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Examples Of Calpurnia In Julius Caesar

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In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Caesar is faced with hardship in choosing to believe his Capurnia his wife or Decuis. Calpurnia's dream in which Caesar was killed. She goes and begs Caesar to stay at home all day. When Decius comes in, Caesar chooses to have him deliver the message to senate that he is sick. Decius convince Caesar to come the senate, his argument is more persuasice because he appeals to Caesar pride, to which he knows Caesar is vulnerable. Decius was more effective concinving Caesar than Calpurniabecause of his use of strong pathos.. Calpurnia tries to keep Caesar from going to the senate by telling him a very detailed description of a dream she had. Calpurnia uses ethos to give herself some credibility to why …show more content…

According to him, the blood spilling out of the statue is actually rejuvenating the Roman populace, and the grinning Romans are looking for the soul of Caesar. Decius tries to use logical appeal to reinterpret Calpurnia’s dream. “This dream is all amiss interpreted;It was a vision fair and fortunate:Your statue spouting blood in many pipes,In which so many smiling Romans bathed,Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men”. (83-90) Decius tries to explain that it is foreshadowing of Caesar's success instead of his death. Which makes Caesar more confident in going to the Senate. Decius uses stronger pathos, by using Caesar’s arrogance in a way to convince him he is right. “ I have, when you have heard what I can say; And know it now, the Senate has concluded To give this day a crown to mighty Caesar. If you shall send them word you will not come, Their minds may change. Besides, it were a mock Apt to be rendered” (92-97). Decuis is making Caesar desperate to follow him because of how badly he wants to be to powerful and his fear of being

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Both Calphurnia and Decius use fear as a part of their arguments but, while Calphurnia taps into her own fear for her husband, Decius exposes Caesar’s fears about his reputation. Calphurnia tells Caesar of a dream in which blood was spouting from his body and as a result she argues that he should not go to the Senate House. Caesar, however, is not convinced by this omen because he feels that all events are “purposed by the mighty gods” (Line 16). Here he is claiming that the great, powerful gods would have more important matters to sort out than the life of Caesar. Of course, because Caesar’s true nature is egotistical his contention that he is not important enough to be of concern to the gods reveals his tendency to say things that are inconsistent

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Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, centers around the idea of Romans killing their leader, Julius Caesar. His death a consequence when Decius successfully convinces Caesar to attend the senate meeting. The event of his death could have been avoided if Caesar listened to Calpurnia, his wife. She attempts to persuade Caesar to stay at home, but her attempts fail. Calpurnia starts with convincing Caesar by telling him about a detailed, visual dream.

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Decius’ manipulation of Caesar begins with Decius flattering Caesar, while calling him, "worthy Caesar," and, "mighty Caesar," multiple times(II:ii:58, II:ii:69, II:ii:94). Decius manipulates Caesar by flattering him. Decius’ constant flattery appeals to Caesar’s pride and allows Decius a way to connect with him. this flattery boosts Caesar’s confidence and gives Decius a way to indirectly begin manipulating Caesar. Also, to convince Caesar not to worry about Calpurnia’s dream, Decius assures Caesar that Calpurnia’s dream, "signifies that from [Caesar] great Rome shall suck," and that, “great men shall press,” treasured things into Caesar’s, “reviving blood,”(II:ii:87-88).

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Decius’s statement relies on pathos in order to convince Caesar by telling him that he is not doing this for him but for caesar’s well being. Decius’s states,”it was a vision of fair fortune”(46). In Decius’s statement, he states that Calpurnia's dream is a sight of good fortune. Decius’s statement relies on the power to rebundle in order to convince Caesar by saying that the bad dream is a sign of good fortune when Calpurnia is out of the room . When considering Decius’s reminder about the crowning day, the statement about doing it for Caesar’s well being and the rebundling that the bad dream was actually good

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This prophecy suggests that certain events are predestined, beyond the control of individuals. Throughout the play, characters repeatedly refer to fate, believing that some occurrences are predetermined and cannot be altered. Cassius, for instance, attributes his own and Brutus' actions to "the state of man," implying that they are driven by external forces beyond their control. Additionally, the dream of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife, foreshadows his inevitable downfall and underscores the idea that fate is inescapable.

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