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  • Killing Of Caesar
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    At the beginning Caesar defeats Pompey in war. The conspirators believe Caesar is getting to powerful and fear him because of it. So they group together and plot a plan to kill him. The conspirators got Brutus, Caesars friend, to help them. At the Senate on the Ides of March the conspirators stab Caesar one at a time. After Caesar is dead Brutus convinces the people that it was for the best but then Antony, a loyal servant to Caesar, turns the people against the conspirators. Antony and Octoviou...
  • Antony Plays Of Brutus Speech
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    Brutus vs. Antony Brutus and Antony both produce different tactics to sway the peoples opinions about Caesar. Both men present different points about Casaer and his rule in Rome. Brutus basis for his speech is presenting an explanation of why he planned and participated in Caesars execution. Antony uses a tactic of brainwashing by telling the crowd that he is there to bury Casaer not to praise him. Both men are successful, yet Antony holds the upper hand by speaking after Casaer. Brutus opens hi...
  • Cassius And Brutus
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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play about loyalty, betrayal, love, and deception. There are many characters with fairly in-depth personalities. Some of the main characters are Cassius, the crafty, deceptive, witty man who is the leader of the conspiracy that killed Caesar. Brutus, the noble, honest, honorable man who is one of the key members of the conspiracy. There is also Antony, who is Caesars right hand man. He is shrewd and ruthless man, willing to do anything to get revenge for Caesars...
  • Third Example Of Brutus Conflict
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    A Paper On Brutus' Conflict Between Passion and Responsibility Throughout the play "Julius Caesar", by William Shakespeare, Brutus is torn between passion and responsibility. There are three very good examples of this, the first being, obviously, Brutus' mental conflict dealing with the conspiracy surrounding Caesar's assassination. Less obvious number two, the conflict between himself and Cassius, dealing with Cassius less than noble hoarding of money. And last of all third, Brutus' argument wi...
  • Brutus And Julius Caesar
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    Flattery Lots of characters in the play Julius Caesar flattered someone or were flattered themselves. Those who flattered others used flattery to further themselves and others through the entire play. Even though there were many examples of this throughout the play, I am going to use two of the main examples, Brutus and Julius Caesar. First, Cassius furthered Brutus into joining the conspiracy. One way Cassius got Brutus to join the conspiracy was by telling him to weigh the names Brutus and Cae...
  • Tragedy Of Julius Caesar
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    Elements of A Shakespearian Tragedy Shakespeare wrote many tragedies, which included The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. He chose to take an important event in Roman history, the death of Julius Caesar to write a play for the Globe Theater in 1599. The people who lived during the Renaissance were very interested in the play and the story of Julius Caesar's death. People's views of the play dating from 1599 to the present may be very different and continually changing. Though the elements of Shakespear...
  • Entire Friendship Of Julius Caesar And Brutus
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    The definition of a tragic hero is perceived as on who is neither wicked nor purely innocent, one who "is brave and noble but guilty of the tragic flaw of assuming that honorable ends justify dishonorable means". In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus takes the role of the tragic hero. Brutus's honor, nobility, and self-righteousness makes him "a tragic figure, if not the hero" (Catherine C. Dominic). As the play opens, Brutus is known as a Roman nobleman and a member of one of the most illustr...
  • Character Of Brutus From Caesar Example Of Honor
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    Brutus Brutus was first and foremost an honorable man, putting the safety of Rome above everything else. His three most noticeable characteristics were his honor, his naivete, and his stoicism. However, his honor honesty, and trustfulness eventually became the things that killed him. First of all, Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic, and they don't show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus's toi cism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius is ha...
  • Later Cassius And Brutus's Mistrust
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    Stumbling and dripping blood from gashes of not only the flesh but of the soul Caesar makes his way towards his friend. Then the tear into Caesar most unkindly of all comes from Brutus. As Brutus hacked at his friend the thought most probably farthest from his mind was loyalty. Most people have to face the moral ramification of loyalty, betrayal, and mistrust. When you stand by a friend threw thick and thin you are being loyal. Loyalty is one of those tricky things in life. Staying loyal to a fr...
  • Caesar By Cassius
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    In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are both considered honorable men by the public. But, like all traits honor is in the eye of the beholder. Honor is defined as evidence or symbols of distinction. Those who are placed in power are often chosen because of their traits, which include being honorable. If those in power have any faults, it could diminish their position in the eyes of the public. Brutus is considered an honorable man by all those who live in Rome. He is a close ...
  • Leaves Except Brutus And Cassius
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    Act I, Scene i Summary Two patricians Flavius and Marcullus enter. They are confused by the fact that the plebeians are not in their work clothes, and begin to ask some plebeians what their jobs are. A carpenter admits he is a carpenter. Next Marcullus asks a cobbler what his job is, and the cobbler answers in a series of puns ("souls" / "soles"), ("withal" / "with awl"). The cobbler explains that everyone is taking the day off to celebrate Caesar's victory over Pompey. Marcullus, in high rhetor...
  • Caesar's Avowed Political Opponent And Brutus
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    Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Type of Work: Tragic drama Setting Rome, - 44 B. C Principal Characters Julius Caesar, popular Roman general and statesman Brutus, a prominent and devout Roman, and close friend to Caesar Cassius, a conspiring enemy of Caesar Marcus Antonius, Caesar's supporter, a brilliant politician Story Over veiw Rome was in an uproar. General Julius Caesar had just returned after having defeated his rival, Pompey His many military triumphs had made him the mo...
  • Nobility Of Caesar And Brutus
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    Cassius, being the very sly person that he is, uses all the tricks in the bag to get Brutus to join the conspiracy. Cassius wants to have Brutus become part of the conspiracy because Brutus is thought of highly and is liked by almost all of the common people. This is true because his ancestors rid Rome of the last kings. This was a great deed because those kings were very cruel. Brutus is very idealistic and although he loves Caesar, he loves Rome more, and will even kill to do what is best for ...
  • Brutus And Cassius Character Traits
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    In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the two main characters are presented as foils to each other. Brutus and Cassius, two of the lead conspirators whom arranged the assassination of the Roman political figure Julius Caesar, remain in direct contrast throughout the play. Although they do succeed in the murder of Caesar and victory in the battle that ensues, there is discord because of their conflicting attitudes especially evident in their personality traits, motives in conspiracy, ...
  • Shakespeare's Play Julius Caesar
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    Melissa Hagan English 12 Mrs. Bagwell 18 August 2003 William Shakespeare's- Julius Caesar William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar tells about the tragic life of Rome's dictator, Julius Caesar. This play was the first of its kind. Before, most plays had been comedies. Shakespeare was the first to attempt to write tragic plays. The tragic play Romeo and Juliet, ends with the death of the main characters. Unlike Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar ends two acts after the death of the main character. T...
  • Marcus Brutus Character
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    In, William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus appears to be the most complicated character. Brutus supports the republic and system of government guided by the votes of the Senators. He does not however, support a dictatorship [Quote Brutus:" What means this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king". Lines 84, 85]. Brutus clearly shows that he is a well-respected public figure, a kind master to his servants, a genius military leader, and a loving friend. Brutus' gullib...
  • Brutus Values Rome
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    Julius Caesar Essay Line 68-75 Act 5 Scene 5 Antony: "This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar He only, in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!' " This statement was an accurate assessment of Brutus because of a number of reasons. Out of all the characters in the play he ...
  • Marcus Brutus And Julius Caesar
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    Everyone is his own person, and he is entitled to his own opinion and judgment of subject in a society. It is difficult sometimes to determine who is the tragic hero of a story without reasons and proof. In William Shakespeare play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there were two characters to choose from that were fit of being the tragic hero. They are Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero must have prosperity, virtue, a great reputation, and tragic flaw. Marcus Bru...
  • Brutus's Tragic Flaw
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    In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the character Marcus Brutus fits the definition of the tragic hero. Like other tragic heroes, he had great promise, ability, and integrity of character. He had a tragic flaw. He had a lust for power, and he died at the end of the play. Brutus had great promise, ability, and strength of character. The fact that he could single-handedly take over the group of conspirators, and completely overrule Cassius demonstrates his strength of ...
  • Antony As A Potential Successor To Caesar
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    In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Decius Brutus and Mark Antony, both Roman Senators, eulogize Julius Caesar, each using a different technique and approach. Brutus, in a somewhat arrogant, to the point, eulogy, attempts to sway the people. He justifies conspiring against Caesar by stating that Caesar's ambition would have hurt Rome. However, in Antony's eulogy, he focuses on Caesar's positive traits, and cunningly disproves Brutus' justification for killing Caesar. The fickle Romans waver between ...

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