Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

plan to stop Caesar from becoming ruler of Rome. Brutus has not yet decided whether he wants to join the conspiracy or stay loyal to his friend Caesar. Along the course of the tragedy readers will find themselves like Brutus, contemplating what side to support. The fall or the revival of Rome depends on whether the people choose to support or condemn the conspiracy. Supporting the conspiracy would be the wiser decision. Since the rebellion of the Brutus family on Rome’s monarchy, Rome became a…

Brutus is one of the main characters in the play Julius Caesar. When one begins to read the play, Brutus comes of as one of Caesar’s followers, or at least a good friend. When the reader sees the first interaction that the two have, it seems as if Brutus looks up to Caesar. One might think that Brutus does look up to Caesar, but only to a certain extent. When Brutus and Cassius interact the first time, it seems as if Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. Brutus even…

wrongdoings. As well as that they both believed that they should still remain in power. However, Cassius and Brutus see that Caesar’s way of ruling was wrong, just like the government and the media saw that within Schock. “Mr. Schock had cultivated an image that was more about lifestyle and less about lawmaking”, is how The New York Times described Schock, (Hauser). Meanwhile, when Brutus described Caesar in Act III, Scene II, he said, “‘As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I…

looking at both Brutus's and Antony's speech, it is clear to see that Antony's speech is superior to Brutus's. Antony deals with a crowd Brutus had just turned adjacent to Julius Caesar, making Antony have to word everything he says extremely carefully.As Brutus's speech was shorter and more complex than Antony's, Antony still won the people over in the end. Brutus uses ethos within the first four lines. He states: "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you may…

idea of the speech because the words stay in the citizen’s minds. As they think about the words deeper meaning, the people begin to question whether or not Caesar shows ambition and if Brutus is honorable. Moreover, Antony further persuades the audience when he uses rhetorical questions to counter ideas in Brutus’ speech. First, Antony questions…

People are selfish beings. Yes, some are more than others; some are less selfish than others. One of those people goes by the name Julius Caesar, who was very selfish. Caesar had been a General of the Roman Empire in 44 BC. He was expecting to be crowned King of Rome when a conspiracy group rose up and assassinated him. Caesar was full of himself, always speaking about himself rather than speaking about others. In Act III, scene i, lines 44-46 Caesar goes on about how Metellus is foolish to…

instead it focuses on his friend Brutus, one of the conspirators, as he struggles with choosing between honor, loyalty and patriotism when killing Caesar. Brutus is a patriot and not a betrayer because he was manipulated into killing Caesar, he had the good intention of protecting democracy and he stopped the conspirators from killing Antony. Brutus’s struggle in deciding to kill Caesar is similar to the struggle people face when making hard decisions today. Brutus may be a traitor because…

today In the world of literature we are going to be going over one of the greatest authors of all time Shakespeare. Shakespeare's plays have Inspired people for generations be it his cunning wordplay, crazy characters, or even his all around ability to tell a story; but to those of you who know how I write I don't simply review an author or even a book with them. no ladies and gentlemen today I will be reviewing shakespeare's world famous tragedy Julius Caesar. More or less its main protagonist…

In the historical epic Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott, a scene that helped to portray an important idea was the ‘Re-enactment of Carthage’. The purpose of this scene is to show Maximus regaining his identity of who he truly is, a leader. This scene stood out to me as behind a mask he was not known for the great leader, contrasting with earlier scenes where all soldiers had great respect for Maximus where now he had to prove himself to regain the respect. Dialogue, camera work, actor’s…

Both women, Portia and Calpurnia, both are wives of key statesmen. Both women try to persuade their husbands and succeed, as Portia persuades Brutus to tell her the details of the conspiracy, and Calpurnia persuades Julius Caesar to not go to the capitol because she has had bad dreams for the last few nights. Calpurnia and Portia are obviously not fully fleshed out characters, but we meet each of them in various states of pleading with their husbands. They both definitely know their place in the…