...author of Julius Caesar story has portrayed Portia the wife to Brutus, as a domestic homemaker. However, based on the tone of the story Portia has built a partnership of trust with Brutus, as a married couple they have kept no secrets. Brutus past actions of sharing information and having a loving relationship with Portia appear to have taken a turn to secretiveness. As we move into Act, 2.1 Brutus has arose urgently and left the bed. The night prior at supper, he did not finish his meal, arose, and paced about. Portia begins to beg her husband to confide in her, tell her what is on his mind. Portia has a tone of serious concern, why is Brutus so secretive? She feels Brutus has left her in the dark with no information and as his wife, she is not used to seeing him or his mind so angrily distributed, yet quiet, and secretive. As in line 242, “when Portia says, I asked you what the matter was, you stared upon me with ungentle looks.” It is apparent that Brutus behavior is vastly different from his past actions....
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...JULIUS CAESAR BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR Question 1 In what way does the crowd function as a character? In the play “Julius Caesar”, the crowd plays a crucial role in portraying the setting of their society. The crowds would usually portray characteristics of one character or individual. They acted like this in the way they went about doing things e.g.- they would always take the side of the person in power, they were easily persuaded because of their naïve state of mind. Question 2 One thing Julius Caesar and Brutus have in common is their divided selves. Compare the two characters with special reference to their public and private selves. Both Caesar and Brutus have two distinguished personalities, (divided selves). In reference to Brutus’ public personality, he is confident and hold himself in high esteem. He refuses to show even a spec of weakness. He takes great pride in his speeches. As opposed to his private self, who is very timid and gentle. This was portrayed in the play when he tries to conceal tis side of him from his wife. In reference to Caesar’s public personality, he is fearless, arrogant and noble in public. Caesar was unable to separate his public self from his private self unlike Brutus. Caesar would discuss his private affairs publicly. Question 3 Compare and contrast the scene between Portia and Brutus and the scene between Caesar and Calpurnia Brutus and Portia share a more respectful relationship with an understanding that they are...
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...The Tragedy of Julius Caesar tells of the conspiracy and the murder of one the most prominent figures in Roman history, Julius Caesar. The play written by William Shakespeare, shows the relationships between the conspiracy members, more specifically Marcus Brutus. He comes from noble ancestry and is a politician in the Roman capital. One of Shakespeare’s most used ideas in his plays is the idea of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character usually of noble birth and has a tragic flaw. Shakespeare uses Brutus and not Caesar as the tragic hero. To fit the criteria of a Shakespearean tragic hero the character must be a person of noble birth and have a tragic flaw. Brutus has an ancestor who is of noble importance. Lucius Junius Brutus was the...
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...Mero 1 Julius Caesar’s Background Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC to a very wealthy family. Caesars father Gaius Julius Caesar looked over the province of Asia. Aurelia Cotta was his mother and there is nothing written about Julius Caesar’s childhood. When Caesar’s father passed away unexpectedly, Caesar became of leader of the family at the age of 16. Before he even turned 17 he had already begun a civil war where he assisted his uncle Gaius Marius against his enemy Lucius Sulla. With helping his uncle out, he was nominated as the highest priest of Jupiter which was an honor to serve the three Gods. He had always been destined for greatness from the time he was born. In 61-60 BC his dominating career began. He served as the governor of...
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...correspond with one another. We see this happen a lot in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, many events happen in result of politics occurring. Caesar’s role in politics leads Brutus to actions that affected many people. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, shows that relationships between multiple people can be affected both negatively and positively when politics becomes involved, politics has a great deal of power that can strain...
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...The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar There are many different characters with different personalities throughout “The tragedy Of Julius Caesar” such as Brutus and Cassius. Along with the many differences they have Cassius and Brutus also have a lot of similarities such as how they both think that Caesar is too powerful. A major difference between them is their moral choices and reasons for killing Caesar. When Brutus and Cassius were first introduced you could see their differences clearly but as the play develops people discover that the have a lot more similarities than it first appeared. A difference between Cassius and Brutus is that they have very different morals. When it comes to Cassius to killing Antony he thinks that Antony will become a nuisance and a possible threat. “As to annoy us all; which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together” (2.1.160.). Unlike Cassius, Brutus thinks that it is unnecessary to kill anybody other than Caesar because it would be just killing senselessly. “For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers.” (2.1.165.). Brutus thinks that Antony is of no threat to the conspirators and he does not want unnecessary killing. If Brutus had followed Cassius’ advise and kill Antony they could have avoided the war and Brutus and Cassius would not have committed suicide. A similarity that Brutus and Cassius have in their personalities is that they both want to kill Caesar because they think he has too much...
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...little bit of the spotlight” (Conrad). Julius Caesar and Brutus were considered good friends. LeBron James was basically made into a superstar from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The relationship between the two groups will be explained in detail. Furthermore, their similarities and differences will be expressed using proper evidence. Also, despite Caesar and Brutus being from a complete different generation than the modern day, betrayal still has the same effect on an individual. To begin, Julius Caesar was one of the greatest leaders in Roman history who was assassinated by a group of conspirators because they were afraid he would become a tyrant. Marullus, who does not...
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...Delich Italian 230 Research Paper Julius Caesar Julius Caesar; he came, he saw, and he conquered. Caesar is one of the most well-known Emperors of Rome and one of the most influential historical figures. Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman Empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, paving the way for the imperial system. The story of Caesar’s rise to power and fall from grace is one that has been told since the time of the Romans. His accomplishments and contributions to Roman society and the world will surely never be forgotten. Julius Caesar was a distinguished general, influential politician, and a fierce dictator. Julius Caesar was born in Rome around July 13, 100 BC. Although, he hailed from Roman aristocrats, his family was far from rich. When Caesar was 16 his father, Gaius Caesar, died. “His family was closely connected with the Marian faction in Roman politics” (Historical Figures, Julius Caesar par. 2). At around the time of his father's death, Caesar made a large effort to side with the country's nobility. “His marriage to Cornelia, the daughter of a noble, had drawn the ire of Rome's dictator, Sulla, who ordered the young Roman to divorce his wife or risk losing his property” (Caesar Julius, par 5). Caesar refused and found escape in the military, serving first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Following the death of Sulla, Caesar returned to Rome to begin his career...
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...Loyalty is pretty close to having courage in that you need loyalty in order to have courage to die for those you say you love. A great example of a leader who exercised the virtue of loyalty would be Julius Caesar. It is said in his legend that he wouldn’t just observe the battle that his men are fighting, but he would fight alongside them. That is an immense amount of loyalty! Another representation of great loyalty to a leader is hannibal. “From the Druentia Hannibal advanced towards the Alps mainly through open country, and reached the foothills without encountering any opposition from the local tribes.” (Livy). A truly loyal leader’s goal is the benefit of his men. He will never do put himself before his men, if so he is not a very good leader. Julius Caesar is the perfect example for this, he always tried and work to the beneficial goal of his men. Caesar especially shows this when in the “battle of the wills” with Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix came to the idea of sending the women, children, and elderly of Gaul, out of the gates of Alesia and into the Roman camp in order to starve out the Romans. He knew that Caesar would have to take them in, but he did not. He didn’t because he caught on to Vercingetorix’s plan, and was not going to starve his men for these Gaulish people. “Neither man blinked, and as a result, over the coming days, every single one of those...
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...Marcus Brutus: Noble Hero with a Tragic Fate In his influential work Poetica, the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” According to his analytical studies of literature which this quote appears in, successful tragedies achieve that deeper effect by arousing internal sensations of pity and fear in their audience through intricate character development of a virtuous and respectable protagonist. However, even a seemingly ideal character requires relatable flaws for their audience to connect on an emotional level with them; thus, authors of tragedies also give their heroes a hamartia, which Aristotle defines as a weakness in character. This single...
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...audience. This is especially true for the tragedy of Julius Caesar. Soon after the assassination of Caesar two Speaker, Brutus and Antony, present a side to the argument of whether or not the assassination was justified or not. With Brutus for the assassination and Antony...
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...Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Portia and Calpurnia, the only women roles in the play, display a woman’s role in Ancient Rome of women being inferior to their husbands and under their authority. In Act II Scene I, Brutus leaves his bed at night to join Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus, Trebonius, and Cassius on a conspiracy plan. His wife, Portia becomes worried. She does not know what is going on but curiously wants to know. She is worried about her husband because she can tell something has been going on with him. However, he still refuses to tell her, even as much as she urges him to. Women were to respect their husbands and under his authority she was not obligated to force him to tell her what is going on. This is exhibited in scene 2 when Portia said, “Nor for yours either. Y’ have urgently, Brutus, stole from my bed; and yesternight at supper you suddenly arose and walked about musing and sighing, with your arm across and when I asked you what the matter was you stared upon me with ungentle looks” (II.i.237-242) This statement relates the fact of women not having control on their husband’s actions because just as Brutus left from the bed a women could not do so and also as Portia asked Brutus what was the matter he sighed, fussed, and looked at her harshly. He didn’t tell her anything, because he wasn’t obligated to do so. Portia urges Brutus to tell her the matters in which are causing him to be down. She is worried and wants to know why he will not tell her. Brutus becomes frustrated...
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...In William Shakespeare's play ¨The Tragedy of Julius Caesar¨ a group of conspirators came together to plan assassinated Julius Caesar. Brutus was a tragic hero because he faced major challenges with his loyalty to his friends; loyalty to his country. His relationship with Caesar was strong, bit his love for Rome and the people of Rome was stronger. Noble Brutus is considered a tragic hero because he was destined for a downfall. At the end of the play he called victory too soon, and a little while after he did that he knew he was defeated so he committed suicide. Marcus Junius Brutus was Brutus ancestor. He was important because he fought for a democracy so that no one would rule. He would want the Senate to make decisions. Rather than a King....
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...Julius Caesar full title · The Tragedy of Julius Caesar author · William Shakespeare type of work · Play genre · Tragic drama, historical drama language · English time and place written · 1599, in London date of first publication · Published in the First Folio of 1623, probably from the theater company’s official promptbook rather than from Shakespeare’s manuscript publisher · Edward Blount and William Jaggard headed the group of five men who undertook the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio narrator · None climax · Cassius’s death (V.iii), upon ordering his servant, Pindarus, to stab him, marks the point at which it becomes clear that the murdered Caesar has been avenged, and that Cassius, Brutus, and the other conspirators have lost in their attempt to keep Rome a republic rather than an empire. Ironically, the conspirators’ defeat is not yet as certain as Cassius believes, but his death helps bring about defeat for his side. protagonists · Brutus and Cassius antagonists · Antony and Octavius setting (time) · 44 b.c. setting (place) · Ancient Rome, toward the end of the Roman republic point of view · The play sustains no single point of view; however, the audience acquires the most insight into Brutus’s mind over the course of the action falling action · Titinius’ realization that Cassius has died wrongly assuming defeat; Titinius’ suicide; Brutus’s discovery of the two corpses; the final struggle between Brutus’s men and the troops...
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...In a play written by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus has made multiple errors due to inaccurate judgement. Foremost, Brutus does not take Cassius’s thoughts into consideration when thoughts of assassinating Marc Antony are put forth. An additional mistake Brutus made was not only letting Antony live, but letting the mischievous man speak at Caesar’s funeral. Lastly, an important mistake that not only risked their lives, but the people of Rome’s: Brutus denying Cassius’s ideas to wait for the opposing side to reach them before the war. “ Leaders with the ability of flexibility, maintain themselves during chaos. These leaders are open to new ideas, and work with a wide variety of people. Being flexible can include immense changes and adapting to changing conditions” (Flexibility, 1). In Act II, scene I, lines 162-168 of Julius Caesar, Cassius expresses his views of Marc Antony and suggests they assassinate him. Brutus responds with “As for Marc Antony--forget him. He’ll be as useless as Caesar’s arm after Caesar’s head is cut off”(Anderson, 804). There is not much of an argument in this scene for, what...
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