father and even surpass his achievements. * As he moved through Italy to Rome‚ Caesar’s friends and legions welcomed the young man. * Octavian did not expect the hostile reception from his father’s best friend‚ Marc Antony. This was shown in two ways: * Antony attempted to block
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of Caesar. He underestimates the fickleness of the people and misjudges the situation by allowing Antony to speak at the pulpit. Brutus trusts Antony despite his loyalty to Caesar. He ignores Cassius’s advice “Do not consent that Antony speak in his funeral. Know you how much the people may be moved by that which he will utter?” (3.1.245-8) Brutus fails to realise the implications of allowing Antony to speak until it is too
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First of all‚ throughout the play‚ he never deceives anyone. even though he did kill Caesar‚he knew it was for the good of Rome‚ not to deceive Caesar. Everything that he did was for a beneficial reason. Even though he killed Antony’s best friend‚ Antony still recognized Brutus as "the noblest Roman of them all." He does this in Act 5‚ Scene 5‚ after Brutus’ death
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Intro: Composers use a various amount of techniques to reflect conflicting perspectives such as Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and George Clooney’s Ides of March. Both composers manage to present the ideas of Conflicting perspectives in a way that can influence their audiences. Body 1: Throughout history‚ composers have explored key notions through the conflicting portrayal of central characters. Shakespeare’s’ characterization of Brutus as gullible and naïve is in stark contrast to the depiction
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they killed him. It was very drastic‚ but they thought they were right. Immediately after he was assassinated‚ there were speeches to the citizens by Brutus and Antony. The speeches were contrary to each other. Brutus speech was to calm them down and explain why Julius was killed (he used logos and ethos). One of Brutus’s friends‚ Antony‚ also made a speech to the people. His whole purpose in the speech was to get everyone angry and go against the conspirators. He wasn’t allowed to talk bad about
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Marcus Brutus: Backstabber or Roman Hero? Is Brutus really “the noblest Roman of them all?” Whatever Brutus does he wholeheartedly believes is best. He is willing to suffer for the good of Rome‚ and he was not looking for personal gain by killing Caesar as the other conspirators were. Yet Brutus is undone by his willingness to be persuaded by the people around him‚ his “tragic flaw.” Brutus’s internal conflict over killing Julius Caesar‚ a close friend and prominent political figure‚ is one of
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Exact opposite Growing small 13. Onomatopoeia My teacher told me to shoosh‚ because I was making too much noise. Grandma loves to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house. 14. Metonymy In Julius Caesar‚ when Mark Antony‚ after the death of Caesar‚ addresses the people ’Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears’‚ he means that he wants the people to listen to what he has to say. Romeo and Juliet‚ one of William Shakespeare’s famous plays has a famous example
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use to cheating‚ fighting over stupid arguments. At the end of the day people accept it and just look for attention for example‚ when a messenger delivers word that Octavia is plain and unimpressive‚ Cleopatra becomes confident that she will win Antony back. Girls want to believe they are saints and that guys will bow down to their ever will. If there is a girl that their guy is friends with or affiliated with is less attractive than they are they just bash her and say and do what Cleopatra does
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that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason with Caesar’s fans without trying to offend them. He said‚ “it’s not that I loved Caesar less‚ but that I loved Rome more.” He is trying
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Nobody is perfect. We all have flaws in our daily life. Flaws are what defines us. We all want someone in life to look up to for their qualities. A person that we look up to for their qualities in life is called a hero. In reality‚ the people we look up to have flaws just like we do. In Shakespeare’s play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”‚ we are introduced to Brutus. Brutus is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is the protagonist of a tragedy. Brutus is a leader and citizen of Rome
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