The Last Cut Hurts The Worst Why did Antony’s speech beat Brutus’s speech? Antony’s speech was better than Brutus’s speech because he hit the audience with Pathos (Emotion)‚ unlike Brutus who used Logos (Logic) and Ethos (Ethics). Mankind are subjected to their emotions rather than thinking for themselves‚ and due to this Antony’s speech prevails Brutus’s speech. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they understood what he was saying and trusted him. When Antony spoke‚ the crowd rose up in rage and
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1. What is ironic about the timing of Caesar’s murder (in relation to the preceding events)? Caesar told the Soothsayer that it the Ideas of March as if say it’s March 15th and nothing has happened yet. But the Soothsayer told him the day is not over yet (3.i.1-2). Also when Artemidorus tired to give Caesar a letter but Decius stopped him and convinced Caesar again to go to the Senate House (3.i. 3-10) Lastly Caesar compared himself to the North star always consistent but he actually dies. (3.i.60-70)
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You are Brutus at the end of Act 4. Write your thoughts. I feel somewhat guilty for the way I spoke to Cassius; but I believe he deserved it. I am overwhelmed by guilt that I stabbed Caesar and I still cannot believe that I agreed to do so. It now makes Cassius my one and only brother in this world. He was totally wrong in what he was claiming to be correct‚ I mean‚ who doesn’t know Cassius has an itchy palm? What I hate the most though is that he always tries to cause fights with me‚ especially
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus is the most complex character to define‚ but he is also the tragic hero. Although Brutus was greatly involved in Caesar’s murder‚ it doesn’t make him a villain. The audience learns of the motives which drove Brutus to action. He was a powerful leader‚ a husband‚ and also a true and trusting friend. He does not kill Caesar because of envy‚ greed or for the good of himself‚ but he explains that he killed him "not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved
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Act 1 of Julius Caesar begins on the streets of ancient Rome during the high holiday of Lupercal. Citizens all over Rome are not only celebrating the holiday‚ but also celebrating Caesar’s return from Egypt. While celebrating with his fellow Romans‚ Caesar gets an oracular warning from a soothsayer who tells him to “Beware of the ides of March”. As Caesar is celebrating his return and impending crowning‚ Cassius is plotting to murder Caesar because he’s jealous and feels that Caesar is no better
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JULIUS CAESAR DIVIDED LOYALTIES Brutus Loyalty to country 1.2.172 - 175 “Brutus rather be a villager / Than to repute himself a son of Rome / Under this hard conditions as this time / Is like to lay upon us.” 3.1.169 – 170 “Our hearts you see not‚ they are pitiful; / And pity to the general wrong of Rome.” 2.1.117 – 118 “Our purpose necessary‚ and not envious;” 3.2.21 “Not that I love Caesar less‚ / but that I loved Rome more.” Loyalty to friends and loved ones 2.1.20 – 21 “ I have
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Loyalty defined means faithfulness to one’s friends‚ country‚ ideals‚ etc. What should one do when these loyalties conflict with one another? One would have to choose. A choice that can make or break a man‚ which I believe broke many men in the play Julius Caesar. One did not know who was friend or foe. One’s dearest friends actually your foes? Not possible‚ is it? Yes‚ it is. That is the story of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar‚ a great‚ noble man. A man for his country
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Veni‚ Vidi‚ Vici is persuasive because it exploits the opponent’s weaknesses by the use of artful rhetoric to sway the audience and the use of themes and motifs from the play. The title “Veni‚ Vidi‚ Vici” shows a clever use of irony since the quote is usually associated with Caesar‚ but in our video we support the conspirators. The trailer immediately starts off by branding Rome in 44 BCE as‚ “A time where emotion took over reason” (1) and shows a scene of Caesar refusing the crown. Emotion vs. reason
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Assignment: The works of Shakespeare and Dickens Introduction Julius Caesar takes plays in the ancient Greece‚ and the plot is based on the assassination of Caesar himself. Caesar returned to Rome from war. As the citizens honor him‚ an alliance was formed between the senators Brutus and Cassius. They shared a dread if Caesar would become corrupted from all the power and as a result‚ they plotted the death of him. They stabbed him to death and on his funeral the truth were set free. A man called
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Alexander tried to make the Macedonians and Greeks to perform Proskynesis which was a traditional Persian practice where they prostrated down before him and worshiped him. To the Greeks and Macedonians‚ getting down on their knees bowing was an unacceptable behaviour. From their point of view‚ these acts were only allowed in front of a god. Alexander wanted the support of the Persian nobles and Persian citizens as he wanted to form a unified empire and required support from the Persians‚ therefore
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