Julius

Any human society or civilization that comes into existence as a result of military victory takes part in exercises and acts that when assessed and looked into by the ethicists of modern times, might be considered genocide in modern definition. However, with this an important question arises, did these civilizations and societies considered these acts of war and genocides as a good things or contradicted to it, like the present time? It is observed that with the passing year, people have become…

Speeches play a vital part in the plot developments of Julius Caesar. The plebeians are easily influenced into incredibly opposing perspectives through Brutus' and Antony's speeches. Antony's incredible control of the group causes insurgency in the streets of Rome and creates the support for a mission to vindicate Caesar's death. Also, Brutus is reluctant at first to join the scheme against Caesar, however in the wake of talking with the exceedingly manipulative Cassius, Brutus is more…

character in Julius Caesar is Cassius. Cassius was silver-tongued and manipulative. He would get people to do anything he wanted, and he was extremely jealous of Caesar. Cassius acted out of such jealousy for Caesar throughout the story. Cassius lies to a large group of people, conspires against the government, and slays his longtime acquaintance, Caesar. Cassius takes Caesar’s best friend Brutus and convinces him to harm Caesar. Cassius is the least honorable character in Julius Caesar…

this, he knew he would kick the bucket and on account of Brutus. Brutus cherished Rome and would not have liked to see Rome devastated on account of Julius Caesar. Cassius inquired as to why was Caesar to be the lord when Brutus was pretty much as honorable and awesome as Caesar.it turns out Brutus was both a loyalist of Rome and a double crosser of Julius Caesar. He is a nationalist for cherishing Rome enough to protect it, however he is a trickster in light of the fact that he slaughtered…

In the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare knew how to tie in omens to the play without giving what is going to happen away. Shakespeare uses omens and how he shows the importance of destiny. Along with this main omen there are some others that he puts in his play to show what might happen in the future. There were many omens in this play that lead to bad things including ides of March, ghosts, and strange behavior of animals. The "Ides of March" refers to March 15, the day Julius Caesar was…

Funeral Speech Comparison in Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, portrayed the clash of powers that went on between the remaining leaders after the assassination of the dictator, Julius Caesar. The play took a substantial advantage of rhetorical devices and Shakespeare made it palpable that he valued the art of persuasion at an exceptionally high level. Arguably Shakespeare’s best application of rhetoric are the two funeral speeches given by Brutus and Mark Antony in scene II…

of a human being than the use of his limbs” (Aristotle, Rhetoric). In Aristotle’s book Rhetoric he elaborates on the three rhetorical devices; ethos, logos, and pathos. These devices are found frequently in Shakespeare’s writings, particularly in Julius Caesar. Rhetorical devices are tools of persuasive writing which influence readers through appeals such as credibility, logic, and emotion. To begin, Ethos is a rhetorical device which appeals to credibility or authority. Ethos is a Greek…

In the play book, Julius caesar, shakspeare had many clever idea on to why he wrote what he did. He was very creative when writing and wrote about a man who was killed by his friend, Brutus. Brutus had his reasonings, that Antony disagreed with. By exaiming the ethos. Pathos, and logos, it is clear that brutus and antony have completely different feelings and thoughts on Julius Caesars death. When brutus and antony presented their speeches, they used ethos so that they could make the audience…

Hitler to Mao Zedong, dictators are known for bringing pain and suffering. However, Julius Caesar might have not fallen into this category. The potential reign of Julius Caesar as king was a subject of great controversy in ancient Rome in 44 B.C. While the uneducated commoners celebrated Caesar, many members of the senate feared for the day he would receive the crown, for various reasons. However, overall, Julius Caesar was a good leader. The first example of this is Caesar’s will. After…

In William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” Mark Antony unleashes a powerful speech during Caesar’s funeral, aiming to persuade the people of Rome that Brutus was fallacious to kill Caesar and that they should avenge his death. In Antony’s oration, he argues his case against Brutus by using the rhetorical strategies of Ethos, Pathos and Logos to manipulate his audience to be on his side, rather than Brutus’s side. These three persuasion tools allow his audience to connect with him and he is…