presented in Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and Brent MacLaine’s “Elpinor’s Soliloquy” Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and Brent MacLaine’s “Elpinor’s Soliloquy” in Athena Becomes a Swallow are two poems that convey visions of heroism in entirely different ways. Both stories give different perspectives on the difference between average life and heroic life. Tennyson’s “Ulysses” focuses on the heroic life whereas MacLaine’s “Elpinor’s Soliloquy” focuses more on the average life. However‚ is there a difference
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hand man‚ Marcus Brutus. For centuries this debate on whether who should possess the title of the tragedy is still unknown. However‚ I think that the play should be entitled The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus‚ because Brutus contains more qualities of a tragic hero than Caesar does. A tragic hero is stated to be the main character of the tragedy that always has at least one flaw that can easily be distinguish which leads to their death. In Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is indeed the tragic
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question Brutus’ honor. Shakespeare parallels Caesar and Brutus. He repeats that Brutus says that “Caesar was ambitious” (6)‚ and that “Brutus is an honorable man” (10). By constantly comparing the two characters‚ Mark Antony is making the audience think about the two men together. He wants them to realize that he truly means the opposite‚ and that Brutus is not an honorable man‚ because an honorable man would not say such things about Caesar. Antony wants the audience to revolt against Brutus‚ rather
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Is Brutus Noble? In Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ there is a struggle of power between two very different mindsets. One is Mark Antony and the other is Octavius Caesar‚ who want revenge for the killing of Julius Caesar. The other is Marcus Brutus‚ who is trying to keep Rome a republic rather than a monarchy. Marcus Brutus is a very noble Roman in Shakespeare’s play. He is a highly respected man in the upper class of Roman society. At the end of the play‚ Mark Antony looks at
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Although Brutus was Caesar’s closest companion‚ he let himself assassinate his own best friend for the good of Rome‚ therefore becoming a hero of his country but forever a traitor in the dead eyes of Caesar. Will Brutus ever forgive himself for this? William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to leave readers pondering upon the boundaries of sacrifice‚ the loyalty (or absence of) in friendships‚ and how peer pressure and needing to “fit in” persuades our own decisions. Sacrifice: to surrender or give
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persuasion‚ munipulation‚ sarcasm‚ and rhetoric. But Marc Antony and Brutus’ speech’s were very different. The differences between marc antony and brutus’ speech are that brutus munipulated all the people. Marc Antony did not try to munipulate the crowd‚ he just used rhetoric and sarcasm. Brutus’ speech used munipulation by trying to let all the romans and countrymen believe that he was friends with him and that he was an honorable man. Brutus’ line ” not that i loved caesar less‚ but i that i loved rome
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not for personal gain but for the good of others. Marcus Brutus is an example of an honorable man; Caius Cassius‚ however‚ is not. When Brutus joined the conspiracy against Caesar‚ he did it solely for the good of Rome. Unlike all the other men‚ Brutus justified his motive for murder: Brutus feared that Caesar would alter his attitude when he was crowned emperor: "He would be crown’d/ How that might change his nature..." (II‚i‚12-13). Brutus was afraid of the possibility of a negative change in Caesar
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In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare reveals dynamics and statics in character traits mainly through soliloquies. In Soliloquy #2‚ Hamlet takes an adventure of self-awareness with a static‚ violent and depressing tone. The player is the direct drive for Hamlet to undergo this morphing reflection. The player acts with “[t]ears in his eyes‚ distraction in’s aspect/[a] broken voice‚ and his whole function suiting” (II‚ ii‚ 550-551). He immerses himself into the play so deeply that after witnessing the player’s
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existence. Without justification‚ life becomes meaningless and one becomes numb to the world that surrounds. This numbness is what depresses humans of essential emotions and commonly leads to suicide. In Act V.‚ Scene V.‚ lines 20-31‚ Macbeth ’s final soliloquy is a tragic concession to the insignificance of his own existence. However‚ he surrenders only after a rigorous pursuit for happiness and stability. This powerful passage has a very important structural and stylistic aspect that‚ in a sense‚ concludes
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Brutus discusses the time in United States history where the public was called to make a right decisions. This decision would impact their liberty along with that of future unborn generations to come. The ideal of ratifying the constitution in the distant past. In this case‚ this anti-federalist analyzes whether to adopt the constitution. Brutus warned that there were insufficient protections against the expansion of government in the Constitution. In the past‚ when individuals part with power‚ the
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