Julius Caesar Act V Questions & Reflection on the Play Answer in complete, detailed, grammatically correct sentences. Each question must have at least one paragraph response. Use support from the play! 1. Compare and contrast Cassius’ and Brutus’ deaths in terms of the deed and their final words. What does the manner of their deaths reveal about their characters 2. Titinius laments, “Alas, thou hast misconstrued everything!” (5.3.85). How does this quote illuminate the themes of the play and relate to characters’ actions? This quote is a good example of what misunderstanding can do. Although Titinius united with his friendly forces, Pindarus delivers erroneous conclusion to Cassius. Because of the wrong information-Titinius is captured …show more content…
Who is ultimately responsible at the end of the play for the chaos that follows Caesar’s death: Antony, Brutus, or Cassius? Support your answer!! No one is ultimately responsible for the chaos at the end of the play. The chaos that follows Caesar’s death were caused by flaws that everyone of us has. Caesar’s death was first caused by Cassius’ jealousy. His jealousy made him plan to kill Caesar. His jealousy also was caused by one of his flaws. He was too proud of himself and thought that he is a better person than he already is. He wanted to look good. Brutus’ flaw was another factor to this tragedy. He decided to betray his friend, Caesar and kill him because of he was greedy. 4. Is Brutus truly “an honorable man” (3.2.79)? Why or why not? Explain. Brutus is truly “an honorable man.” He was initially resistant to Cassius’ suggestion to betray Caesar. Also, Brutus says, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”(3.2.22) This proves that he only does what he feels is necessary to protect the Rome. In act 4, Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar, and this tells us that he is regretting his actions. He never felt right about killing Caesar afterwards. In fact, when he realized that he was wrong, he used the knife that he stabbed Caesar to take his own
Brutus’s motivations behind the death of Caesar is clearly evident in his speech after the assassination. Throughout his speech, Brutus relies on reason and logical rationale and syllogisms to explain the reasons behind the assassination “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free man? /as he was ambitious, I slew him”. These strong and emotive words demonstrate Brutus strong love for Rome. Thus it can be said that, although Shakespeare presents various perceptions towards Julius Caesar, the composer’s bias is not negated.
In conclusion, Marc Antony, Brutus and Cassius differ greatly in personality and leadership. Marc Antony and Cassius’ scheming made them successful, but each lacked integrity. Marc
to Caesar’s gain of power. Immediately after Cassius’s plan is executed, Brutus reads the letters, then
In the play, it is evident that Cassius wanted to kill Caesar for selfish reasons(I, ii, 140-145). The citation shows that Cassius was jealous, but Brutus saw right through
Brutus is an honorable man. One way Brutus is an honorable man is that he does what he does because that it is the right thing to do for his country. “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (3.2. 21-22). That just tells you that he loves Rome and that he tried to save Rome from a terrible future.
The conspirators in Julius Caesar envy how powerful Julius had become. They each loathe the fact that Julius is so influential and has the power to change Rome. Brutus, one of the conspirators, is scared that Julius could break up the republic that Rome has. Brutus alongside Cassius attempt to destroy Julius Caesar’s repetition by spreading false information and saying horrible things about him. These individuals take the life of an innocent man before he even has a
In Brutus’s mind it is necessary to kill Caesar because he wants to be the ruler of Rome. He thinks the only way to become ruler is to murder Caesar. In the play it says that Brutus states Caesar is becoming “overly ambitious”. Brutus is only concerned with the image people will have of him. Therefore, they decide to only kill Caesar with the help of the
When Brutus was invited to the conspiracy and all the way to his death later in the play he was uncertain if it was correct to kill Caesar. On one side he thought that it was a bad idea, and that Caesar was his friend and he did not know if he could trust Cassius and the others. On the other hand Brutus’s Ancestor, Junius Brutus, was the founder of the Roman democracy and Caesar threatened that by becoming the soon to be king. According to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, “It must be by his death: and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general.
Brutus believed that the good of Rome was more important than what he thought or felt was right. His sense of honor was possibly the biggest reason why he was sure to die in the end despite the sequence of the events. In act 5, Cassius asks Brutus “Then if we lose this battle, You are contented to be led in triumph thorough the streets of rome?” (V,i,210). To this, Brutus responds “No, Cassius, no. Think not, thou noble Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome” (V,i,210). This shows the beginning of the plot to kill Caesar and how Brutus’ character traits allow his fate to be
Cassius is already prepared to assassinate Caesar to save Rome from tyranny, and he attempts to convince Brutus that the murder would be justified. At the end Caesar gets killed by the conspirators and Marc Antony
This shows that Brutus was an honorable man and was not pulled into this murder by greed; he really wanted the best for Rome. However, he could not see past the tricks Cassius played on him. Unfortunately, this fault turns out to be fatal and one he pays for with his life. However, even though the conspirators have a bad reputation after murdering Caesar, Brutus is still noble. A good example is when he died.
The play “Julius Caesar” is about a leader who is highly successful and well-known for his hard work. This special leaders name is Julius Caesar, who also plays the role of the main character throughout the entire play. What’s even proves to show that he’s the main character is that the title of the play is his own name, which I find to be amazing. His popularity, the way he treats individuals, and the support he has from his citizens shows that he definantly deserves to be a king. Since Caesar is loved and supported by his fellow citizens, there are individuals who start to grow suspicious on how his power is increasing dramatically. Eventually, in the play these suspicious citizens plan to murder Caesar before he turns into a king. Cassius,
In act 5 of the play of julius caesar Antony and octavius came to see if brutus and cassius ready for the battle but they didn't see and troops on the hills. Brutus and Cassius came and they start their conversation. They start the battle and cassius was holding the flag and he wouldn't let it go down. After that Brutus, and Cassius went different ways, and then Cassius sent Titinius to check what was happening, then he went to the hill. Then Cassius told Pindarus to check why hasn’t Titinius came back. Pindarus was looking and he saw the soldiers with Titinius and he thought that they killed him. He told Cassius that and then Cassius felt so sad that his best friend got killed because of him. So he told pindarus to kill him, then pindarus
Brutus is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar and Cassius, his best friend, contrast him throughout the play. Both being Roman conspirators, they have two different personalities; Brutus is an honorable and trusting man while Cassius is manipulative and power hungry. The text
Caius Cassius plays one of the most important roles in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, which is centred round the assassination of the Roman dictator. The driving force behind the conspiracy is Cassius though there are others who are unhappy with the state of affairs under the prevailing system. Yet, they do not take an active part in the design to get rid of powerful Caesar. So, it is not incorrect to state that the chief protagonist of the assassination plot is no one but Caius Cassius.