Women play a minor role in the overall plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare but without them‚ two of the main characters: Brutus and Caesar would be incomplete and certain language could not be used. Shakespeare uses the two women: Portia and Calphurnia to show the audience the other side(s) of Brutus and Caesars characters and as R. Moore says in his article Women in Julius Caesar "They also provide elements of love and loyalty in a play that is largely concerned with death
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Antony carefully rebuts Brutus’ statement that Caesar was ambitious and starts turning the crowd against the conspirators. Throughout his speech Antony continues with his pledge to the conspirators by calling them "honorable men"‚ but the crowd feels a sense of sarcasm each time his calls them that. He then says "You [the crowd] all did love him once‚ not without cause. What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?" This rhetorical question goes against Brutus by questioning his speech
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This can be seen when he talks at Julius Caesar’s funeral‚ when he convinces Brutus and Cassius not to kill him after Caesar’s death‚ and when he asks if anyone else would leave their estate to the Romans like Caesar did. One of the most obvious times Antony uses logos to persuade a crowd is at Caesar’s funeral. Here‚ he speaks of how Caesar never betrayed him and was a benefit to the Roman Empire‚ contrary to Brutus and Cassius’ positions. When Antony speaks of his benefit to the Roman Empire
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they are not able to see themselves in perspective. So in Julius Caesar‚ characters awareness and self-consistency makes them end condemning themselves. Brutus self-awareness is one of the most obvious in the play‚ because we can see how he develops since the beginning of it; however‚ his self-awareness also makes him end committing hamartia. Brutus is a character that acts according to his ideals of what is better for Rome‚ and therefore he acts according to his true nature. He murders Caesar according
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In a comparative study of texts and contexts‚ the Shakespearean historical tragedy Julius Caesar and Niccolo Machiavelli’s political treatise The Prince‚ both discuss the concept of personal morality and through this‚ reveal similarities between one another‚ whilst reinforcing the texts distinctive qualities. Personal morality in both texts influences the key concerns of loyalty and its opposite disloyalty and how it can be used to gain and maintain power‚ Machiavelli proves that the success of leader
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Antony then changes the mind of the plebeians as they say‚ "Traitors‚ villains!" (3.2.213). This introduces Antony’s power to change the minds of many.After Brutus explains the reason for killing Caesar‚ the plebeians accept the reason and praise Brutus for it but Antony’s speech revolts them against the conspirators which reveals his strength and leadership. The plebeians see the fault in the conspirators that they did not see which supports Antony as
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Antony had a huge advantage over Brutus in the fact that he got to speak last‚ so his words were the last the crowds got to hear‚ but that is not suppose to discredit Mark Antony. He still delivered an Amazing speech and what was overall just better than Brutus’s. This was just a big mistake on Brutus’s part he never should have let Mark Antony speak after his best friend was just killed. There was just simply too much motivation for him compared to a vulnerable Brutus. The first way we are going
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Mod C Do’s and Don’t Do’s (from previous years’ feedback) 2007 (Internals) Better responses to Module C questions demonstrated a thorough understanding of the relationship between representation and meaning. Representation refers to the way ideas are portrayed through texts and implies someone’s perspective or their point of view. The better responses demonstrated a sophisticated‚ conceptual understanding of the module‚ the elective and the question. Students who achieved a high range result were
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Julius Caesar‚ explores the rebellion and betrayal that can exist among friends; many go as far as killing their friends in the name of fame and power. Various characters in the play turn against Caesar including Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Metellus‚ among many others. Even though Antony refers to Brutus as “the most noble Roman of them all‚” it is clear that he has many more flaws than strengths. Caesar is the only noble character as portrayed throughout the play. Even though he is overambitious‚ he shows selflessness
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and Dickens Introduction Julius Caesar takes plays in the ancient Greece‚ and the plot is based on the assassination of Caesar himself. Caesar returned to Rome from war. As the citizens honor him‚ an alliance was formed between the senators Brutus and Cassius. They shared a dread if Caesar would become corrupted from all the power and as a result‚ they plotted the death of him. They stabbed him to death and on his funeral the truth were set free. A man called Antony turned the people against
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