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Un Pleasant Relationship With Brutus
359 wordsIn the theatrical work of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the wives of key characters play a small but extraordinarily significant role. Female characters such as Portia the wife of Brutus, and Calpurnia wife of Julius Caesar, offer readers or viewers insight into the characters of their mates. Each wife shows different aspects of their companion. Portia, wife of Brutus reveals a ghostly side. Portia's character reveals an un-pleasant relationship with Brutus. They have nothing in common, ...
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Play Antony And Caesar
791 wordsMark Antony as a Developing Character In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the author writes the Character Mark Antony very well. In the beginning of the play Antony is a very good friend of Caesar and watches out for him. He treats Caesar as a father with great respect. Antony is very loyal to Caesar and he does everything in his power to make Caesar happy, for example while he runs the race in the beginning of the play, he touches Caesars wife so that she may be fertilized. After ...
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Hero By The People Of Rome
637 wordsWho is the real Hero of this Play The dictionary defines a hero as man / woman who is famed for courage or deeds of prowess. The character in the play Julius Caesar, who best fits this description, is Brutus. Brutus is the hero in this play because he demonstrates certain character traits that would be necessary for a person to be defined as a hero. Brutus demonstrates how he loves Rome even more than himself and those close to him. He demonstrates honesty and leadership qualities throughout the...
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Cassius On Brutus In Act 1
636 wordsFlattery will get you nowhere. At the beginning of the story this quote might appear to be false, but as the story unfolds it only leads to the down fall of all involved. Throughout Julius Caesar, both friends and enemies use flattery and manipulation to obtain their goals. The first main use of flattery is used by Cassius on Brutus in Act 1, Scene 2 and in Act 2, Scene 1. Cassius tries his hardest to force Brutus to join the revolt against Caesar, but Brutus resists, stating his loyalty and fai...
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Brutus And Caesar Brutus
466 wordsBrutus and Caesar Brutus was a trusted friend of Caesar and an honorable man, or so you thought. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is presented as a loyal companion to Caesar showing himself as honorable only to turn around and betray his friend by death. This to me does not sound like the act of an honorable man. Can a man who is honored, be honorable? Brutus was a noble man in Rome and a good friend to the leader Caesar. Many looked up to Brutus as an honest man, an...
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Julius Caesar As The Tragic Hero
1,020 wordsTragic Hero Throughout many of Shakespeare's plays, a tragic hero is identified; a heroic figure that possesses a character flaw that leads to his defeat. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there has been controversies over who is actually the tragic hero. Many people agree that Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero. However, others argue and identify Julius Caesar as the tragic hero. After examining these two characters, a conclusion is easily drawn. Brutus is the tragic hero of this play because when...
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Caesar's Eyes Brutus
783 wordsAs shown in many previous examples, at the time of his murder Caesar was very popular among the common people he ruled. However, they are also very open to suggestion, and can have their opinion of the their leaders changed quite easily. After Caesar is murdered, and Brutus tells the people of his death, they lavish praise on Brutus, forgetting their previous loyalties. Thus Marc Antony must find a way to sway their opinions back, to get Caesar back in their favour, without directly offending an...
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Political Enemy Of Caesar And Brutus
1,157 wordsJulius Caesar William Shakespeare THE PLAY THE PLOT The working people of Rome are overjoyed: Julius Caesar has beaten Pompey's sons in battle, and everyone's getting a day off from work to celebrate Caesar's triumphant return. But two Roman officers, Flavius and Marullus, chase the crowds away: how dare the citizens support a tyrant who threatens to undermine hundreds of years of Republican (representative) rule! Don't they know that Caesar wants to be king? Caesar parades by in full glory, jus...
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Caesar And Later Cassius And Brutus
762 wordsThe knife was concealed in his tunic. This was the beginning of the end for many live, most notably Caesar and later Cassius and Brutus. In William Shakespeare's tragic play, Julius Caesar, Caesar stumbling and dripping blood looked more like a pincushion that a man. With his last breath he reached out to his last hope, a friend, Brutus. The knife that had been soon cleverly hidden now lay in might Caesar. How could a friend do such a thing Still Brutus stood on his principal that the good of th...
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Brutus And Cassius
1,965 wordsSummaries of Julius Caesar Act I This first Act contains only three scenes, but each are important for many reasons. It begins with two tribunes, Flavius and Murellus, who scold commoners who parade down the street to celebrate Caesar's victory over Pompey. The two tribunes shame the commoners for celebrating the death of one of Rome's former leaders, and they depart solemnly. On February 15th the festival of Lupercalia is celebrated, and Caesar arrives in the city along with Antony and Brutus. ...
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Tragic Hero Of Julius Caesar
1,160 wordsNoble yet troubled. Intent on achieving righteousness yet committing immoral acts. Admirable yet ruined. Honorable intentions lead to downfall. These seemingly contradicting qualities are all present in all tragic heroes. In Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare displays Brutus, a tragic hero, who's blinded loyalty and devotion lead to his destruction. Brutus's heroic belief of honor and virtue was so powerful that it drove him to perform villainous actions. The tragic hero is "presented ...
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One Tragic Flaw And Brutus
1,036 wordsAristotle was perhaps the pioneer of modern day dramas, more specifically dramatic tragedies. He first defined what a tragedy is: A drama which contained hubris, pathos and / or bathos, and the most valued element in a tragedy, a tragic hero. This was usually the main character who is noble in his deeds, yet has one flaw which causes him to fall. The tragic works of Shakespeare were no exception. In the drama, Julius Caesar the reader can clearly see many of the principles of a tragedy. That is ...
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Kill Julius Caesar
876 wordsIn the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, one of the main characters, Brutus, is faced with a major problem. He has to decide whether or not to join the conspiracy, which is to kill his best friend Caesar or let him get crowned king. Throughout the play he has to decide and his choice may effect Rome forever. Brutus decides to join the conspirators and help kill Julius Caesar. His actions show that he is a very patriotic, one who loves his country and upholds its interests, citizen of R...
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Political Leadership Against Caesar
1,018 wordsBrutus' Inability to Assume Political Leadership of the Conspiracy Against Julius Caesar In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents a broad range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another and with themselves. Literary authors A.L. Rowse once wrote, "No issue hinders a man's leadership capabilities more than his confusing perception of honor, noble idealism, and inner self-conflict" (15). In his drama about power, nobility, assassination, and reven...
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Brutus Troops
1,501 wordsIn the play Julius Caesar, the tragedy of the play was directed mainly at a one specific character, Marcus Brutus. Brutus was the tragic hero of the play, because of his idealistic and pragmatic qualities. The mindset that Brutus possessed only allowed him to see the world and its people from one point of view. This point of view allowed him to make judgments that assumed only the best of people. This tragic weakness resulted in many errors throughout the play. The major incidences such as decis...
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Night Of Caesar's Funeral Brutus
504 wordsRome's soon to be leader committed suicide on the hills near Philippi; he died just two years after killing the great Julius Caesar. Brutus was forced to join a conspiracy against the emperor, with which he was branded for the rest of his life a traitor. After his oration at Caesar's funeral, he became the desired king. A war against his enemies tore from him: his marriage, his friendship, and his life. Cassius had an evil plot of killing the Caesar, the dictator-like ruler of Rome. Though in or...
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End Of Brutus's Speech At Caesar's Funeral
634 wordsMost people find actions speak louder the words, but do they really? In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Antony's words spoke louder then any of his actions. When he spoke at Caesar's funeral, he was able to use his emotions and beliefs to his advantage. The major theme of his speech was Brutus and Cassius. Antony wanted the crowd of Romans to know their intentions of killing Caesar. He stressed how unhonorable Brutus was in his intentions of killing Caesar. Due to Antony's persuasive speech,...
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Citizens Trust Brutus
1,870 wordsBrutus believes that honor is one of the most important values in life. When presented with a problem his focus is on what he considers to be honorable. Each decision he makes is based on what he believes to be admirable and right. He further believes that honor is an important value of everyone. This idealistic view of honor allowed him to only see the goodness in people. This lead to his downfall as he sees others as honorable as him. After much conflict within himself he concludes that killin...
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
768 wordsIn society the ability to persuade is a major component of the ability to deceive. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare demonstrates how humans are susceptible to persuasion when idealism is intertwined. Man can deceive an individual by appealing to idealism, man can deceive himself by using idealism to cover guilt, and man can deceive a group of people by appealing to idealism. When convincing another man of a particular viewpoint, the persuader may make up fake statements to back up his idea. This is...
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Julius Caesar Corruption
996 wordsJulius Caesar – Power's Corruption Essay, Research Julius Caesar – Power's Corruption Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other Senators held the power to do things others could not. With this authority came their ability to use poor judgement. In William Shakespeare's tragic play Julius Caesar the theme Power Corrupts is arrayed thoroughly. Murder, treason, and ethical / moral corruption were three prevalent themes that proved the overall topic of Power Corrupts. In Julius Caesar corru...
