<center><b>Contrasting Characters</b></center> <br> <br>In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are contrasting characters. They differ in the way they perceive Antony as a threat to the assassination plot‚ their dominance in personality‚ and their moral fiber. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the more naïve‚ dominant and noble character‚ while Cassius is the more perceptive‚ submissive‚ and manipulative person. <br> <br>Brutus and Cassius are very different in the way they perceive
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar is inappropriate since Julius Caesar was not the tragic hero of the play. Several feel that the true tragic hero of the play was Caesar’s right hand man‚ Marcus Brutus. For centuries this debate on whether who should possess the title of the tragedy is still unknown. However‚ I think that the play should be entitled The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus‚ because Brutus contains more qualities of a tragic hero than Caesar does. A tragic hero is stated to be the main character of the tragedy
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In using Julius Caesar as a central figure‚ Shakespeare is less interested in portraying a figure of legendary 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
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Reading Brutus: Marcus Brutus is by definition‚ an ‘honourable man’‚ yet the play Julius Caesar poses the question; how can such an honourable man commit such a dishonourable act as murder? This ambiguity is tracked throughout the play as Brutus‚ a man who is constantly ‘with himself at war’ (I‚ ii‚ 51) attempts to convince himself that he acts ‘for the good of Rome’ (3‚ ii‚ 45). But the question is not whether Brutus has managed to convince himself of his nobility‚ but whether he has managed
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Honorable or not? Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare was a tragedy consisting many events. The tragedy of Julius Caesar began in Rome when the people of Rome are taking a holiday to celebrate the triumphant return of Julius Caesar. Two tribunes’ names Marullis and Flavious try to shame the people of Rome for their fickle behavior for one minute praising Pompey and now praising Caesar. Julius Caesar is a highly successful leader of Rome whose popularity seems to model a dictatorship. Although
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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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about Brutus absence‚ and about the fact that Octavius and Mark Antony have grown so strong. In return‚ Brutus responded in a stoically way to show that he is a good commander‚ doesn’t easily get distracted by emotional feelings‚ and his duty to protect Rome is much more important than his wife death. Brutus want to march his army to Philippi to face the triumvirate’s army at Philippi‚ while Cassius want Brutus to let his troop stay input and wait for the triumvirate’s army to come. Brutus won the
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“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare‚ highlights the story of the popular figure of Rome namely Julius Caesar. It covers his return from the defeat against Pompeii till the time of his death. It also covers the fact that Caesar was betrayed and killed by his fellow comrades because he wanted all the power to himself. Of the comrades who committed the murder is his best friend‚ Brutus. Other comrades bought Brutus into this murder plot by sending him a letter pretending it was from the people
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In Julius Caesar by Shakespeare‚ Cassius successfully persuades Brutus to join an alliance against Caesar by using claims and logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos arguments. Cassius’s effective persuasion begins with the building of Brutus’s ego of honor. He does this so Brutus will feel an obligation to keep Rome honorable. Pathos driven arguments that will bring forward this emotion of obligation are used such as “This breast of mine hath buried thoughts of great value‚”. Cassius is reminding Brutus that
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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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