...over who is the tragic hero. Some people say it is Marcus Brutus. Others say that it is Julius Caesar. After examining these two options, a solution has been made. Brutus is the tragic hero because he possesses such heroic qualities and dies at the end of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus deserves the title tragic hero for many reasons. First is because Brutus is a noble man. He never deceives anyone in the play. Even though he was part of the conspiracy and killed Julius Caesar, he did it for the benefit of Rome. Brutus stated: “if then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (870). Brutus did everything for the benefit of someone else. Brutus was a noble man and he cared about others more than himself. Another example of this is when Brutus did not tell Portia his plans to murder Caesar because he felt it would stress her even more in Act two, Scene one. Brutus was a noble man....
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...Rhetorical Devices in Julius Caesar “There’s not a nobler man in Rome than Antony” (Shakespeare 3.2.134). This is a great example to represent the huge effect that Mark Antony’s speech had on the citizens of Rome. In Rome, Italy during 44 B.C., all the citizens of Rome were gathered together for the funeral of Julius Caesar after his tragic death. Characters Brutus and Mark Antony both delivered a speech at this event sharing their thoughts and opinions on Julius Caesar before and after his death. There was a very clear distinction to determine who had the most powerful speech. This character was Mark Antony. Shakespeare’s character Mark Antony delivers as very powerful speech after the death of Julius Caesar to sway the beliefs of the Plebeians in the right direction. Mark Antony had such a huge effect on the crowd by cleverly...
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...Julius Caesar was part of the first triumvirate and killed Pompey to attempt to become a monarch. Conspiracies arose to try and end Caesar’s life and his best friend, Brutus, was convinced to join. Brutus is wrong to join the conspiracy against Caesar. Killing Caesar is a dishonorable act and Brutus, saying he is honorable, joins the conspiracy. The conspiracy is not a “noble” act as Brutus claims it to be.It is said about Caesar that he could grow to become a tyrant, which means that he was not yet a tyrant. Caesar is a man who rose to power using his strength and war. Caesar becoming powerful leads him to pursue becoming a monarch. Brutus tries to explain killing Caesar as a noble act for the republic of Rome. Brutus claimed that “Think him as a serpent's egg which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell.”(II, i, 32-34). The act of Caesar is a crime and will be as such no matter how you justify it. Brutus joins the conspiracy, following this...
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...Characteristics of a noble man include being ethical, patriotic, reasonable, and showing selflessness. Being a good orator, but not a good man lies beneath the speeches of Marcus Brutus and Marc Antony. In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar’s friends are faced by an equal amount of hatred from the Plebeians with the aftermath of respected Julius Caesar’s death. There is a great struggle for the title of the noblest Roman between Brutus and Antony to reveal the most powerful and honorable man. The speedy fight for power are exposed quickly from each side of these Roman figures. After the assassination of Caesar, both Antony and Brutus relay speeches at the funeral that contain a significant amount of rhetorical techniques to their audience....
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...play “Julius Caesar” Brutus was an honorable man of Rome that would come to be a tragic hero.This mistaken hero murdered his best friend in rome while the other conspirators for themselves.Brutus may have killed Caesar, but just as Mark Anthony said he was the most honorable man in Rome. In the play “Julius Caesar” Caesar the most beloved general in Rome is stabbed to death by the conspirators.Along with the conspirators is his close friend Brutus. While most conspirators killed Caesar because they did not like the how much power he had. Brutus was thought to have helped kill Caesar in the good of Rome and the fear he is growing too ambisious .Brutus feared that Caesar was becoming ambitious and that is, he was to accept a crown he would have too much power.Tho ceasar wanted the crown he refesed it three times To Brutus this seemed like the most honorable thing to do in Rome.In act 2 scene 1 Brutus Quotes “It must be by his death: and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general.He would be crown'd: How that might change his...
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...Cassius and Brutus. Both characters committed suicide in these scenes, but the way they each did it exposed their morals. Without the use of dramatic effect, the play would not have been as effective in developing its major concepts. Julius Caesar consistently provoked the question of whether fate or free will controls our lives. Ultimately the plot determined that fate and free will do not work individually, but in conjunction. In Act 5 Scene 3 after Cassius sends Titinius off to discover whose tents have been set on fire and Pindarus to watch uphill he declares,” This day I breathed first. Time is come round, / And where I did begin, there shall I end. / My life is run his compass.” (5.3.24-26). Cassius expresses that he will die on his birthday because his life has made a complete circle. Here the reader may infer that Cassius is just listening to his inner wisdom that he will die today. However, Cassius took it upon himself to ask Pindarus to stab him with his sword after being misinformed that Titinius has been captured by their opposing force. His actions are a complete contradiction because initially Cassius believed he was going to die because of his fate, but then committed suicide which is an act of free will. Cassius’ decision shows that he is a coward because he was too afraid to be killed the opposing army. In Act 5 Scene 5 Brutus asked his old friend Volumnius to assist him in his suicide by holding his sword so he can run directly into it. Brutus reveals...
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...Marcus Brutus: Noble Hero with a Tragic Fate In his influential work Poetica, the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” According to his analytical studies of literature which this quote appears in, successful tragedies achieve that deeper effect by arousing internal sensations of pity and fear in their audience through intricate character development of a virtuous and respectable protagonist. However, even a seemingly ideal character requires relatable flaws for their audience to connect on an emotional level with them; thus, authors of tragedies also give their heroes a hamartia, which Aristotle defines as a weakness in character. This single...
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... · Play genre · Tragic drama, historical drama language · English time and place written · 1599, in London date of first publication · Published in the First Folio of 1623, probably from the theater company’s official promptbook rather than from Shakespeare’s manuscript publisher · Edward Blount and William Jaggard headed the group of five men who undertook the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio narrator · None climax · Cassius’s death (V.iii), upon ordering his servant, Pindarus, to stab him, marks the point at which it becomes clear that the murdered Caesar has been avenged, and that Cassius, Brutus, and the other conspirators have lost in their attempt to keep Rome a republic rather than an empire. Ironically, the conspirators’ defeat is not yet as certain as Cassius believes, but his death helps bring about defeat for his side. protagonists · Brutus and Cassius antagonists · Antony and Octavius setting (time) · 44 b.c. setting (place) · Ancient Rome, toward the end of the Roman republic point of view · The play sustains no single point of view; however, the audience acquires the most insight into Brutus’s mind over the course of the action falling action · Titinius’ realization that Cassius has died wrongly assuming defeat; Titinius’ suicide; Brutus’s discovery of the two corpses; the final struggle between Brutus’s men and the troops of Antony and Octavius; Brutus’s self-impalement on his sword upon recognizing that his side is doomed; the discovery...
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...Marcus Brutus, early June 85 BC- 23 October 42 BC, he was a politician of Roman Republic. He committed suicide after the second battle on October 23 at Philippi. He was 43. After losing in the Civil War against Antony and Octavius, Brutus recalled the dream about the call of Caesar’s ghost and he said, “And this last night here in Philippi field, I know my hour is come.” Therefore, he asked Strato to kill him, but Strato refused to kill Brutus. However, Strato held the sword for Brutus to run toward the sword. He knew that he would become a prisoner if he got caught back to Rome, therefore, he rather die with honor than being taken as a prisoner and being executive in front of the Roman. Brutus’s fault led to his death because he underestimated...
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...What is a leader? A leader is a person who strives to better themselves and those around them. Good leaders are loyal and stay true to their word. They do what they think is right, no matter the consequences. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar gets assassinated by his so called “friends”, who turned their backs on him. Mark Antony shows many of the qualities that leaders hold in the scene of Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony was a close friend of Julius Caesar. In the scene of his speech, he proves to be a loyal friend to Caesar. Not only is he confident and noble, but he is also very persuasive and strong minded. When Brutus and the conspirators assassinated Caesar, Antony promised Brutus that he would not speak against the conspirators....
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...ages. The Play Julius Caesar is a play about friendship, betrayal and power. The play is a historical tragedy as it presents the biography of one of the greatest man to have ever lived in Rome. Caesar was made Dictator and Consol after he chased Pompey and his forces out of Rome in an attempt to obtain ultimate power. Caesar’s ultimate goal was to become Rome’s first king and he remained focus on this goal until his death in 44BC. His death was as a result of fate and his refusal to acknowledge the many signs and omens that foreshadowed his fall. Brutus a very good friend of Caesar also took part in his assassination. Brutus feared that Caesar would become a tyrant and harm the people of Rome. In an attempt to ‘save’ the people Brutus helped Cassius to take Caesar’s life. After Caesar’s death he is avenged by his loyal servant Antony who skillfully manipulates his way into the band of conspirators. Later, after winning the love of the people Antony pursues and conquers Brutus’ and Cassius’ forces. Refusing to be taken back to Rome in shame Brutus and Cassius kill themselves in a similar yet ‘completely’ different way. The play is not just a tragedy because of the death of numerous characters but also because of Brutus’ reasons for becoming apart of the conspiracy. It is the fact that Brutus falls because of his love for his country and its people that also make the play Julius...
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...roman states man that played a large role that led to the demise of the roman republic and the rise of the roman empire. The senate granted him triumphs for his victories when he returned to Rome, soon after this he began making laws and legislatures and even passed a law that almost entirely terminated around a fourth of debts owed. Before his assassination Julius held both a dictatorship and the title of tribunate he was appointed dictator for about 10 years. The day of his...
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...Just as Caesar arrived triumphantly from a battle, Cassius began to express his hatred for him to Brutus. He felt jealous that Caesar, who he described to be feeble, was being praised for no reason and therefore tried to convince Brutus of his reasoning. He mentions to him “(Ceasar) Is now become a god, and Cassius is a wretched creature and must bend his body if Caesar carelessly but nod on him”. Cassius felt as though Caesar didn’t deserve to be honored and powerful. Also Cassius thinks as though he is not getting enough honor even though he had once saved Caesar's life. Thinking it would gain him honor, Cassius got the conspirators to agree with him in getting rid of Caesar. Unlike him, Brutus was conscientious and doing this because he feared harm would come to Rome if it were under Caesar. Cassius desired to get the treasured title of honor that the Romans would...
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...Brutus's purpose was to control the crowd as was Anthony's. Brutus began his speach with a hostile crowd against him as a murderer of the popular Julius Caesar. When Anthony spoke the crowd had already been swayed by Brutus' words to a point of view opposite Anthony's and were now openly hostile to him. Both men spoke eloquently and effectively and their moment before the crowd was the key moment in their political lives. Differences: Brutus spoke first, Anthony had the last word. Brutus spoke directly in abstract terms about an unproven and unprovable shortcoming in Caesar's character and the threat it posed to the future of Rome. Anthony spoke ironically and sarcastically about the recent murder of the butchered man lain out before them: as concrete a subject matter imaginable. Brutus, as one of the senate assassins, had a lot more to lose: his reputation and life. Anthony had a lot less personally at stake. Brutus concentrated on one theme and directly spoke it: "Caesar was ambitious" and somehow that ambition was bad for Rome. By stopping over-ambitious Caesar, the assassins carried out a great and noble service for Rome and the people at the funeral. Anthony facing a hostile crowd that now considered Caesar the great tyrant as propagandized by Brutus had to pick his words carefully and hide his true purpose. "I've come to bury Caesar not to praise him." Ultimately both men swayed the crowd but Anthony's speech carried the day. When he was done, no one could...
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...In his speech to Brutus, Cassius reveals that Caesar is by no means the “god” that the commoners make him out to be. Cassius starts off by appealing to Brutus’ logic, declaring the story of Caesar when he cried out “Help me, Cassius, or I sink!” Basically, Cassius provides examples of times that Caesar himself was in need of aid, recalling what Caesar cried out in a time of hardship. This was all done with undeniable facts for the sake of slandering the image of Caesar in front of Brutus, a fellow nobles men. Cassius next appeals to Brutus’ using an ethical appeal when he unveils his true thoughts about Caesar when states “I was born free as Caesar; so were you; We both have fed as well, and we can both Endure the winter’s cold as well as he.”...
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