Marcus Goldman

A Character Study ——Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare, based on the story of the real-life Roman army general and state ruler. Caesar played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.From the plotting of the assassination to the aftermath that followed, two figures stand out to be most important --- Brutus and Marc Antony. By analyzing their attitude to Caesarand their…

In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar dies and Brutus and Mark Antony write a speech for the funeral. It was a tragedy when Julius Caesar died because everyone had respect for him well most people, some people wanted to kill Caesar like Brutus and Mark Antony. In their speech they both talk about why they killed Caesar Brutus says he killed him for the good of Rome, Mark Antony says that Brutus killed Caesar because he said that Julius was a ambitious man. Who's speech was the best you might…

about killing Julius Caesar, because of how great Caesar was, and he was also unsure about whether Caesar deserved to be killed. In the article, “Killing Caesar,” by Jon Herman, it says, “in the dark skies high above the city, a raven called, but Marcus Brutus could not hear it. Instead at the food of the colossal statue of the dog Jupiter, in the heart of Rome, Brutus…

senators, during one of their meetings. Julius was planning on leaving Rome to fight in the war on March 18th. He had planned to have some of the most loyal members in the army to rule the empire while he was gone, and Cassius and his brother-in-law Marcus were both very angry to take orders form Caesar’s inferior followers. Unfortunately, Caesar would’ve still been alive if he hadn’t taken away his security force long before the assassination, which made this murder as easy as possible. As he…

After the death of Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony need to address the city of Rome. Brutus discusses with Mark Antony their plan to go about speaking to the Roman people. Brutus addresses the crowd first with two main goals in mind. To justify what he did and explain how this will benefit Rome. Antony has the advantage of going after Brutus speech and cut the limbs of his argument. In Brutus’s speech, he speaks from the heart. It’s not that his speech was a fail, it’s just that his honesty and…

Brutus and Mark Antony were both good friends of Julius Caesar, so both of them gave speeches when Caesar died. Their speeches were similar, but very different, and they used their time to influence the audience, therefore impacting the plot. Brutus was one of the conspirators who assisted in killing Caesar, while Mark Antony was Caesar's right hand man. They both wanted the best for Rome, but had different views of what that was. First, let's look at Brutus' speech. He first claimed that…

After the death of Julius Caesar, both Brutus and Mark Antony spoke to the public. Mark Antony who wasn't part of Julius Caesar death want to describe of the significance of Caesar. However, Brutus is a conspirator who kill Caesar, fears the speech Mark Antony might give, tells the public that he kill Caesar for them(people). Both speeches leave the audience to decide whether to choose Antony side or Brutus. Both speeches explain Caesar death in a similar way and different and how they truly…

Admittedly, other people might say that Caesar is the tragic hero because he realized his fault before he died. However, when he died, Caesar still held onto his overly large ego. After Brutus stabbed him, Caesar said “Et tu, Brute?—Then fall, Caesar,” (III.i.85). Without a doubt, Caesar was definitely emotionally hurt because his best friend was going to kill him, but his last three words were referring to himself in third person, showing that he still thought of himself as godlike. Brutus, on…

Despite some claims, Brutus was not a cold blooded killer. He did not seek power in killing Caesar. What he had to gain was, in fact, freedom for his people. At this time Rome was ruled by dictators. Rulers were revered in the way gods were and could be harsh at times. In the first act, Brutus was taken aside by Cassius to speak. Brutus and Cassius witnessed the people offering Caesar the crown once more and Brutus expressed his disappointment; “Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would…

Antony's use of the three forms of persuasion was more effective than Brutus's. Antony's use of ethos, pathos, and logos is able to convince the people that he is correct. Brutus manages to convince people shortly in his speech that he is right, but in the end Antony wins. In the beginning of Brutus's speech he states "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may believe."(III:14-15). He hopes the people will think he is more trustworthy using ethos. Antony also uses…