remain behind — Marcus Brutus‚ a close personal friend of Caesar‚ and Cassius‚ a long time political foe of Caesar’s. Both men are of aristocratic origin and seen the end of their ancient privilege in Caesar’s political reforms and conquests. Brutus was a very smart man and smartness is a very good quality for a leader. Another feature Brutus had‚ was he had very little or maybe even no emotions‚ and if he did he did a very good job of hiding them. A further aspect of Brutus is that he was very well
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by his friend Brutus‚ with the help of Cassius and a group of men who completely despise Caesar. After Caesar is assassinated Mark Antony‚ Caesar’s close friend‚ asks Brutus to have a proper burial and to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Cassius disagrees to let him speak but Brutus agrees to let him speak under certain criterias and rules: Mark Antony may not blame Brutus and his men for the death‚ Antony has to say he may speak because permission was granted for him to do so by Brutus‚ and Antony must
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Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare‚ which has been performed on stage for a wide range of different audiences since its creation in the sixteenth century. It depicts the endeavours of Lord Macbeth to become king through a series of murders‚ egged on by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. The reason Macbeth can be called a tragedy is because the elements of tragedy are present throughout. Macbeth also adheres to Aristotle’s definition of tragedy. That is‚ that a tragedy describes the fatal error of
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The Honourable Marcus Brutus What does it mean to be honourable? According to the Oxford dictionary honourable means being worthy to something or some cause and adhering to moral ethical and moral principles. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ there is one character that portrays this definition of honourable to the city of Rome. The character’s name is Marcus Brutus‚ referred to Brutus in the play. This play is about Brutus who betrays his uttermost beloved friend‚ Julius Caesar
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Secondly‚ Shakespeare represents the idea of Brutus having more power due to controlling the conspirators and letting Brutus himself in the leadership role. In Act Two Scene One there was a passage that shows how Brutus was leading the conspirators to do the right thing for Rome. “No‚ not an oath: if not the face of men/The sufferance of our souls‚ the time’s abuse/ -- If these be motives weak‚ break off bedtimes/And every man hence to his idle bed/………. If he do break the smallest particle/Of any
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Hamlet Argumentative Essay Imagery isn’t a figure of speech nor does it involve the physical senses. Imagery is created to evoke a mental picture of the scenes throughout literature. Throughout the prominent play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare displays many underlying themes by way of imagery. In this piece of literature‚ Shakespeare writes about death‚ decay‚ and disease and how it affects Denmark and the people in it. In the beginning scene‚ Horatio makes a stimulating statement: “As stars with trains of
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major points of view open for a fiction writer‚ dramatists are limited to one- the objective‚ or dramatic. Dramatists cannot enter the minds of their character‚ although there are ways around these limitations through the conventions of soliloquy and aside. In soliloquies characters talk to themselves‚ they think out loud. In asides characters speak directly to the audience‚ and they let the audience know what they are really thinking. Both conventions can effectively be used in theatre but they interrupt
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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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I chose the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” because I thought the topic would be interesting. I saw the word “vs”‚ in the title and thought it was about gladiators fighting to the death. I researched this topic by using the internet‚ Chrome‚ and Google. I think the topic “Brutus vs Caesar” relates to the theme – Taking a Stand in History because the actions of Brutus changed history when he and others conspired and carried out the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ a man who some believed to have been a
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the ability to use rhetorics‚ and is able to appeal to people’s hearts. While Brutus uses force and facts‚ Antony is able to lift others up while conspiring against them. It is a skill that comes into play later in the tragedy when Caesar is killed Antony takes it into his own hands to get even with the conspirators. By being able to command respect Antony is able to turn the throng of citizens against Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the others. This is why Mark Antony
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