Marcus Brigstocke

In the novel, Julius Caesar there is a two sided argument on how and why Caesar was murdered. Even though Caesar is Brutus’ best friend, for the sake of Rome, with no regrets or grief, Brutus murdered Caesar. In Brutus’ mind, the best for Rome was to annihilate Caesar. When Mark Antony finds out that Caesar was put to death, he asks Brutus if he can deliver a speech at his funeral. Brutus grants Antony his wish and lets him speak. Little did he know that Anthony had a proposal to turn everybody…

The leader of the country has just been brutally murdered. There is panic and confusion among the crowd. No one is sure what is happening. No one is sure of what to do. This is the perfect time for a persuasive speaker to stand up and grab everyone 's attention. A persuasive speaker is someone who is able to change and strengthen people 's opinions and actions. When William Shakespeare wrote his famous play, Julius Caesar, he describes a scene of a fallen leader and two speakers, one explaining…

Facades, treachery, and deceit are all tactics used in manipulation, and without manipulation, the course of history would have changed dramatically. Brutus would never have joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar, and because of that, the second triumvirate would change. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare writes about how deceit, treachery, and facades are used time and time again for conspirators and loyal friends to get what they want. Shakespeare…

In Act III, Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony turned a crowd of mourning citizens to an angry mob. Antony turned this crowd into an angry mob through multiple persuasive devices. Brutus and the other conspirators thought they were killing Caesar for the good of Rome, but Antony and other ideas. He wanted to discreetly show the crowd of Romans who the conspirators actually were to him, a group of murderers. In order to persuade the people to not have sympathy for the…

They say that fame has a price but is giving away your privacy and having people photograph your every move worth being famous? From flying paparazzi drones to harassment the life of a celebrity seems to be portrayed as glamour. As the brilliant Anthony Liccione said “ Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name.” Paparazzi are blood thirsty animals ready to snap a photo of a celebrity in the wrong place at the wrong time just to ruin…

“Danger knows full well That Caesar is more dangerous than he” (II.ii). Caesar was arrogant, naive and a military mastermind. Caesar was definitely no ordinary man he was a godlike figure to the Romans and the conspirators feared him. He knew what he wanted and because of this mindset, he was very ambitious. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar’s arrogance helped guide him to become the successful ruler he was ,and at the same time, his lust for power lead him to his untimely…

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar culminates with Rome in a position of devastation and uncertainty following the death of Caesar. After speaking with the conspirators and gaining permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral, Antony weeps over Caesar’s marred corpse and predicts that Rome will fall into a state of chaos and destruction. Although several characters provoke the demolition that ensues, Antony is the most responsible for Rome’s ruination. Antony’s own desire for power, conflict, and revenge…

Clever, Clever Brutus Politicians twist the truth. Most of the time, what they say is accurate but the techniques they use have a way of manipulating listeners. All politicians do this, in fictional stories, throughout history, and even to this present day. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus uses manipulative devices in order to appeal to, pathos in which he evokes the feeling of being loved from the plebeians, logos in order to convince Cassius of his superior…

Julius Caesar is a tragedy about a ruler that is murdered by a group of conspirators, they go into a civil war with Caesar’s right hand man. William Shakespeare, in his tragedy Julius Caesar, proved that anyone with nobility, good intentions and the ability to recognize flaws will be a true hero. Brutus was trying to do everything he could for the people of Rome. Brutus explained why he killed Caesar, “That at his will he may do danger with. / The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins / Remorse…

Julius Caesar was brutally murdered by conspirators who apprised his beliefs. Mark Anthony was Julius Caesar's confidante and friend, so it's absurd to think he wouldn't do anything avenge his comrades death. Marc Anthony concocted a well thought out presentation to turn the citizens of Rome against the conspirators. The first step to Anthony's master plan is gaining Brutus and Cassius's trust. Marc Anthony sent his servant to assure Brutus that he loved Caesar but his allegiance lies…