How are Cassius and Brutus similar to and different from each other? Cassius and Brutus both believe that Caesar will not be a fit king and needs to be killed. They differ in the reasons that they want to kill Caesar. Brutus believes that Caesar is becoming too ambitious, and he wants Caesar dead for the good of Rome. He believes that if Caesar becomes king then everyone will eventually become his slave and work for him. Cassius is becoming jealous of the power that Caesar is getting and he does not believe that Caesar is any different from the rest of the people. Cassius believed that if Caesar is fit to be king, then anyone is fit to be king, and this makes Cassius very jealous. There are also many instances in the play where Brutus and
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For example, Cassius writes fake letters and throws them on his balcony to persuade Brutus to join the conspirators. The conspirators want Brutus to join because he is an honorable man, and the commoners look up to him, which would make their killing of Caesar seem more reasonable to the commoners. Another important role of persuasion is when Decius goes to Caesar to persuade him to go to the Capitol for his crowning. Decius knows that Caesar “loves to hear that unicorns may be betrayed with trees and bears with glasses, elephants with holes, lions with toils, and men with flatterers” (2.2.203-206). In other words, Decius knows that he will be able to persuade Caesar to go to the Capitol if he uses flattery on him. This plays a major role in the play because if Decius could not convince Caesar to go to the Capitol, then the conspirators could not kill Caesar. A third example of persuasion in Julius Caesar is Antony’s speech to the commoners. Antony talks to the commoners and explains the honorable things that Julius Caesar did while he was alive, so they think that the killing of Caesar was unfair. This speech is what turns the commoners against the conspirators and is essentially the start of the …show more content…
For example, the day before the ides of March (March 14th) there was a storm that had many unusual aspects; for example, on this day it is raining fire, a lion is roaming around the Capitol and not attacking anyone, there is an owl out during the day, there is a slave with his hand on fire and he is not getting burned, and there are people wandering the streets that are on fire, but yet they are not getting burned. Along with these signs Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, has a dream that Caesar was killed and the Romans came and washed their hands in it joyfully. These two superstitions are warnings to Caesar to stay home and wait to receive his crown, but he allows Decius to flatter and persuade him to go to the Capitol anyway. Another example of the role of supernaturalism is when Julius Caesar’s ghost comes to visit Brutus and tells him that he will see him again at Philippi foreshadowing that Brutus will die that day in the war, but Brutus does not listen to the ghost and chooses to fight
For example, Cassius writes fake letters and throws them on his balcony to persuade Brutus to join the conspirators. The conspirators want Brutus to join because he is an honorable man, and the commoners look up to him, which would make their killing of Caesar seem more reasonable to the commoners. Another important role of persuasion is when Decius goes to Caesar to persuade him to go to the Capitol for his crowning. Decius knows that Caesar “loves to hear that unicorns may be betrayed with trees and bears with glasses, elephants with holes, lions with toils, and men with flatterers” (2.2.203-206). In other words, Decius knows that he will be able to persuade Caesar to go to the Capitol if he uses flattery on him. This plays a major role in the play because if Decius could not convince Caesar to go to the Capitol, then the conspirators could not kill Caesar. A third example of persuasion in Julius Caesar is Antony’s speech to the commoners. Antony talks to the commoners and explains the honorable things that Julius Caesar did while he was alive, so they think that the killing of Caesar was unfair. This speech is what turns the commoners against the conspirators and is essentially the start of the …show more content…
For example, the day before the ides of March (March 14th) there was a storm that had many unusual aspects; for example, on this day it is raining fire, a lion is roaming around the Capitol and not attacking anyone, there is an owl out during the day, there is a slave with his hand on fire and he is not getting burned, and there are people wandering the streets that are on fire, but yet they are not getting burned. Along with these signs Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, has a dream that Caesar was killed and the Romans came and washed their hands in it joyfully. These two superstitions are warnings to Caesar to stay home and wait to receive his crown, but he allows Decius to flatter and persuade him to go to the Capitol anyway. Another example of the role of supernaturalism is when Julius Caesar’s ghost comes to visit Brutus and tells him that he will see him again at Philippi foreshadowing that Brutus will die that day in the war, but Brutus does not listen to the ghost and chooses to fight