Effects Of Brutus And Antony

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The Effects of Brutus and Antony

Brutus Is a noble man Antony repeats with sarcasm during the time that Brutus allowed him for Caesar’s funeral. Brutus was a noble man indeed, though he was corrupted by the conspirators to betray Caesar. Antony can relate with Cassius for being manipulative and weasel like. The contrast between both Brutus and Antony are very distinct and can show how easily someone can be manipulated or how a person can hide their true self.
Brutus’ tragic flaw was how gullible he was to believe Cassius to backstab Caesar. He let himself be convinced that Caesar was the bad guy in the situation. When Caesar died Antony assumed the position to partake in Caesars funeral which gave authority to Antony. This was another flaw

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