I think that ambition is the theme in this play. The entire time rather Caesar‚ Antony‚ Brutus or Cassius have a lot of ambition. Although Caesar isn’t too ambitious‚ he still want the crown deep down. He never makes a large attempt at “taking over’’ or trying to rule but the word that he will be getting the crown at the Ides of March is enough to motivate him to go. Now‚ Cassius has more ambition than almost anyone. He tries constantly to convince Brutus constantly to overthrow and kill Julius
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“He [Caesar] hath brought many captives home to Rome whose ransoms did the general coffers fill‚” and then asks‚” Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?”QUESTION TO ASK • Is Brutus perception of the tragic flaw of being too idealistic? That he himself perfectly harmless? • Act 3 scene 1 "People and senators‚ be not affrighted. Fly not; stand still; ambition’s debt is paid." • In this quote you can see that the audience realizes Brutus’s perception is not what it should be. And during the murder
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In the beginning scenes of Julius Caesar‚ written by Shakespeare‚ the story line is about the leader of Rome‚ Julius Caesar‚ and a conspiracy that wants him dead. This conspiracy was started by a man named Cassius‚ who wanted to murder Caesar because he was gaining too much power. Cassius managed to get many people to join his conspiracy by appealing to people’s reason‚ flattery‚ and beliefs. After Brutus‚ a highly respected politician‚ joined the conspiracy‚ he became the leader‚ taking Cassius’s
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Julius Caesar may have the spotlight in all other forms of literature and media‚ but Marcus Brutus will have his rightful addition among the greats of William Shakespearean history. Thus‚ the title should be changed to The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus. After Cassius’ soliloquy‚ Brutus then discusses how he would rather be a son of Rome rather than a newfound slave under the almighty Caesar’s rule‚ and will take any chance possible to save himself along with his fellow Romans from the tyranny of Rome’s
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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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The obsession and thirst for power can lead to the corruption of one’s morals. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius’ hunger for leadership over Rome leads to impulsive decisions and an overall destruction to his morals. Throughout the play Cassius utilizes his manipulation skills to use Brutus to pave a way for power. He continued to drill false and inaccurate information into Brutus’ head‚ ultimately resulting in Brutus making poor decisions. These impulsive and uncharacteristic
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Will Brutus join the conspiracy and why? In the play of Julius Caesar a conspiracy formed and Brutus gets dragged in to it. So we will look at how he stated to get dragged in. The reasons why he joined. Lastly should he have joined. The start of the conspiracy was stated by Cassius. He was the first to actually talk to Brutus about it. Brutus did kinda agree more like feel the same way. When they were shouting for Caesar Brutus said “I fear Caesar has become king” (I‚i‚ 88-89) Which
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When Julius Caesar dies‚ Antony wants to go to the marketplace and give a speech at his funeral(Holt). Brutus is alright with it‚ but Brutus wants to go first in front of Antony’s speech. They both are great speeches and both use either logos‚ ethos and pathos very well. When we compare and contrast the two speeches we see who went wrong or what went wrong and will also see who used logos‚ ethos or pathos the best. When Brutus thought of his speech he overestimated his audience(enotes).
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Introduce your thesis In the second scene of act three‚ Brutus explains to the citizens why Caesar needs to be killed. He states how Caesar is an honorable man but too ambitious‚ and that’s why he had to be slain for the good of Rome. Then Anthony goes on the platform to talk‚ as Brutus promised. Being a better persuader and knowing well of human nature‚ Anthony turns the crowd against the conspirators by telling the good deeds of Caesar and evidence of him didn’t want to be a tyrant. Anthony mentions
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Julius Caesar is full of alliterative phrases that Shakespeare uses to suede the audience in a certain direction; his works thrive on emotion and he knows how to play off it. A perfect example of this is Mark Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar‚ after Caesar has been stabbed. However‚ a perfect counterexample would be Brutus’s speech‚ also from Julius Caesar. There’s no doubt that Shakespeare did this on purpose to show how lackluster Brutus’s words were to the Roman people. Antony’s speech works so
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