“Et tu Brute?” words came out Caesar’s mouth like a slap to the face. Brutus knew in his heart right then and there that things were going to go down hill. As soon as Antony heard what had happened at the capital‚ he knew that what he said in his speech would be to his advantage. The play written by early english playwright‚ William Shakespeare‚ is about the tragic death of Julius Caesar. It takes place in Rome‚ and tells the historical story of how Caesar was brutally murdered‚ and the terrible
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In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus loses touch with the Roman people because he is naive and inflexible in his beliefs‚ allowing himself to be easily manipulated by other characters in the play. This results in his misjudgement of the peoples’ reaction to Caesar’s death. Brutus losing touch with reality as a result of his ideals and inability to see things clearly is an entirely true view of his character in the play. Brutus strongly believes in the Roman Republic. He sees Caesar’s ambition as a
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Mark Antony’s funeral speech for Caesar persuaded the audience more effectively than Brutus’ speech because of his use of rhetorical devices such as logos‚ aposiopesis‚ anaphora. Although much of Mark Antony’s speech presents a plethora of pathos‚ he uses logos very well to justify how Caesar was a good man because when presented with the crown “he did thrice refuse.”(Act III Scene 2) Antony is confused that Brutus would say he was ambitious for power when Caesar refused to be crowned the king of
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ambition and sided with Brutus. Like when Antony tells the crown how he “thrice I thrice presented him a kingly crown‚ which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?” (III.ii.108) this is one way he influenced Antony. Caesar’s choices also played a role in Brutus’s life if Caesar would not have decided to defeat Pompei then no one would have disliked Caesar enough to try to
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disputes. Likewise‚ Caesar has been granted dictatorial powers in the Roman Republic but he is not presented to have misused his power. Instead‚ Caesar’s hubris is more prevalent this which is seen to be the catalyst for the potential misuse of power. Brutus is aware of this and his idealism for a Roman Republic leads him to join the
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also affects everybody’s decisions in their day-to-day lives. In much of Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ the reader witnesses the idea of misperception and misreading of omens and events as they occur throughout the book. It is by his own misperception that Brutus is manipulated‚ and it is because of Decius Brutus’s misreading of Calpurnia’s dream that Caesar is killed later that day. Also‚ it is due to misperceptions the citizens of Rome are so easily swayed by Antony’s speech in the marketplace and Cassius
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In the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar is given the crown to be the leader of Rome after his triumph. After Brutus slaughtered Caesar‚ Mark Antony turned out to be more flattery where he organized the crowd to go and revenge against the conspirators; Brutus and Cassius for the murder of Caesar in Caesar’s funeral where it was placed by Brutus. Through logos and pathos‚ Mark Antony is uncovered to be an effective leader‚ albeit many believed that he is an ineffective leader
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“…Was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; and sure he is an honorable man. But were I Brutus‚ and Brutus Antony‚ there were an Antony would ruffle up your spirits‚ and put a tongue in every wound of Caesar that should move the stones of Rome to rise and mutiny… … Here was a Caesar! When comes such another‚” addressed wise Marc Antony to the manipulated Roman citizens. (Foote and Perkins‚ 678 –683). During 509 BC to AD 27‚ Rome was a republic where its citizens elected leaders by voting
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has to appear fair and wise. He knows that the plebians are strongly in favour of Brutus‚ as Brutus has just given them a speech‚ so if he starts by accusing Brutus‚ no one would listen to him. Therefore‚ at the beginning of his speech‚ Mark Antony was saying that Brutus was “noble” and “honourable”. Mark Antony approaches the crowd discernibly. As his arguments grow stronger‚ the crowds begin to realize that Brutus and the conspirators are wrong. Every time he calls the conspirators “honourable”
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Brutus was manipulated by a fake note from Cassius trying to push him into supporting their conspiracy through a lie: “Cassius: Tonight I’ll throw his/ window a few letters in different handwriting--as if they/ Came from several citizens--all testifying to the great/ Respect Romans have for Brutus‚ and all alluding to/ Caesar’s unseemly ambition.” Similarly‚ the media lies to get people to support
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