Brutus’ Demise Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was one of the most important and influential characters in the play. He involved himself in many of the scandals entailing the conspirators‚ in hopes of fulfilling his duty as an honorable man. However‚ his impressionable personality would lead him to a fatal outcome‚ suicide. There were many different causes and factors that led to his death‚ along with the death of the other central characters. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar resulted
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Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Caesar was assassinated and at his mourn Antony gave a speech similar that to Patrick’s’. In the aspect of how they spoke‚ not in the cause they were fighting for. Patrick Henry and Marc Antony presented themselves to make their point come across. The similarities are much greater on how they connected with their audience‚ tone of voice‚ and factual evidence. To start off‚ any powerful speaker knows how to connect with their audience. Both Marc Antony and Patrick Henry
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relationship between Antony and Cleopatra? Plutarch views the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra as one where Cleopatra uses manipulation‚ temptation and obsession to control Antony. She is viewed as a fatal influence on Antony and he seemed powerless to resist her charms. In the eyes of Rome‚ Antony was changing from a veteran statesman and warrior to that of an effiminate love sick juvenile on the road to destruction. At the very beginning of the passage Life of Antony‚ Plutarch states
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death. After his death‚ Brutus and Markus Antonius give speeches about Caesar. Both compel the crowd in their beliefs‚ but Brutus held the crowd for a good while and then Antony came in and stole the crowd’s hearts. This is a problem for Brutus‚ because if he held the crowd’s hearts he would live‚ if he lost the crowd he died. Antony knew this and he used a very blunt way of speaking to make the crowd turn on Brutus and the other conspirators. When Brutus saw the crowd turning‚ he and the other conspirators
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to what has happened to him. Brutus‚ his right hand man‚ says that he had to be killed due to his excessive ambition. While Antony states that he was brutally murdered by the people who called themselves his friends. But only one of the two stood out‚ they were so believable and convincing that it was hard to believe anyone other than him. And this speech was given by Antony. He gave an incredibly convincing speech‚ making the people of Rome completely look past the words of Brutus by sparking different
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“Well Brutus you are noble‚ but I can tell that honorable qualities can be given in a new direction.” – Cassius. This quote spoken by Cassius shows his need to get Brutus to be part of the conspirators. This quote also reveals that many people adore Brutus and that he is a honorable man. The play “Julius Caesar” was written by William Shakespeare and takes place during the time of Caesar’s reign in Rome. Various characters‚ like the conspirators‚ loath how ambitious Caesar was so they decided to
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reasons for committing such an act. Antony deceives Brutus into believing that Antony understood their reasons and would join them as an ally. By becoming a supposed ally‚ Antony gains the advantage of trust‚ as Brutus trusts him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. At Caesar’s funeral‚ Antony goes against Brutus’ trust‚ and reveals Caesar’s will‚ and incites the plebeians to come to the conclusion that Caesar had been a good man‚ and that Brutus was in the wrong. Antony reveals his true intentions when he
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1‚ scene 2 where Antony comments‚ “When Caesar says‚ do this‚ it is performed. Sometimes not only the characters dialogue could be recognize as his or her personality and characteristics. In this text by Antony‚ we could feel the powerful leadership from Caesar. Speeches help a better understanding of each character thought towards different people. Such as the speech that Antony gave where it begins with “Friends‚ Romans‚ Countrymen‚ lend me your ears…..” In this speech Antony keep repeating “Brutus
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is a selfish and cruel way to avoid facing your fears. Especially‚ since Brutus is the one who backed himself into this corner by being swayed by Cassius’ words and killing Caesar. Although most people don’t accommodate on how Antony and Octavius are trying to run Rome‚ Antony and Octavius agreed to give Brutus a noble funeral that in all likelihood‚ he doesn’t deserve. They were more noble than Brutus had ever been in his life. So‚ is Brutus a noble Roman? After thinking through the facts‚ one must
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I will compare and contrast Brutus and Antony’s speeches after Caesar’s death. Both Brutus and Antony’s speeches are used to try and convert the Roman public to their side. After Brutus and his fellow conspirators kill Caesar outside the senate‚ Antony meets with Brutus and manages to persuade him that he agrees with the reasons why they killed the dictator‚ so that he is allowed to talk at Caesar’s funeral. However‚ his real intentions are revealed in an emotional soliloquy that reveals that he
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