The Battle of Actium was a battle that took place during the time of the Roman civil war (32-30 B.C.) between Marc Antony and Octavian. This was fought on the day of September 2‚ 31BC in the Ionian Sea‚ more specifically in the Gulf of Ambracia. After the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC‚ Rome was in need of a leader. Octavian was named the heir in his will‚ but Marc Antony was the one who took over and handled all of his papers and legions. Neither of these two men were capable‚ so they
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There are many controversies when it comes to deciding if Brutus is a patriot or a betrayer. Some would say he is a traitor for joining the plan to kill Caesar‚ his best friend‚ without considering other options. However‚ I see Brutus as a patriot‚ the reason is because Brutus did not say yes to Cassius the first-time Cassius offered the chance to Brutus. It is not until Cassius plants the fake notes of Rome in Brutus room that Brutus decides to join the conspiracy. With that‚ Brutus only joined
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However‚ Antony is able to confront that belief right after Brutus’ speech‚ swaying the Roman citizens to trust him rather than Brutus. By being able to merge voices and speaking to the people colloquially‚ Antony has an automatic linguistic advantage over Brutus. With this advantage‚ voice merging and emotional delivery‚ Antony is easily able to sway the crowd from Brutus and confront
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love‚ joy for his fortune‚ honor for his bravery‚ but then death for his ambition. He shows the crowd how it was for the better of them. On the other hand‚ Antony’s speech fired up the citizens more than they were passionate about Brutus’s speech. Antony had more of an emotion in
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Julius Caesar Persuasion Essay Soon after the last breaths of one of Rome’s most popular general‚ Julius Caesar‚ Antony and Brutus were speaking in front of the people of Rome. Both cunning leaders were nimble in the art of persuasion and manipulation. The beloved leaders used the Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos methods of persuasion to sway the crowd to his respective view of the actions of the night and their former general Julius Caesar. Initially the power ethos was used by Brutus to affect the
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to read it. The second mistake made at that house was the decision to not recruit Cecilia. He was a great speaker whose words could have swayed the crowd in the conspirators favor. Finally the last mistake made here was to not kill Antony. Brutus believes that "Antony is know your outward favor.” When Cassius says this Brutus begins to reconsider his standing with Caesar and slowly is convinced that Caesar being dead is for the good of Rome.
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believe that Brutus is the protagonist of this play‚ as well as Antony is the antagonist. I believe that Brutus is the protagonist in this play because all
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During Caesars funeral two of his best men gave speeches‚ Antony and Brutus‚ they both used ethos‚ pathos and logos in different ways to win over the crowd. Brutus was in the senate so he was supposed to give great speeches with structure. Antony was a general so he was not as good at giving speeches but was good at pumping up his solders before battle. Which he used to his advantage when speaking to the mourning crowd. In Brutus’s speech‚ he begins by addressing the crowd as "Romans‚ countrymen
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any plot against him. Decius deceived Julius into thinking that they had a resilient friendship by using his devious words. Caesar was not able to foresee his true faithful friends‚ such as Antony. Antony grieved the killing of Julius and tried to justify his murder by killing Brutus and Cassius. Antony was one of Julius’s true and trustworthy friends. The conspirators had planned the death of Caesar. Brutus and Cassius‚ along with Decius‚ knew they had draw in to Caesar close. Proving
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Julius Caesar I’m writing my composition about which two characters in Julius Caesar are most alike and which two are opposite. I think Brutus and Cassius are the most alike. Caesar and Antony are the most opposite. Brutus being the one who supports the government thinks Rome would be better off if Caesar was dead. Brutus fears the fact that Caesar is in the position of dictatorship. Cassius the talented general hates the fact that everyone in Rome sees Caesar as godlike. Cassius soon tries to
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