other characters were prepared to lie‚ cheat and murder their way to the top. However‚ while Brutus was prepared to take control by any means necessary‚ he only had the good of Rome in his heart‚ just as Marc Antony‚ despite the deceitful tactics used to obtain these goals. Indisputably‚ I believe Marcus Brutus is undoubtedly the most complex character in Julius Caesar. As the protagonist of the play‚ Brutus is a very powerful personality and has the aptitude to command the audience’s full attention
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Marcus Brutus and Stoicism Essay In Julius Caesar does Brutus exemplify the stoic life? Stoicism is “the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint” (google.com). Julius Caesar‚ and The Meditations prove that Brutus is stoic when Portia died‚ when Brutus killed Caesar‚ and when Brutus admits he hates sticking out. Brutus has a stoic philosophy. First off‚ Marcus Brutus has shown stoicism through his emotions when his wife Portia died. When portia died by swallowing
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John Bennet and Creon in Antigone by Sophocles go through tragedy that reflects importance and has a big impact. Creon in comparison to Oedipus exhibits a higher degree of magnitude because his sinful actions display a higher degree of remorse and resulted in a more pronounced life of regret/suffering and a higher degree of catastrophe. Creon experiences a higher degree of remorse then Oedipus because his sinful acts were knowingly made despite the unintended consequences.
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After the Battle‚ Creon comes to Thebes and is pronounced the current king. Creon decides to give Eteocles a proper burial since he fault in favor of Thebes‚ but denies Polyneices any type of burial and this is a big shock since it is a rule of the Gods that everu recieves a burial of some sort. Creon makes one order declaring if anyone atempts o bury polyneices‚ they are sentenced to death‚ and Antigone‚ the little sister of the two brothers‚ decided to defy this order and
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Sophocles’ Antigone presents Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene as a non-conformist and a conformist. In postwar Thebes‚ Antigone must persuade Ismene to help bury their brother Polyneices‚ who is branded a traitor by the new king Creon. In a new decree Creon states that he will not give any traitors a proper burial. Antigone’s indignation over Creon’s decree makes her the non-conformist. Because of her loyalty to her brother she wants to “bury him” even though‚ as Ismene points out‚ “the new
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group of conspirators‚ with different motives‚ plan to assassinate Julius Caesar‚ a powerful leader of Rome. Brutus a supporter of the republic and powerful public figure is a man with good intentions but was a tragic flaw. Brutus is seen as a respectable character and noble man but it shown to be easily fooled and manipulated. Brutus is also a conspirator in the murder of Julius Caesar. Brutus tragic flaw is an important part on the play and his reasons for joining the conspiracy. His flaw is that
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Marcus Brutus In the play Julius Ceasar by William Shakespeare‚ Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero. Brutus is a tragic hero because he has Tragic Flaws. Brutus’s first tragic flaw is that he is naive; he is not a shrewd judge of people. As Caius Cassuis states‚ “Well‚ Brutus‚ thou art noble. Yet I see/thy honorable mental may be wrought /…There for it is meet / That noble minds keep ever with their likes / For who so firm that cannot be seduced?” (1.2.319-323). This shows how naïve Brutus is because
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what happens in Julius Caesar. Brutus kills his closest friend‚ Julius Caesar‚ and then he gives his justification for doing so in his speech at Julius Caesar’s own funeral. Although his speech was flawed‚ the crowd of people he spoke to were easily swayed‚ and they accepted Brutus’ justification. Unfortunately for Brutus‚ he allowed Mark Antony‚ another one of Caesar’s close friends to speak after him. His speech completely reversed the crowd’s opinion. Comparing Brutus and Antony’s funeral speeches
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means use power let people follow. Creon and Prospero are the leaders in Antigone and The Tempest‚ and their leadership has some similarities and differences. And the difference makes Creon and Prospero have different results. Knowledge is more important than power‚ because knowledge can control the direction of result. In my opinion‚ leadership and power are not the same. To be a good leader‚ leadership skill is the most important tool not power. However‚ Creon becomes the king only because he
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Brutus‚ the Tragic Hero Aynur Isik Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1599 which contains a protagonist and a tragic hero who is played by Brutus. Heroes have flaws which lead to disaster‚ mishap and distress. Brutus is a character who struggles and receives constant pressure from all sides to murder Caesar‚ the leader of Rome. Brutus dominates his own actions throughout the play by demonstrating his strengths and weakness. Brutus’ actions
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