believe in. Brutus and Cassius had a very strong relationship in what they believe in. This relationship soon on has a drastic complication. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ demonstrates that outside political views can greatly affect personal relationships by creating tension due to disagreements and public opposition. Brutus and Cassius have a very intermittent relationship. This shows one reason how political views can impact people. At the start of the play Brutus is very
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uses flattery to persuade Brutus to join the Conspiracy‚ Decius uses flattery when speaking with Caesar to persuade Caesar to agree with him‚ and Antony uses persuasive language to flatter Brutus into doing what he wants. Language is a strong factor in persuading both readers and characters in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Cassius persuades Brutus to do many different things for many different reasons. Cassius knows that Caesar would do harm to Rome if he became leader. Brutus would be a powerful force
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The Degeneration of Political Morality in Julius Caesar Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. (Act III. Scene ii.74-78) Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare’s historical and political plays. The play is
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a. to raise an army to fight Brutus and Cassius 6. What do lines 48-51 tell you about Octavius’ state of mind at this point? a. he is suspicious of everyone 7. Where is Act IV scene 2 set? a. on a battlefield 8. How does Brutus respond when Lucilius tells him that Cassius has been courteous and
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Vengeance is a powerful. Caesar’s slaying by Brutus sets Antony in motion to deceive his murderers into allowing him to speak to Rome. In his speech to the Romans‚ Antony turns Rome against Brutus using repetition to convey the irony in his own speech and discredit Brutus‚ as well as‚ applying meter to add emphasis to the mutiny‚ and contrast Brutus’s speech allowing him to connect with his countrymen. Repetition is used powerfully throughout Antony’s speech to convey a multitude of thoughts‚ however
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14. What complaint does Cassius make about Brutus’ behavior towards him? How does Brutus answer this complaint? 15. What does Brutus mean when he says he is “with himself at war”? 16. What is Cassius telling Brutus in lines 54-79? 17. What internal conflict does Brutus reveal in line 82? 18. What do lines 85-90 say about Brutus’ character? 19. Cassius’ story attacks what aspect of Caesar’s makeup? What is the attack supposed to say to Brutus? 20. What is Cassius suggesting by comparing
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wept;/ Ambition should be made of sterner stuff./ Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;/ And Brutus is an honorable man/... I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke‚/ But here I am to speak of what I know.” (III‚ II‚ 97-107) In this quote is Antony speaking to the common rabble. Antony continually uses the phrase “Yet Brutus is an honorable man”. In this he is saying that Casear was accused and showing the people how they were wrong to think Brutus as honorable. In the end he persuades the people to revolt
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him success‚ just as Brutus predicts. Caesar’s physical deafness‚ his inability to hear‚ correlates with Caesar’s inability to listen. 2.Brutus is considered the most important member of the conspiracy‚ yet his mistakes doom it. List two mistakes Brutus makes and explain the effect his mistakes have on the attempted coup. •Brutus argues in favor of sparing Marc Antony‚ claiming that killing Antony would make them appear as butchers. After Caesar is assassinated‚ Brutus allows Antony to speak
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The speeches made to the plebeians by Brutus and Anthony at Caesar’s funeral was mostly effective using the "blame game." As Brutus blamed Caesar’s death upon his own "ambition"‚ Anthony blamed Caesar’s death at the conspirators indirectly. Even though both of their speeches questioned and boggled the crowd’s mind‚ reading both of their speeches‚ I thought Anthony’s was more effective and better‚ more respective than plain‚ old‚ repetitive Brutus’. Anthony was more persuasive especially because
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Analysis Essay In Act one‚ Brutus remains very serious. He claims he is at war with himself when Cassius asks him what is wrong‚ and tells him not to worry. One of Brutus’s fears is that Caesar will become king‚ which makes Cassius happy to hear. Cassius then tries to persuade him to help remove this possibility‚ but Brutus refuses. Brutus decides against Cassius’ offer. Brutus seems somewhat strong in his opinion in act one. But he also seems quite vulnerable at the same time. If he
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