Disparity of Public and Private Persona There is much to be said about the disparity between public and private persona in the play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. When studying the characters’ human nature‚ it helps to delineate how the characters’ deepest avidities so greatly influence their choices. Both Brutus and Antony are very public figures throughout the play. However‚ the conflict of their duplicitous actions emerges from what is kept private and what they reveal to
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ there is a struggle of power between two very different mindsets. One is Mark Antony and the other is Octavius Caesar‚ who want revenge for the killing of Julius Caesar. The other is Marcus Brutus‚ who is trying to keep Rome a republic rather than a monarchy. Marcus Brutus is a very noble Roman in Shakespeare’s play. He is a highly respected man in the upper class of Roman society. At the end of the play‚ Mark Antony looks at his body after he committed suicide and says that
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Who Said It Better? Two of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues appear in Julius Caesar. After Julius Caesar was killed by the conspirators and his close friend‚ Marcus Brutus‚ he‚ along with Mark Antony‚ deliver a speech at Caesar’s funeral a few days after his death. Brutus delivered his speech first‚ soon to follow Antony’s after he departs the crowd. Although Brutus’ speech was convincing to the crowd‚ it was not as strong as Mark Antony’s speech. “As Caesar lov’d me‚ I weep for him; as
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scene 2). He compares himself with the common folk‚ which allow people to feel connected to him. Another good quality Anthony demonstrates is that he is an able statesman and general. He proves that he is a capable general when he‚ Octavius‚ and Lepidus allied in order to combat Brutus and Cassius. He was successful in battle when his army defeats Brutus at the field of Phillipi (Act V). Marc Anthony also demonstrates that he is an able statesman‚ when Julius Caeser was assassinated. Marc Anthony
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Subsequently‚ Antony uses is powerful oration skills‚ on both the conspirators and citizens‚ to strive for justice for the old Roman leader as he commences the organization of the second triumvirate. Firstly‚ following Caesar’s death Antony requests that he be allowed to take the body to the town forum and give a funeral speech in honor and remembrance of Caesar’s life.Brutus agrees to the requests so Antony addresses the crowd by saying‚ If I were disposed to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny
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In the eulogy at Caesar’s funeral‚ Marc Antony‚ close friend of Caesar and general‚ seems to claim that he believes that Marcus Brutus and the rest of the men involved with the death of Caesar are honorable men‚ but in actuality believes that Caesar was the only honorable man in the Senate who was always there for his country and brought prosperity to his country. He also claims to not want to get revenge on the murderers of Caesar‚ but in reality‚ the whole point of his speech was to turn the citizens
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Julius Caesar and Antony are the Antagonists of the story. The story title should remain Julius Caesar because it keeps the spotlight on Julius Caesar. And who wants to go see a play by Marcus Brutus anyways? No one! Everyone would know of the name julius caesar and would want to go to it. Even though it is more Brutus’ story. I believe that the role of the Antagonist is shared between Julius Caesar and Antony. Caesar isn’t wouldn’t seem like an antagonist at first glance‚ but when taking
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Timed-Write In Act III scene ii of Julius Caesar‚ Antony delivers his famous funeral speech to the citizens of Rome. In his speech he utilizes ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to sway the Plebeians against Marcus Brutus’s speech vilifying Caesar‚ moments before. Using the Short Analytic Essay format (Intro with Thesis‚ Body Paragraph‚ Conclusion) analyze one of these persuasive techniques utilized by Antony and explain how and why the information was included into Antony’s memorable address; what effect
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Which do you value most: your best friend’s life‚ or the ‘general good’ of your country? This seed of a question was planted in the gullible mind of Rome’s most beloved political leader‚ Marcus Brutus. Caius Cassius‚ another great political leader of Rome‚ is the deceptive planter of this seed and the greatest contributor to the demise of Julius Caesar. The combination of Brutus’ gullibility and Cassius’ manipulative nature is what made for such a perfect storm. The differences and similarities
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and the Roman society behaved. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the similar intense affect or the change on the ordinary citizens can be witnessed due to the manipulation of these citizens by the upper class citizens such as Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and Marc Antony. The Roman emperors‚ patricians and the equestrians came from the upper class that had power and various rights such as the right to vote. As a result‚ they were able to manipulate the uneducated‚ lower classes of
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