stay and haunt the place 2. Do a search for information on the “Battle of Philippi.” The casualties for the First Battle of Philippi were approximately 9‚000 killed and wounded for Cassius and 18‚000 for Octavian. Casualties are not known for the second battle on October 23. With the death of Cassius and Brutus‚ the Second Triumvirate essentially ended resistance to their rule and succeeded in avenging the death of Julius Caesar. The battle marked the highpoint of Antony’s career as a military leader
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first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder. At first Brutus was unsure about the plan and needed more time to think about it. Cassius then misled Brutus into believing that more people
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but only what Brutus tells him to say. Brutus also embraces the fact that he just killed his friend‚ and also tells the senators who had just witnessed it to not be afraid‚ but to stay because ambition has paid its debt. Before the decisive battle of Philippi‚ Brutus seems‚ after the death of Cassius‚ to have sunk under the weight of the sole command. He still had many able officers left‚ and among them Messala‚ one of the first men of
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• How does theme help structure the play? Julius Caesar T he structure of the tragedy is chronological‚ in the sense that the different situations that take place are in order‚ despite the fact that Shakespeare‚ in some cases‚ cuts the time between an event and the other so as to be able to cover from the time the conspiracy is planned until the death of Brutus. However‚ the different themes of the play contribute to its structuring‚ in various ways. According to Marvin Speavock and other critics
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Being virtuous is to show or have high moral standards. However‚ it is not easy for everyone to acquire this quality because it requires a great effort to be a virtuous and worthy individual. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus acquired a virtuous characteristic; however‚ he misused his certain qualities‚ such as being noble among people‚ loyalty to Rome and over confidence characteristics in assassinating Caesar‚ which led him to his destruction. To begin with‚ Marcus
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William Shakepeare’s Julius Caesar Mark Antony proves to be the most skilful politician in the play. Do you agree? Power is the ability to influence the behaviour of others - whether this is achieved with or without resistance‚ for good or for bad. Some would go as far as to say that all human behaviour is propelled by the want of power. One can conclude‚ however‚ that power is inevitable in the human society. It’s natural. William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ is brimming with humans
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People are far from perfect‚ what makes us believe that our leaders are? Personal flaws often affect ones leadership‚ but this is not always the case. Many people let their flaws affect them as leaders‚ and it is difficult to be successful when their flaws get in their way. Caesar was an egotistical and oblivious man‚ and his flaws lead to his assassination. Brutus was a very noble leader‚ but he was too naïve and idealistic. Cassius was very intelligent‚ but he was over dramatic. His leadership
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but Cassius was just jealous of Caesar‚ “Be angry when you will; it shall have scope” (1162). Portia commits suicide by swallowing hot coals because she thinks that all is lost for her and her husband. Brutus believes that the men should march to Philippi to meet Antony and OCtavius’ army‚ but Cassius believes that it would be better for the enemy to come to them. Brutus’s tragic flaw is that he is altogether too trusting. He genuinely thought that the other men were killing Caesar for the good of
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Study Guide for “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare The following questions will help you to prepare for your eventual test over “Julius Caesar”. While I will not be collecting this‚ it is on you to make sure that you are answering the questions as we go. Your test will be taken directly from this study guide. Act I 1) Judging from the events in Act I‚ the political mood and behavior of the Romans are best described how? 2) When we first see Brutus‚ he appears to be ________________________
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Brutus felt that his wife already had enough stress on her shoulders and did not want her to worry about his plans or problems too. Brutus is a powerful figure and has the strength to overcome Cassius and rule the conspirators. Before the battle of Philippi‚ Brutus puts Cassius in his place: “Let me tell you‚ Cassius‚ you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm” (4.3.9-10). Brutus oversteps showing he has the power of say
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