through ‘parliament’ is admirable because other characters were prepared to lie‚ cheat and murder their way to the top. However‚ while Brutus was prepared to take control by any means necessary‚ he only had the good of Rome in his heart‚ just as Marc Antony‚ despite the deceitful tactics used to obtain these goals. Indisputably‚ I believe Marcus Brutus is undoubtedly the most complex character in Julius Caesar. As the protagonist of the play‚ Brutus is a very powerful personality and has the aptitude
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by Shakespeare‚ the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder. At first Brutus
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Both texts value a nation state‚ political‚ social‚ economic stability and power The Prince reflects the context of Florence’s limited military and economic power in a fragmented Italy and threatened by surrounding states and country Shakespeare’s focus is characterisation and valuing honour and loyalty to the monarch in the context of performance Both composers recognise substantial internal and external threats and the need for a powerful leader capable of controlling and engaging aristocracy while
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strategist. Schiff provides an unraveling of fact and fiction regarding the highly mythologized Cleopatra. Schiff discusses many elements of her life‚ including Cleopatra and her rise to and fall from power‚ as a leader‚ her relationships with Caesar and Antony‚ her role as a mother and her affiliation with the goddess Isis. (tied into Motherhood). According to Schiff‚ “Cleopatra stood at one of the most dangerous
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ the character Mark Antony delivers to the Roman people a speech that employs a appeal to pathos and diction to show that Caesar was wrongfully killed‚ and uses metaphor in order to show how the stab wounds of Caesar spoke in pain and treason. Mark Antony uses pathos in his speech by saying “that when the people cried‚ Caesar also cried.” Mark Antony uses that line to show the people of Rome that he was ambitious and wasn’t a bad ruler. Mark Antony also reminds the Roman crowd that
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courageous woman who was not only intelligent‚ but possessed a rare‚ exotic beauty that is talked about even today. This great empress is none other than the Queen of Egypt‚ Cleopatra. This glorious lady celebrated love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony which made Cleopatra VII one of the most interesting people who ever lived Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C. She became the Queen of Egypt at the age of 18 after her father’s death. She was forced to marry her younger brother‚ which was a royal
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Femme fatale is defined as ‘an attractive and seductive woman … who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her.’ Prior to researching this woman with great historical influence‚ it was believed to me that this image was based on truth and evidence. Not all is certain now that I have assessed her life and significance. Much of what we know about Cleopatra was written after her death‚ when it was politically convenient to portray her as a threat to the city of Rome. This
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selection is a tragic and historical drama. Brutus places his ideals‚ Rome‚ over his friend‚ Julius Caesar‚ and is willing to kill Caesar to protect the Republic. In the play‚ the two main characters‚ Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus‚ both possess leadership qualities‚ but if the citizens of Rome had a choice‚ they should most definitely choose Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar would certainly be a better choice than Marcus Brutus because Caesar doesn’t fear death‚ doesn’t bend the law for anyone‚ and
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dominance Mark Antony chooses to become a close ally to him. Cassius‚ Brutus‚ and the other conspirators however‚ plot Caesar’s demise. In the end‚ Mark Antony finds high esteem and the conspirators receive banishment and death. The play is an example‚ or maybe even a warning‚ that our actions and reactions have real effects. Brutus‚ Cassius‚ Casca‚ Cinna‚ Trebonius‚ and Cimber respond swiftly and without thought to Caesar’s rise and pay a heavy price for it in the end. Mark Antony sees the worth
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power was only hurting Rome. However‚ his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes‚ Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said to be some of Shakespeare’s finest writing. The meticulous lucubration that encompasses Rogerian structure and clever word association allows Antony to manipulate the plebeians in opposition of Brutus. To begin‚ it is widely known that Brutus was a leading conspirator in Caesar’s death
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