...Compare and contrast Antony and Brutus. In the play Julius Caesar there are two main characters, Brutus and Mark Anthony. These characters have major differences between them. They are both opposites to each other. Brutus was an honest but naive man while Mark Antony was a persuasive, deceptive, and ambitious man. Antony used the art of deception to control people such as in his funeral speech for Julius. Antony used his words to turn the crowd against Brutus which made Brutus go up for his speech against an angry crowd yelling at him as the murderer. Antony speaks with passion like when he cried over Caesars dead body. He used his words and emotions to sway the other peoples thinkings so they would lean towards his side. With this method, Anthony gained more followers because the people of Rome followed listened to him as he spoke with passion. Antony is acting upon his revenge against the conspirators because they murdered his good friend who he was loyal to. Brutus is an honest but naive man who believed in the protection of the people of rome. Brutus’ action were the result of his love for the people, although drastic he only has his people in mind. Brutus’ intentions were pure but the actions he used were not. Throughout the play Brutus seemed naive about everything because he believed that every man was as honest as him. Brutus believed that Caesar was pure evil although he was clearly not, this proved Brutus’ naivety. Brutus and Anthony have many outstanding differences...
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...The dual between Brutus and Mark Anthony Brutus and Mark Antony battled for the crowd’s approval on their opposing opinions of their deceased friend, Julius Caesar, convincing the people to join their side and beliefs. In the book, Julius Caesar, By William Shakespeare, Brutus and the other Conspirators went against Julius Caesar for the benefits of Rome and the people. They believed that Julius Caesar had too much power and would eventually abuse it. Mark Antony was Julius Caesar’s “sidekick”, and would help Caesar out in any situation. Both Brutus and Mark Antony used rhetorical appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos, to persuade the crowd that julius caesar was killed wrongly and unjustifiably or for the better of rome. Brutus and Mark Anthony tried to persuade the audience by using pathos to get their point across to the crowd. They both used emotion to make the audience feel sympathetic and understanding of their point towards the disagreement. When Brutus was presenting his speech he used Pathos to make the crowd understand why he killed Julius Caesar. Brutus said, “not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.” He wanted the people to understand that he wanted the best for Rome and the only way...
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...crowds would usually portray characteristics of one character or individual. They acted like this in the way they went about doing things e.g.- they would always take the side of the person in power, they were easily persuaded because of their naïve state of mind. Question 2 One thing Julius Caesar and Brutus have in common is their divided selves. Compare the two characters with special reference to their public and private selves. Both Caesar and Brutus have two distinguished personalities, (divided selves). In reference to Brutus’ public personality, he is confident and hold himself in high esteem. He refuses to show even a spec of weakness. He takes great pride in his speeches. As opposed to his private self, who is very timid and gentle. This was portrayed in the play when he tries to conceal tis side of him from his wife. In reference to Caesar’s public personality, he is fearless, arrogant and noble in public. Caesar was unable to separate his public self from his private self unlike Brutus. Caesar would discuss his private affairs publicly. Question 3 Compare and contrast the scene between Portia and Brutus and the scene between Caesar and Calpurnia Brutus and Portia share a more respectful relationship with an understanding that they are both equal in their positions in the relationship. This representation of their union shows a loving and standard example of how a marriage should be. In contrast, Caesar and Calpurnia’s relationship takes a more divided approach...
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...characters like Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony, and Cassius to show when someone in power are killed chaos will emerge, and people can be easily swayed into mob with only a few right words. Shakespeare used power to show many things throughout the story but the biggest theme displayed many times, was how power leads to chaos. Shakespeare showed many ways of how power works. He used characters like Julius Caesar to show us when someone in power is killed chaos will emerge. When Julius Caesar was killed by his best friend...
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...Anthony’s and Brutus’s speech Both are said with great reasons and appealed to ethos (ones emotions). However, the speeches change the ending of the play and give us a foreshadow of one ending with a victory in the other and The other ending in success. Brutus spoke about why he decided to kill Julius Caesar, which was one of his friend. The main reason he pointed out for killing him was that he thought Julius Caesar was ambitious. He didn’t tell us why or what exactly caused to think about how ambitious Caesar was. Mark Anthony said that Caesar was ambitious because he practiced “three presented him a crown, which he did thrise refuse”. Also, Brutus said that his killing Caesar was because he loved room. Not that he loved Cesar any less...
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...many plays that he wrote based off of true events from roman history (these include Coriolanus and Anthony and Cleopatra.) Julius Caesar the main character was a 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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...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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...51rzXYlYrluveffi70i5Jxk03NobFo1qy0 Marcus Antonius also called Mark Anthony was Julius Caesar’s top lieutenant. Mark Anthony, Caesar Octavian, and another Roman General, Marcus Lepidus, formed the second Triumvirate. Mark Anthony took Caesar’s possession of his papers and assets and expected that he himself would be the principal heir. He refused to hand over Caesar’s funds, forcing Octavian to pay the late dictators bequest to the Roman populace. In 40 B.C, Anthony married Octavia, Octavian’s sister, and later left her for Queen Cleopatra in Egypt. When Anthony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Anthony. This is because, his children with Cleopatra were non-Roman citizens. The Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year, both had committed suicide. This battled was called the battle of Actium. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/gAkpU4UmLut4Di5t-pI0QwJyfQPqzr2ZzPQ4kUJXG_mtgP8oQAUyLK1J9aXgDE_Oug21-ZroDJxuKa5eazldunLqpTtClGUEhG-A_DHhnSTWTlkdKLmkKiOoQfnyaWQvahRi77whttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9PF6r_pN5by3EYi4hmWAKdtCeNyEQjB-o5-olali8Xpg1fGMjk9GOngaV1X4eSNHSeuFgu3XJymGHUot3uE9SYqXoGzY-Ir7Epe3kjN8Rfgyg3Np9M2UaTaNyKWXkEKpEGfNlno In 42 BC, Octavian and Anthony matched towards the East to revenge Caesar’s death. After Caesar died, his two assassins, Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus fled to the East. They had a great army and a legion. The second...
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...2_9Marcus Junius Brutus, additionally known as Quintus Caepio Brutus, (born most likely eighty five BCE—died forty two BCE, close to Philippi, Macedonia [now in northwestern Greece]), Roman politician, one among the leaders within the conspiracy that dead Julius Caesar in forty four BCE. {brutus|Brutus|Marcus Junius Brutus|statesman|solon|national leader} was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus (who was traitorously killed by Pompey the nice in 77) and Servilia (who later became Caesar’s lover). When his adoption by AN uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, he was usually known as Quintus Caepio Brutus.Brutus was said by another uncle, Cato the Younger, United Nations agency imbued him with the principles of Stoicism. Within the 50s he...
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...Marcus Brutus VS Mark Antony In William Shakespeare's brilliant play, Julius Caesar he discusses the tragic and brutal death of Julius Caesar. After this tragedy, Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus hold a ‘funeral’ for Caesar. Both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus are close friends of Julius Caesar. But, Marcus Brutus turns on Caesar, Brutus and a group of conspirators stab Caesar multiple times, resulting in his death. Brutus overall is not loyal to Julius Caesar. During both Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus’ speeches during Act III, Scene ii of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, both conveyed a life changing point about Caesar's death, but, Mark Antony by far gave the better speech, through the use of pathos and rhetorical questions to show his honesty,...
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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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...Who Said It Better? Julius Caesar, a play driven by persuasion, is known for rhetorical devices used by many prominent characters to sway one another. The use of rhetorical devices can be seen in the monologues of Marc Antony and Brutus during Caesar’s funeral. Though both executed rhetorical devices well, Marc Antony’s use of emotions made his monologue more successful in convincing and riling the crowds. He uses his sympathy, strategy and devices to his advantage. To begin, Marc Antony’s speech was more personal and emotional rather than cold and rehearsed. He opens his speech with, “Friends, Romans and Working men…”(Shakespeare.3.2). Marc Antony uses this opening to join everyone together. Unlike Brutus, who is speaking above the crowd,...
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...ALFRED ANGELO B. RAGOJOS III - HONESTY QUISH HAM BENITO CLEOPATRA *Characters * Cleopatra - Egypt's rightful Queen * Caesarion - Cleopatra's baby boy * Julius Caesar - Roman soldier who comes to collect Egypt's tax debt and take it with him * Marc Antony - boyhood friend and cousin who is sent to Alexandria to protect Caesarion and Queen Cleopatra * Octavius - a teenage boy who hates Cleopatra and Caesar's Roman heir and grandnephew * Brutus - the one who assassinated Caesar together with Cassius and other senators * Cassius - the one who assassinated Caesar together with Brutus and other senators * Arsinoe - Cleopatra’s traitor sister * Ptolemy – Cleopatra’s Roman lover *Introduction* What would you be doing when you're 17? Most teens would party, but when Cleopatra was 17, she became the Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra V11 was born in 69BC. and died in 30Bc. Between 69BC. to 30BC, she was the last pharaoh. Cleopatra lived most of her life in Alexandra with her brother Ptolemy. Cleopatra married her brother Ptolemy, because they wanted to rule Egypt together. They did for quite some time. But it all changed when Ptolemy got sick and died. After the death of Ptolemy she found a great emperor who she then fell in love with, and then married. She then became "a woman of great ambition, intelligence, vigor, and fascination." That's when she gained both the love and the political and military...
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...Julius Caesar Character Analysis Written around the year 1599, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, was based on the Roman philosopher Plutarch’s biographies of the hoary Greek and Roman rulers, Julius Caesar, Octavius Brutus, and Marc Anthony. The role and personality of Julius Caesar in the written play was greatly determined in an indirect manner. Julius Caesar is immanently the disputed protagonist who remains a flat character throughout the play; a self-aggrandizing character that is wished death upon. His constant demands and braggart remarks about himself gave him a very egotistical perception. He was plotted against behind his back by people he called his friends, and was eventually stabbed to death on the Ides of March, or on the 15th of March, ironically, in front of the Theatre of Pompey. Julius Caesar often allowed his dignity to get in his way, which strongly made him look very preposterous and moronic. Caesar thought very highly of himself and had a very prominent perspective of himself. Subsequently defeating Pompey, a Roman politician and general, he boastfully returns back to Rome, being greeted by enjoying the show of pomp. After being demanded by Caesar, Marc Antony responded to Caesar saying, “When Caesar says “Do this,” it is performed.” (23.) Marc Antony generates the idea of Caesar being like a God; he’s treated like a deity and Marc follows all his commands and demands as if he’s a slave. Caesar is perceived as a very valiant...
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...Cicero: The “Father of His Country” Anthony Everitt, in his suave and gripping biography of Cicero, the famed orator of the late republic, paints a picture of one of the most brilliant lawyers and statesmen of all times. He derives most of his facts from Cicero’s own legendary speeches as well as letters to his close personal friend Atticus. His portrait of Cicero is a witty, principled, genius of political and legal tactics who at his core was a true patriot and conservative idealist. Moreover, Cicero was a vain, voluble, wisecracking sort of guy; in fact “often in his career, Cicero let his sense of humor do serious damage to his prospects.”(122) Cicero's life (he was born in 106 B.C., in Arpinum, and died in 43 B.C.) coincided with the last golden age of the Roman republic before it was dismantled and turned into an empire. A brilliant and sometimes scathing lawyer from a well-to-do provincial family, Cicero found himself unwillingly at the heart of a 100-year civil war that pitted the traditional oligarchy of the Senate, known as the “optimates“, against a new breed of fiery class-war demagogues known as “populares“. Like our left and right, Democrats and Republicans, both parties were drawn from much the same social class, attended the same dinner parties and often saw politics as a personal power trip. But they had two radically different visions of the Roman state. The “optimates” yearned for a moderate republican status quo; the radicals wanted reforms that would...
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