Oscar Wilde once said that “a thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.” This statement proved to be true in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Caesar was well loved by the people of Rome until, one day when, Cassius and Brutus decided he would be dangerous to Rome and killed him. In the play, we see a struggle between Brutus as he stands in the middle of the cross fire undecided of killing Caesar or not. We also see Cassius trying to convince Brutus to take action against Caesar later leading to Brutus trying to convince himself Caesar must die.
No matter what Brutus's intentions were, murder is murder, betrayal is betrayal, and treason is treason. Although, Many people believe that Brutus was a hero, they say that he had pure intentions, which makes up for everything he did wrong. However, many people viewed as evil had the same stance, they all
Persuading an audience is difficult, but rhetorical devices can change arguments to appeal to the assortment of people listening. After killing Julius Caesar, Brutus presents a speech to the plebeians of Rome explaining why the assassination was necessary. As Brutus attempts to gain support from his fellow countrymen he utilizes ethos by proclaiming, ”believe me / for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour” (III.ii.1547-1548). The citizens hold Brutus in high regard and so he makes them all remember the positive way they think of him and uses that feeling so they all believe him. Antony has more tack as he foresees the fickle nature of the plebeians and uses pathos more often.
In Act I, Scene II, Cassius successfully influences Brutus to oppose Caesar's rule through the use of different word devices such as figurative language, imagery, and repetition. Cassius’s ability to manipulate words through figurative language is what played the largest role in radicalizing Brutus’s views on Caesar becoming king. As soon as cassius begins to speak, he uses figurative language to stroke Brutus’s ego. By using figurative language, it seems that Caesar’s rise in power means Brutus and Cassius will become “petty men”: “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus, and we petty men/Walk under his huge legs” (135-137). This shows that in the sense of the Colossus, Brutus and Cassius will be stuck riding between the legs of the might
One of Cassius’s idiosyncrasies is devious. During Cassius’s soliloquy in Act one Scene two, Cassius starts talking about how he is going to convince Brutus to help him. He says “ I will this night, in several hands, in at his windows throw, as if they came from several citizens, writing, all tending to the great opinion that Rome holds of his name.”. What he is saying is that he will forge writings to make them look like other people’s writings and then give them to Brutus to make him notice that Rome thinks he is better than Caesar. He expects this will then lead to Brutus helping Cassius.
They think he is jealous of Caesar and just wants to take the king of Rome spot from Caesar. Brutus is trying to look out for Rome so they don't have to worry about Caesar having complete power. Brutus isn't killing Caesar because he's jealous but because he has no emotion. Brutus uses pathos to express the emotions behind trying to kill Caesar and prevent him from being king.
What does it mean about Antony that Brutus refuses to kill him? Brutus thinks that once they cut off the head meaning
Brutus likes Caesar as a person, but he thinks that he has too much power and he will think he is better than everybody else. Brutus thinks it will go to his head and he will become a tyrant. (Act I Scene ii Lines 78-80) 4. Brutus says, “For let the gods so speed me as I love / The name of honor more than I fear death.”
In Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said during his speech, “If that friend then demands to know why Brutus turned against Caesar, this is my answer: Not because I cared for Caesar less, but because I cared for Rome more”. Brutus had courage to kill Caesar, not because he wanted to, but for the good of Rome and its people. During the entirety of the story, Brutus
Have you ever experienced a relationship that wasn’t real but you thought it was? In the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, the mighty new king Brutus and the old courageous king Caesar didn’t have a true friendship because Brutus didn’t believe that Caesar was good enough to be the ruler, he goes against Caesar to become ruler of Rome and he kills Caesar in a thought out way. While talking to Cassius, Brutus said that he loved his friend Caesar dearly but he didn’t really mean it and they both knew it.
“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 crowned” (Act II, Scene I, Lines 10-12). He uses the betterment of Rome idea to self justify his actions. Brutus always sees the good in other and for this reason he doesn't see Cassius motives this leads him to be
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus and Marc Antony donate two discourses with distinctive offers. Brutus' discourse depends intensely on imagery and ethical quality, whereas Antony emphasizes pathology. Brutus tries to persuade the swarm with reason and rationale, whereas Antoine employments feeling and talk to impact the group of onlookers. In Brutus' discourse, he uses images to offer the crowd's sense of reason and equity.
Your most trusted friend may be your biggest enemy. The drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, is a great example of that. Julius Caesar has become the leader of Rome and everyone loves him; well not everyone. Caesar was told to beware the Ides of March by a soothsayer and was later warned by his wife Calphurnia. Caesar did not listen and later he was stabbed to death by a group of men, one man being his friend Marcus Brutus.
By Brutus saying, “Our arms in strength of malice, and our hearts/ Of brothers’ temper, do receive you in/ With all kind love, good thoughts, and reverence,” (3.1.190-192) he is playing off of Mark Antony’s emotions. This is showed by saying that they are forgiving to brothers, but sometimes they need to be harsh and cruel. He is saying that he only has good thoughts for brothers like Mark
Sinful Smiles Smiles hide a thousand thoughts engulfed in hatred. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar, Brutus , a senator and friend of Julius Caesar, represents actions and thoughts of those who are noble but conflicted and devious. These characteristics combined make a person menacing. Although Shakespeare develops several characters in the play, Brutus is most interesting because his thoughts, words and, interactions with others reveal the universal truth that those people who are most trusted are those who can easily hurt a person who trusts them the most.
