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Julius Caesar Argumentative Essay

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Today I will be writing an argumentative essay about Julius Caesar. The theme will be about Public Self versus Private Self. An the character that mostly connects with this theme is Brutus. A brief description of Brutus is that he is a powerful public figure, a master to his servants, a dignified military leader, and a loving friend. First of All, this is why the theme is Public Self versus Private Self. It is this because Brutus thought that Caesar was a bad leader and though that the public should know what he think. Then after they killed Caesar the public asked for him to stand at the pulpit and read Caesar’s will over his dead body. Once he started to read Caesar’s will the public got mad at him because it turns out that he wasn’t a
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