Soon after Caesar had defeated Pompey Rome became split between the Romans who supported Caesar and the ones who despised him. The tribunes who hated him soon came up with a terrible plan to kill him. They desperately needed Brutus to be on their side but‚ it could come at a huge cost. Brutus was a man of the people so everyone loved him. If the tribunes had the support of Brutus‚ then they would have the support of Roman people. They had wrote him three letters to be placed in three different places
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Brutus is an honorable man who keeps his word. At the same time‚ he places the good of Rome above all else. This‚ along with his sense of honor is what drives him to do all that he does. Out of all the conspirators who act out of selfish reasons‚ he is the only one who genuinely thinks that Caesar’s death is for the greater good. These qualities in Brutus make him the one or one of the most honorable man in Rome‚ but they also make him a difficult man to trust‚ as his loyalty is to Rome herself
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Confucianism. Confucius was very vocal. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar no man is more vocal than Brutus. He assassinates Caesar‚ pleads to the people for their support‚ and conducts war with Octavian and Marc Anthony. But is he virtuous? Brutus is not necessarily virtuous; he does all of these actions to gain glory and to show his virtue. Everyone should aspire to be virtuous. However‚ as seen by Marc Antony and Cassius manipulating Brutus and Brutus’s death‚ excessive pursuit of virtue can be
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What makes Brutus’ tragic flaw is his honor for the country and being a nobleman of Rome‚ as well as trusting those that did not believe in the one who held more power. Each of these tragic flaws come from the people of Rome and Cassius. One of Brutus’ tragic flaws is that he loves his position as a senator. He strongly believes in doing all that he could for his country‚ Rome‚ and the Roman citizens. Brutus starts having conflicting feelings about Caesar’s plan for the country. He is not in favor
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he is a fallen hero‚ he still wins a moral victory‚ and his spirit lives on. In every one of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a hero. In Julius Caesar‚ there are a number of people to pick from; Caesar himself could be the hero‚ Cassius could be considered the hero‚ Calpurnia could be the hero...etc. This boils down to the main question; who was the hero of Julius Caesar? Almost every character has it’s heroic moments; but which one really qualifies to all of the requisites to be a hero? After careful
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2012 Compare and Contrast Brutus was able to answer the Plebeians’ taunting and accusatory questions by using a simple concession and refutation technique. By praising Caesar by calling him “fortunate” and “valiant” he was able to demonstrate to the Plebeians that he still loved Caesar and did not kill him out of spite‚ jealousy‚ or any other malevolent reason‚ but because in the end‚ “[Caesar] was ambitious” and therefore Brutus had to kill his “best lover for the good of Rome.” Brutus’ simple
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver speeches to the roman public at Caesar funeral. Both of their purpose in speaking to the roman citizens to defend their belief regarding Caesar’s assassination and convince the audience. In the following essay‚ I will illustrate Antony’s speech was more rhetorically powerful than Brutus. I will analyze the strength‚ credibility and effectiveness of each speech based on the insight of Aristotle. Antony’s speech was more powerful than Brutus can be
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Throughout the Shakespearean play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the character Brutus deals with the struggles of trying to make Rome as best as it can be. Conspiring with some fellow Romans‚ the noble Brutus kills the to-be emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This
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Brutus’ demanding of Cassius to give him money revealed the differences between his narcissistic nature and how he sees himself in Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Brutus needed the money Cassius earned to pay his soldiers because he had not been able to raise any money on his own. He “can raise no money by vile means‚” unlike Cassius (4.3.75). By making this statement‚ he implies that Cassius is very greedy and does not care what he has to do in order to get what he wants. He also clearly states
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Brutus and Cassius In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ a group of people killed Caesar‚ a man who was to become King‚ because they felt he was to weak. Brutus and Cassius were leaders of this group. They have a few similarities and differenes. How they read people‚ who they trust‚ and how making decisions is how they are different and how they feel about Caesar becoming king is how they are similar. In the play‚ Brutus and Cassius are differernt in many ways. After Caesar was
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