Sam M. Thomas AP Lang (A2) 29 October 2013 Brutus and Antony Speech Analysis and Comparison After the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ his comrades Brutus and Antony both made speeches to the Roman people addressing his death. While Brutus asserts that he died for the good of the state and his remorse of his obligation to kill Caesar‚ Antony honors Caesar’s deeds to the state‚ and coerces the people against the assassination. Brutus claims that Caesar had to be taken out of power for the
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Brutus Brutus was first and foremost an honorable man‚ putting the safety of Rome above everything else. His three most noticeable characteristics were his honor‚ his naivete‚ and his stoicism. However‚ his honor honesty‚ and trustfulness eventually became the things that killed him. First of all‚ Brutus is a stoic. He and his wife Portia are both very stoic‚ and they don’t show emotions towards things. The most striking instance of Brutus’ stoicism is when Portia commits suicide. Cassius
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D 12 February 2013 E tu Brute? Was a tragic hero ever named in the novel Julius Caesar by Shakespeare? A tragic hero was never named in the novel‚ most likely due to the fact that there were many candidates to the tragic hero role. Could it be Brutus‚ Cassius‚ or Julius Caesar himself? A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. The tragic hero also must have a hamartia‚ which is a fatal flaw. Who would become the tragic
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applies perfectly. In the play Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is confronted with an internal conflict; he chooses to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus was right in many ways to do so. Without Brutus‚ the conspirators would have probably failed or would have been misguided. They would have killed Antony and who knows who else‚ but Brutus kept them on the straight and narrow. Brutus did it for the good of Rome as a whole‚ not for himself. Before Brutus joined‚ Cassius was mainly in charge; when
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and distrust. Brutus‚ Caesar‚ and Cassius show how these set traits make them either honorable or dishonorable. The way characters show this changes the story. These characters are all kings but show what do under power and even before they were in power. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Caesar show that they are either dishonorable or honorable through their actions and words. Brutus proves he is honorable with his words and actions. Brutus is in the battle
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Brutus easily changes from a sympathetic protagonist to a back stabbing‚ narcissist. In the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus was loyal to both of his allies: Caesar and Cassius. However‚ he was always thinking about the citizens in Rome. Brutus had made a self agreement to not be on one of his friends’ side‚ and doing this expected that nothing intense would happen. Later‚ in Act II scene i‚ Brutus is alone in his garden and debates whether if he should help kill Caesar. He concluded with realizing
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greatness than he is in creating a character who is consistent with the other aspects of his drama. If Brutus and Cassius were eminently evil men insidiously planning the cold-blooded murder of an eminently admirable ruler‚ Julius Caesar would be little more than a melodrama of suspense and revenge. On the other hand‚ if Caesar were wholly the bloody tyrant‚ there would be little cause for Brutus’ hesitation and no justification for Antony’s thirst for revenge. In fact‚ Shakespeare creates in Caesar
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Brutus and Julius Caesar are different characters but somewhat similar. Julius Caesar and Brutus are both rich. They are both well known to the people Caesar being the leader and Brutus is Caesar’s friend. Brutus is one of the main conspirators. Although he questions whether is it the right thing to murdering Caesar or not troubling his thoughts. Portia wanders why Brutus is troubled. “Brutus‚ my lord‚ make me acquainted with your cause of grief. It will not let you eat‚ nor talk‚ nor sleep.” In
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vocal than Brutus. He assassinates Caesar‚ pleads to the people for their support‚ and conducts war with Octavian and Marc Anthony. But is he virtuous? Brutus is not necessarily virtuous; he does all of these actions to gain glory and to show his virtue. Everyone should aspire to be virtuous. However‚ as seen by Marc Antony and Cassius manipulating Brutus and Brutus’s death‚ excessive pursuit of virtue can be
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story of Brutus and Portia in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In 44 BC women were worth no more than the possessions of that the men previously owned prior to marriage. Though‚ there is a number of men who treat their companions as an equal to himself. Brutus was one of the Romans who honored and respected that concept. Thouse meaning the love of the two was a strong bond which holds trust and horror in the relationship. Portia does not fear Brutus. When Portia comes to Brutus in the night
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