Lucius Junius Brutus

conspirators for being “such honorable men”, Antony admitted how he grieved for his friend. He utilized paralipsis in his cajolery, stating that “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, / But here I am to speak what I do know.” In addition to denying his vendetta against the conspirators, he claims his allegiance allegedly stands with Brutus and the rebellion, though he speaks to their fault nonetheless. A word used repeatedly…

character has their own big part in the story, and each have different sides to them. Each character has a different part, either killing Caesar of giving pay back to the killers. The four main characters in the play are Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Marcus Brutus, and Mr. Cassius. It could be said that each of the characters in the play could be change the name of the play because of their different parts and what they did. Who should the play be named after? Who deserves to be in the title of…

go by another name, The Tragedy of Brutus. Brutus is the main character and hidden protagonist, he is a senate member scarred by Ceaser rising so quickly to kingdom. After being mislead by many friends he decides to assist in the murder of Julius Caesar. The noble Brutus is truly the only protagonist in the play, he should be the center of the play in the stead of the short lived and arrogant Julius Caesar. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is the one character in the…

is more effective than that of Brutus’, due to the differences Brutus and Antony have on what they believe will be most effective in persuading the plebeians to support them. They have different views on gravitas, and how it will serve them in persuading the plebeians. There are also differences in how they speak to them, including the use of verbal irony and sarcasm, or their straightforwardness. In addition, Antony relies on pathos to make his point, while Brutus uses logos. Due to the way…

All responsibility must come with external stimuli in the form of fault. An example would be Julius Caesar. Caesar was at fault for besieging the city of Rome and ruling over the Roman Republic as a dictator. His decision led to the death of hundreds but also caused the Roman Empire which emerged and spurred a period of learning and technology like nothing before. This question may be complicated but does wrongdoing in the world lead to our greatest Triumphs? This question is explained by…

Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy. A tragedy is a drama that ends in the downfall of the main character. In Julius Caesar, Brutus, who is an honorable figure in ancient Rome, the setting of the play, betrays and kills his friend Caesar for the good of Rome. This event leads people to seek revenge and eventually ends with brutus’s death. I believe that Brutus is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar because his character follows the following attributes of a tragic hero; he is a person of…

Let's start with what makes the speech so famous, rhetoric. Which is mainly seen in the words: ambitious and honorable. "But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man."( Book 3, Act 2, line 95-96) The word honorable is meant to mock Brutus. By using it in a sarcastic way, Mark Anthony questions whether Brutus is truly honorable."The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious."(Book 3, Act 2,line 86-87) With the word ambitious, Anthony shows the true nature of Caesar…

Marcus Brutus in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is noble. According to the Oxford Dictionary, noble, by definition, is having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. Brutus conveys this through his loyalty to Rome, respect for the people around him, and by staying true to himself and the people around him. To start off, with the reasons why Brutus is noble, is his loyalty to Rome. A example of this is that he would only join Antony…

speech was more of him talking down Brutus and Julius, telling the citizens that were at the funeral, that they need to "forget" the memory of Julius. Brutus shows how much that he cares for Julius and how much he misses him; where as Mark Antony speaks as if he is already to forget Julius, and how, even though he says he doesn't, he disagree's with Brutus's thoughts on Julius Caesar. How the two men come at each other adds into the end conflict of the play. As Brutus gives his speech he shows,…

Friends, Romans, today we speak to beg the question of why the noble Brutus has no monument to his name yet Caesar and Marc Anthony do. Noble men indeed but why is Brutus, the true character of Rome who embodied the honor of Rome and did everything he thought he could do to better Rome. Brutus deserves to have a show of his honor since he was part of the heart and spirit of Roman ideals, he had the cunning to survive in the senate, the strength to best any man in battle, and he put his honor and…