Tragedy of Brutus After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus sets out to explain why the conspirators plotted against Caesar. He is there to shift the crowd to support the death of their beloved leader and to show them the good things that will result of Caesar’s demise. Brutus knows that the crowd is not on the side of the conspirators‚ so he knows he has to be cautious of how he gets their support. Brutus is worried about his public duty and is prepared to act for the common good of Rome. Brutus uses
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Dear Brutus‚ Rome is in trouble! I just overheard two conspirators say that Julius Caesar may soon become the king of Rome. If Caesar becomes king‚ it would be the end of Rome’s republican system of government. The senators that represent the citizens of Rome would now control most of the power. I know that you are a friend of Caesar and you think you are an equal to him‚ but you’re not! He already refused the crown before. He won’t refuse the crown again‚ trust me!
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Julius Caesar Character Analysis Cassius’ Strength’s and Weaknesses Cassius was one of the conspirators against Cesar and proves to be a powerful character in Shakespeare’s‚ Julius Caesar. He has much strength and very few weaknesses and this helped him achieve small goals that led to his main goal of killing Caesar. One of Cassius’ strengths is his ability to influence people using flattery and pressure. In Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Cassius demonstrates this strength by influencing Brutus to think more
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Julius Caesar By William Shakespeare is certainly a completely tragic work. Perhaps some of the most evil forces‚ including infidelity‚ greed‚ and corruption‚ are at work throughout the entire play. Each character has a certain role in displaying these harsh realities‚ but the most tragic figure in the play is Marcus Brutus. This man of nobility follows the darkest path for the best and most heroic reasons. Without a doubt‚ Brutus is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar. In the beginning of the play
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Brutus is an honorable man who keeps his word. At the same time‚ he places the good of Rome above all else. This‚ along with his sense of honor is what drives him to do all that he does. Out of all the conspirators who act out of selfish reasons‚ he is the only one who genuinely thinks that Caesar’s death is for the greater good. These qualities in Brutus make him the one or one of the most honorable man in Rome‚ but they also make him a difficult man to trust‚ as his loyalty is to Rome herself
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In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar are different characters‚ but somehow similar. Marcus Brutus is a Roman political leader‚ son-in-law of the Roman philosopher Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger‚ born in Rome‚ and educated in law. Julius Caesar is a Roman general and statesman‚ who laid the foundations of the Roman imperial system. Brutus’s honorable ideals leave him open for manipulation by Cassius‚ a man opposed to Caesar. He believes so thoroughly in the
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As Brutus says that he would do anything for the good of all Romans that is a similarity between Cassius and Brutus because Brutus says he would do anything to protect Rome but when Cassius outsmarts him and uses him to kill caesar‚ that is a difference. Cassius thoughts of killing Caesar are lead because he is ambitious and wants the power or more than Caesar had. He was also Envy of Ceasar and of all the respect he had from the people. "Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus
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Brutus is the most complex of the characters in this play. He is proud of his reputation for honor and nobleness‚ but he is not always practical‚ and is often naive. He is the only major character in the play intensely committed to fashioning his behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code‚ but he takes actions that are unconsciously hypocritical. One of the significant themes that Shakespeare uses to enrich the complexity of Brutus involves his attempt to ritualize the assassination of Caesar
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People like Julius Caesar are very rare people to find. He had never been depressed or disheartened by any kind of misfortunes. Additionally‚ he was determined to face all dangers that surrounded him and did not succumb to any of them. The society was something he was fond of‚ and it was fond of him‚ too. In his life‚ he accomplished a lot. He had a political lifestyle‚ he had power over Rome‚ and he was assassinated and left a great effect on the future of Rome. He was very keen on special
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Marcus Brutus’s Nobility in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Whenever we try to determine someone’s faithfulness and loyalty and their overall character‚ you must take into consideration their characteristics. One might seem pleasant on the outside but in the inside their true intensions might be what we don’t think. An iron fist in a velvet glove is a great idiom to explain one‚ such as Marcus Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. At the end of Julius Caesar Marc Antony refers to Brutus
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