Marcus Tullius Cicero was born in 106 BC and died in 43 BC when‚ according to Plutarch‚ two men came to execute him. His last words to them were “There is nothing proper about what you are doing‚ soldier‚ but do try to kill me properly.” He was born to a wealthy family with connections in Rome‚ but no one in his family had previously been a senator‚ making him novus homo. However‚ through his brilliance as an orator and advocate in court cases he ran for consul at the minimum age for the office‚
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"You ought‚ O Catiline‚ long ago to have been led to execution by command of the consul. That destruction which you have been long plotting against us ought to have already fallen on your own head." (Safire 258) These enticing words‚ laced together by Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ were done so in an attempt to lead two audiences to two separate‚ although similar‚ conclusions. Cicero’s audiences included Catiline and his fellow conspirators‚ of whom Cicero wished to persuade to leave Rome‚ and that of the
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Benevolent king When I finished reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding I didn’t know what to think and feel‚ actually even right now I’m still struggling to decide. I suppose I liked the ending‚ it was definitely captivating but it wasn’t completely satisfying‚ what confuses me the most is how jack could simply just let ralph announce himself as the leader. I mean after everyone he killed to force himself as this savage dictator‚ he just dropped it as if it were nothing‚ maybe he thought that
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Marcus Junius Brutus was born in Macedonia in 85 BC. He was the son of Marcus Junius‚ who was killed in Pompey in 77 b.c. his mother‚ Servila‚ was Caesars’ lover. He was known as a literary man who wrote histories (now lost). Brutus divorced his first wife in 44 b.c and married his second cousin‚ Porcia Catonis. This caused a scandal in the family because Brutus did not have a legitimate reason to divorce his first wife‚ Claudia. His mother was the mistress of Caesar‚ and some say that Caesar
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Brutus emerges as the most complex character in Julius Caesar and is also the play’s tragic hero. In his soliloquies‚ the audience gains insight into the complexities of his motives. He is a powerful public figure‚ but he appears also as a husband‚ a master to his servants‚ a dignified military leader‚ and a loving friend. The conflicting value systems that battle with each other in the play as a whole are enacted on a microcosmic level in Brutus’s mind. Even after Brutus has committed the assassination
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Marcus Junius Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia Caepionis. His father was killed by Pompey the Great in dubious circumstances after he had taken part in the rebellion of Lepidus; his mother was the half-sister of Cato the Younger‚ and later became Julius Caesar’s mistress.[2] Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚[3] but this is unlikely since Caesar was 15 at the time of Brutus’ birth. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio‚ adopted
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Marcus Junius Brutus‚ often referred to as Brutus‚ was a politician of the late Roman Republic. After being adopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus‚ but eventually returned to using his original name. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚ despite Caesar’s being only 15 years old when Brutus was born. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio
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My fellow Romans‚ it is I‚ Marcus Junius Brutus. And I am here running for the position of leader of Rome. I unlike my predecessor will not be a king‚ or emperor‚ I will simply rule as one of you‚ the common people of this great city. But why do you ask‚ should you vote for me? Because I am selfless. I do not act out of envy‚ rivalry‚ or power. I only want what is best for Romans and the people of Rome. While others like Mark Antony‚ will simply follow in the footsteps of Caesar‚ and do we really
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to his downfall and death. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is a tragic hero. In his attempt to go good he makes errors in judgment. Brutus attempting to do what is right‚ yet doing what is wrong‚ fits the definition of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is characterized as a good and noble character. Brutus‚ fitting the good and noble aspect of a tragic hero‚ kills Caesar for what he believes is the good of Rome. Brutus expresses his feelings about the death of Caesar‚"...as I slew my
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In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the puppet of Cassius. Cassius controls Brutus by fooling him into believing that killing Caesar would be good for Rome. Brutus is portrayed as a very easily impressioned and idealistic person. His characteristic makes him a potential follower for Cassius. Brutus is Cassius’s tool to get to Caesar. Brutus is close to Caesar and believes anything if it is for the “good” of Rome. His idealism becomes his flaw. Cassius knows that to get to Brutus he has to convince him that
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