A Character Study
——Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare, based on the story of the real-life Roman army general and state ruler. Caesar played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.From the plotting of the assassination to the aftermath that followed, two figures stand out to be most important --- Brutus and Marc Antony.
By analyzing their attitude to Caesarand their speech to public, two people figures vividly demonstrated in front of the readers.
Brutus’ speech is idealistic, as is Brutus in person. He expresses he loves Caesar but still killed him to make people believe that it is necessary and justice to kill Caesar.He …show more content…
Brutus is an ideal visionary, while Antony is a sly politician. Instead of emphasizing the ideals, he masterfully tailors his words and actions to his audiences’ desires. Antony is improvisational and conducts himself at each particular moment in order to gain the most advantage among the audience, whether it is an ally or enemy. Unlike Brutus, who prides himself on acting only from virtue and not his (or the crowd’s) personal concerns, Antony never separates his private affairs from his public actions. He thereby won influence over the crowd.
At the end of the play, Antony announces that Brutus was ‘the noblest Roman’ over his dead body. Ironically, with each incident of ‘nobility’ Brutus sought to promote, he took one step further towards his eventual doom.
Anthony explains of the dual identity of loyalty perfectly by himself .On the one hand, Anthony loyal to Caesar. After Caesar led the people to victory, he was overthrown. Anthony as Caesar's friend and subordinate, needed an efficient way to prove the innocence of Caesar and support his party. When Slayer's success and aroused people's hatred of Caesar, Antony intense criticism will only make us more not believe it. In order to prevent the B explicitly oppose and stop, Anthony Select sensational
——Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare, based on the story of the real-life Roman army general and state ruler. Caesar played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.From the plotting of the assassination to the aftermath that followed, two figures stand out to be most important --- Brutus and Marc Antony.
By analyzing their attitude to Caesarand their speech to public, two people figures vividly demonstrated in front of the readers.
Brutus’ speech is idealistic, as is Brutus in person. He expresses he loves Caesar but still killed him to make people believe that it is necessary and justice to kill Caesar.He …show more content…
Brutus is an ideal visionary, while Antony is a sly politician. Instead of emphasizing the ideals, he masterfully tailors his words and actions to his audiences’ desires. Antony is improvisational and conducts himself at each particular moment in order to gain the most advantage among the audience, whether it is an ally or enemy. Unlike Brutus, who prides himself on acting only from virtue and not his (or the crowd’s) personal concerns, Antony never separates his private affairs from his public actions. He thereby won influence over the crowd.
At the end of the play, Antony announces that Brutus was ‘the noblest Roman’ over his dead body. Ironically, with each incident of ‘nobility’ Brutus sought to promote, he took one step further towards his eventual doom.
Anthony explains of the dual identity of loyalty perfectly by himself .On the one hand, Anthony loyal to Caesar. After Caesar led the people to victory, he was overthrown. Anthony as Caesar's friend and subordinate, needed an efficient way to prove the innocence of Caesar and support his party. When Slayer's success and aroused people's hatred of Caesar, Antony intense criticism will only make us more not believe it. In order to prevent the B explicitly oppose and stop, Anthony Select sensational