The Romans where looking for any type of clarity on why this happened, so both Brutus and Mark Antony delivered speeches. Brutus used the rhetorical devices antithesis, epimone, and logos, while Mark Antony used paralipsis and pathos, to evoke the preferred mob mentality that each one wanted. Brutus was one of the conspirators that murdered Caesar, so he wanted to defend himself and explain why he did what he did. Brutus uses antithesis, putting two contrasting ideas together, to emphasize…
would have to enlist in help from others. The first person Cassius went to was brutus, his brother in law and a praetor. Brutus was a nobleman, Cassius was going to need a legitimate reason for wanting to kill Caesar. He goes through the entire speech trying to display how the abundance of power was going to corrupt Caesar. Cassius uses claim of policy in his speech, it is given with the intention of persuading Brutus to help him remove Caesars power. He uses Brutus’s concern for the greater…
tragedy of Julius Caesar. It was written by William Shakespeare. This story is about a tragic flaw. Brutus is the tragic hero. The author is william shakespeare. Brutus is part of the noble family. This can be proven because junius brutus is brutus's uncle. junius brutus is important because he overthrew the tyrannical kings. Also after he overthrew the tyrannical kings he started a democracy for Rome. Brutus is the one who suffers a catastrophe in the Tragedy of julius caesar.His catastrophe is…
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” very much like other tragedies, this play had much suspense with the characters especially Brutus, and Cassius. Brutus contrasts very well with Cassius in this play. Cassius wanted to kill Caesar so he can gain the power which was for his own personal gain. He also wanted Brutus to help plot against, and kill Caesar, which Brutus did. Later, Brutus ended up feeling horrible for plotting against Caesar because that was his best-friend. As said in the beginning…
fear the people/Choose Caesar for their king” (Shakespeare I.ii.79-80). Brutus, Caesar’s noble friend, was a marvelous, lowly, and gentle person. Additionally, he was a very respected and honest man. However, Brutus joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, due to his love for Rome, the influence of Cassius, and his intentions. Brutus observed Caesar’s growing power from popularity as repressive. The patriotism Brutus had for Rome and the sense of obligation to protect it ultimately…
we hear is Brutus'. In his speech, he justifies why he killed Julius Caesar, and to also gain the backing of the other Romans. A hyperbole is used in Antony's speech, "When the poor hath cried, Caesar had wept." Caesar didn't actually cry, but he was very upset. This shows that Caesar wasn't as bad as he seemed. Brutus tests the listeners to see if are proud to be Roman. "Who here are so vile that will not love his country." This entertains the audience and causes them to think. Brutus gets the…
In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare mentions a lot of the emotion of fear throughout the play. A substantial amount of characters exhibited fear in the performance, while it was approached multiple times throughout the story in either different appearances such as past painful experiences or any form of doubt in themselves or in others around them . But the strand fear, is attached in not knowing the uncertainty. Through the trail of fear, Caesars’ companions double crossed him by stabbing him…
cheering crowds of Romans after a great victory over Pompey. Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Julius Caesar had earned the loyalty of the people of Rome. Even Marcus Brutus, a close friend who conspired against Caesar and eventually murdered him, respected and loved Caesar. However, Brutus’ loyalty to Rome was stronger than his loyalty to Caesar. “What means this shouting/ I do// fear the people do choose Caesar for their…
Julius Caesar had a mental illness, and that he attacked Brutus for absolutely no reason, and that the Senate attacked Julius to save Brutus. So, there may not be a true murderer of Julius Caesar, you may think. But i’ll prove that wrong. Brutus may have been the murderer because he had swayed Julius to arrive to the Senate. Even though everyone tried to make Julius stay, Brutus just had to make him come. No matter what anyone did, Brutus wouldn’t allow it. He REALLY wanted Julius to come.…
(1.) Rick – In Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) Rick is at first portrayed as independent and free from all political ties at the beginning of the film. He appears too cynical to be impressed by anyone. He says several times that he “sticks his neck out for nobody.” Although, we see another side behind Rick’s cynical appearance when he refuses to let a member of the Deutsche Bank enter the bar’s back gambling room. This provides a subtle hint that Rick’s political approvals lie with the allies…