Julius Caesar: Brutus or Caesar As the Protagonist The play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, tells the story of a man trying his best to make reasonable, rational decisions. ... Three critical aspects show the reader the non-essentialness of Julius Caesar. ... Caesar warns numerous people of ensuing tragedies multiple times, and not once do they listen to him. ... He became unfocused due to his wife's tragedy. ... Marcus Brutus is the protagonist of the play, Julius Caesar. ...

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Caesar, upon his return from killing Pompey, is acknowledged as a war hero. Brutus knowing that Caesar is fighting for the top, decides to terminate Caesar for the good of Rome. ... There was no actual campaigning that took place in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, because there wasn't an actual election taking place. ... Brutus knows that Caesar is ambitious, he tells this to the Marc Antony who then repeats it to the crowd over Caesar's dead body. ... The American government is completely derived from the Roman government giving The Tragedy of Julius Caesar its main thread between e...

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Julius Caesar It shows quite clearly the structural and psychological features of tragedy. Looked at from the Aristotle point of View, the tragedy despite its title, is the tragedy of Brutus. ... Themis and Nemesis can be seen in Julius Caesar. ... But the beginning of the fourth act of Julius Caesar brings in reversal of the situation what Aristotle called "peripeteia": it is now Brutus and his fellow conspirators who are haunted, and Caesar friends are the haunters. ... What makes Julius Caesar a tragedy, and a great tragedy, is that it deals with problems of character and morality t...

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar focuses on the main character, Brutus, and his co-conspirators ending the life of soon-to-be dictator Julius Caesar. ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Mean Girls both involve characters with surprisingly identical attributes. ... In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Mean Girls, the Caesar figure and the Brutus figure both fight for power during the story. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus fights for Caesar's power because he knows that Caesar will become a tyrant if he has it. ... In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus partakes in a cons...

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The death of Julius Caesar was essentially caused by the jealousy of another powerful man of ancient Rome - Cassius. Caesar was rising steadily to power when Cassius decided to do something about it. ... Later on at Caesar's funeral, Antony gave the famous "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech that convined Romans to oppose the conspirators and side with him. ... This truly is a tragedy considering that Brutus was a nave person that strongly believed Cassius's plan was in the best interest of Rome. ... In conclusion, the plot of Julius Caesar is mainly driven forward by the action...

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Brutus was a trusted friend of Caesar and an honorable man, or so you thought. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is presented as a loyal companion to Caesar showing himself as honorable only to turn around and betray his friend by death. ... Brutus was a noble man in Rome and a good friend to the leader Caesar. ... (Shakespeare The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 5. 3. line 49) These were words Brutus spoke moments before killing himself, dying full of shame. ... He was no friend to Caesar, or anyone else. ...

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William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. ... Brutus believes he uses wise judgment in his plans to prevail over Caesar. ... They fear that Caesar's death will cause Antony to seek revenge. Cassius states "Let Antony and Caesar fall together," (2.1.161). ... After Caesar's assassination, Antony proposes to speak at the funeral. ...

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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the peasants and the everyday people had really no minds of their own. ... The two speakers, Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony, are both friends of Julius Caesar; however, the difference between them is that Brutus was part of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, yet Antony stayed true to him. After Caesar's death, the whole city of Rome proceeded to the Forum to hear exactly what happened and what should be accomplished next. ... Next, he asks the crowd to use reason instead of emotion to judge him, as many people loved Caesar greatly. .....

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Julius Caesar, a play written by William Shakespeare, had many characters who could have been questioned in terms of their motives and will. ... Julius Caesar, the center of the big ordeal, is the first logical person to take a look at. ... The next person to be looked upon in Mark Antony, apparently Julius Caesar's right-hand man. ... When he kills Julius Caesar by stabbing him even as he looked him in the eye he believes that he and the others are doing it only for the good of the country of Rome. ... Of all of the people involved in William Shakespeare's trag...

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Julius Caesar was the dictator of Rome and he aspired to be the Emperor. ... The Soothsayer has an insight of trouble for Julius Caesar and he warns him - "Beware the Ides of March." ... When Brutus finds both Titinius and Cassius dead he senses the ghost of Caesar present and says, "O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet; Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our own proper entrails." ... Julius Caesar changes his mind and this downfall is shown to be one of Caesar's flaws. ... Julius Caesar shows that he may be dangerous with power and power is what Caesar is trying to acquire. ...

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Both Paul Baumer of Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Brutus of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are innocent and trusting when introduced to the reader, but after experiencing indescribable pain, both become realistic stoics without hope for a better life. ... Likewise, in the beginning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus trusts devious Cassius, who claims that Rome is threatened by Caesar's ambition. Just as Kantorek convinces Paul to enlist in the German army, Cassius persuades Brutus to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar. ... Despite Bru...

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Historical Caesar Versus Shakespearean Caesar Julius Caesar can be portrayed in two different aspects. ... An example of Caesar being portrayed as fictional is in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare describes Julius Caesar differently compared to who Julius Caesar actually was. ... This allowed Shakespeare to create any picture of Julius Caesar he wanted. Caesar's behavior towards the senate and Cassius was very different in Shakespeare's tragedy in comparison to Caesar's actual history. ...

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But do Shakespeare's characters use rhetoric for wrong doings in the play of Julius Caesar? Yes, the characters in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare use rhetorical appeals in order to accomplish evil acts by using ad hominem, tradition, and bandwagon. ... Mark Antony did desire that the citizens were cared for, however he desired the revenge for Julius Caesar much more. ... He suggests that Caesar must be killed before he gains absolute power and causes destruction. ... In the article Julius Caesar and Coriolanus: Shakespeare's Roman World of Words the au...

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Gaius Cassius was very emotional. ... "I was born free as Caesar; so were you I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor, did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder the old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber did I the tired Caesar, and this man is now become a god, and Cassius is a wretched creature, and must bend his body if Caesar carelessly but nod on him this god did shake. ... He made Brutus believe that Caesar was not a good enough of a ruler to rule Rome. ... "I think it is not meet Marc Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, should out live Caesar; we shal...

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In "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Marc Antony took his time and effort to persuade the people of Rome. ... For example, Antony says that Caesar is an ambitions man (754). Antony is trying to say that Caesar wanted a lot. Caesar wanted to achieve a lot of thing showing that he is ambitious. ... Calling Caesar honorable several times would make the crowd change their thought towards Caesar. ...

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In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Brutus proves this to be true when he dies in the same fashion in which he lived. ... In Cassius's letters, he suggests to Brutus that action needs to be taken and that a wrong needs to be corrected with out directly mentioning Caesar. ... Later his handicap resurfaces when he decides, against Cassius, not to kill Antony saying, ". . . think not of him; he can do no more than Caesar's arm when Caesar's head is off." ... This proves that freedom was his true reason for killing Caesar. ... "Caesar now be still. ...

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In William Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, soon to be emperor Julius Caesar is murdered by the Conspiracy and Rome is left powerless and out of control. ... You can feel his passion and love for the people of Rome and Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, Antony visits Caesar's cold, lifeless body, and says, "Passion, I see, is catching, for mine eyes" (III.i.283). ... Well Brutus was always loyal to Caesar. ... He knows that the only way to save Rome from total chaos is to kill Caesar. ...

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In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Cassius are opposites or foils to one another because Brutus is noble while Cassius is manipulative, Brutus is concerned only for the good of Rome while Cassius is concerned only for himself and while Brutus is naive, Cassius never trusts people. Throughout Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are shown to be foils to one another when Brutus is displayed as noble, while Cassius is displayed as manipulative. ... "Brutus' and "Caesar'. ... The last instances where B...

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According to me, the play is both a historical play and a tragedy. Although the play smoothly contains all Shakespearean skills and could almost be classified as a history, comedy, or tragedy, the dominant mode of tragedy emerges from the clash of demands between the private life and the public. ... Antony is now much older than he was in the period of Julius Caesar and although he was a good politician and an experienced commander, his qualifications seem to vanish now. ... By the way, Antony meets Caesar's troops and scores an unexpected victory, which is an excellent example of unexpe...

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written be William Shakespeare, has a character named Brutus who has a tragic flaw that is honor. ... Cassius is happy that Brutus listened to him and wants to kill Caesar. ... Brutus announces, "And for Marc Antony, think not of him;/For her can do no more then Caesar's arm/ When Caesar's head is off"(2.1181-183). ... Antony is speaking over Caesar's body because Brutus allows him to speak to the Romans about Caesar and his death. ... Brutus allows Antony to speak to the crowds about Caesar's death. ...

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a play written by William Shakespeare, told a story of love, betrayal, and enormous greed. ... Brutus felt Caesar already controlled much more than necessary. In Act I, scene ii, lines 78-79 Caesar states, "I do fear the people/Choose Caesar for their king." ... He would rather kill Caesar, a dear friend, to help Rome become better. ... Brutus said these words after agreeing to join the conspiracy against Caesar. ...

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In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are contrasting characters. ... In Julius Caesar, Brutus is the more nave, dominant and noble character, while Cassius is the more perceptive, submissive, and manipulative person. ... Do/ not consent/ That Antony speak in [Caesar's] funeral. ... He is the one who starts the conspiracy to kill Caesar. ... They contradict each other in these three important ways, but together they play an important part in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. ...

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The clash of civilizations is the one of the main reason behind the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra. ... Shakespeare has based his play on Plutarch's 3narrative of Roman characters .A.C.Bradley does not consider it the real tragedy because he thinks that it lacks certain convention of tragedy. ... Mark Antony has not learned the lesson from tragic death of Julius Caesar , the last Republican ruler, who tried to marry the Egyptian Queen as he was in love with her and did great favour to her by restoring her to throne. ... Reason is symbolized by Octavius Caesar,the heir of Julius Caes...

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An example of this is shown in the well known Shakespearean play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, wherein Marcus Brutus is identified as a tragic hero. ... The most obvious of these is when he takes part in the assassination of Caesar. ... But most importantly, he underestimates the cleverness of Antony and allows him to convince the Roman citizens that the conspirators were wrong to murder Caesar. ... When Cassius dishonestly raises money from Caesar's death, Brutus becomes furious, only to demand for a portion of it in the end. ... Brutus is a tragic murderer for killing Caesar and t...

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There are many reasons for both Brutus and Cassius to lead the assassination plot and to lead in the Civil War that follows Julius Caesar's assassination. ... Caesar's love for Brutus is clearly shown through his murder. ... The biggest mistake that Brutus makes is that Caesar has to die. ... The tragedy of Brutus is not that he attempted to free Rome from a dictator and was killed in the action, but that with the best of motives, he was responsible for the murder of "the noblest man that ever lived in the tide of times" (Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 256-7). ... He resents the fact tha...

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