Brutus Use Of Tone In Act I

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Tone is the literary term that defines the author's attitude of the situation conveyed through the characters. In Act III Scene I the predominant tone is one of mockery.The character Brutus conveys mockery through the use of Jokes about the death of Caesar. They call his death a benefit due to the fact that he no longer needs to fear death.They further mock him by covering themselves in his blood and declaring freedom, peace, and liberty.When in reality these things were not truly missing while caesar lived.The use of this tone really shows how Brutus really felt about the situation and the amount of confidence he had in that he had done the right thing that he went as far as to mock Caesar even after his death.The tone shows a evolution in

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