides of March are come. Soothsayer Ay, Caesar; but not gone. ARTEMIDORUS Hail, Caesar! read this schedule. DECIUS BRUTUS Trebonius doth desire you ...
  • Caesar Rome
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    ESSAY ON THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESER TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESER by William Shakespeare. On February 14 cassius and Brutus plan to kill Caesar so he will not become king. Caesar had just defeated Pompey. A soothsayer tried to warn Caesar about the Ides of March. Caesar takes it lightly though. On early morning of March 15 Brutus is unable to sleep because his conscience is bothering him about Caesar becoming king if he does not kill him. Calpurnia tries to not get Caesar to go to the senate house ...
  • Servant And Close Friend To Julius Caesar
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    Brutus In William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar was a tragedy that is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character that was in charge of the assassination was Marcus Brutus. Brutus was the most complex character in the play. He was one of the men who assassinate Caesar in the Senate. Brutus was an honorable man. He was a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. In Roman times, the only way for someone to get close to a person of high rank is if he / she is close to him...
  • Assassination Of Julius Caesar
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    In the Shakespearean tragedy Julius Caesar was written to inform the audiences about the assassination of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is the main character of the story. He is also the character that treasures friendship the most. Friendship is the center of any orderly world. If people are disloyal to each other only disasters will come out of the situation. In this tragedy it is very clear what will happen when friends are disloyal to each other. They end up stabbing you in the back. On the I...
  • Brutus Before Antony
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    Brutus, a Noble Roman In the play, Julius Caesar, Antony admired many qualities about Brutus. Antony had referred to Brutus as the noblest Roman, but this did not mean Brutus was perfect because he was not. Brutus had illustrated that he is a honest, caring and a determined man. Brutus had proved that he was an honest man. During his funeral oration for Caesar, he was honest with his words, he spoke truthfully to the crowd about why he had killed Caesar and said it was for the good of Rome. Anto...
  • Play Julius Caesar Shakespeare
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    In the play Julius Caesar Shakespeare give up hints about what is going to happen though out the rest of the play. He uses foreshadowing in the use of his characters names. For instance Julius Caesar was born Julius but earned the name Caesar after many triumphs over his stellar career. With the "title" of Caesar came many meaning such as in mortal, and fearless. His two names mean different things. Shakespeare use of "titles" gave him more openness though out the play. By giving Julius the titl...
  • Brutus And Caesar
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    Castilla, Sebastian English II Pre-Ap / Honors Ms. Mays 5 February 2000 Essay #2 In Act I, scene ii of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Cassius delivers two very important monologues. Throughout these important speeches he uses rhetorical techniques and employs an appeal to Brutus logic to make his persuasive speech effective. During the second monologue, Cassius uses rhetorical questions to convince Brutus that Caesar is no better than he is. One of these techniques shows up when Cassius says, Bru...
  • Brutus Lack Of Faith In Caesar
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    Throughout the entire play, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare repeatedly shows a theme of friendship. Living in Rome during 44 B.C., Brutus, an honorable man who starts out friends with both Cassius and Caesar, ends up joining along with Cassius to betray Caesar with assassination. After the assassination, a civil war develops between the traitors and the triumvirate of Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius. Because of some confusion, Cassius ends up committing suicide and again Brutus follows his lead...
  • Brutus Relationship To Caesar
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    William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. What would cause a person to kill a close friend After examining Brutus' relationship to Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the plot, the truth can be revealed that Brutus kills his close friend for the love of Rome. Marcus Bru...
  • Brutus And Cassius Morals
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    Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar the audience sees how Brutus and Cassius compare and contrast in many ways. Brutus us a noble character while Cassius is dishonest and conniving. Brutus is also more na " ive. He tends to dominate the other characters of the play. In contrast to Brutus, Cassius is more realistic. Brutus and Cassius display different character traits especially in the areas of their reasons for killing Caesar, their decisions throughout the assassination, and their morality...
  • Brutus's Transformation Into A Caesar
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    Brutus's comment on the impending battle of Philippi is more precisely true than he realizes: "this same day must end that work the ides of March begun". Indeed the inevitable results of the process initiated on the Ides of March. All the conspirators acknowledge that Caesar has avenged himself on them. Those who died by the sword died not just by any sword, but by the very same sword. Brutus exclaims, "O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad, and turns our swords into our ...
  • Brutus And Caesar
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    Persuasion is the action of changing a persons minds or thoughts about a certain subject. In the book Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Caesar is murdered by his fellow senate members and his two friends, Cassius and Brutus. Cassius is able to persuade Brutus to agree to Caesar's murder by telling Brutus they need to take away Caesar's power because he has become a danger to Rome. Toward the beginning of Cassius's peach, he tries to convince Brutus that Caesar has been given too much...
  • Shows Brutus Thoughts On Caesar
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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare is one of the world's most famous tragic plays. There are three main characters in this play, Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Cassius. Marcus Brutus is a servant and close friend of Caesar and has a strong relationship with him. Brutus' character is very na " ive, which leads to his downfall. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the downfall of Brutus could have been prevented if her weren't so na " ive and i...
  • Caesar's Funeral
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    Antony's Speech Translated PeopleAntonys Speech Translated Essay, Research Paper People of the crowd listen as I speak. I am here not to compliment Caesar, but to attend his funeral. When a man dies the wrong doings he has committed remain, But the good deeds are often never remembered. This very thing has happened with Caesar. The grand Brutus Has told the people that Caesar was ambitious. If this was true, it was a regrettable shortcoming on Caesar's part. And his ambition is what got him kill...

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