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    Marcus Brutus is a tragic hero in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. He is known as a tragic hero because what he does, he faces a major conflict between his loyalty to his friend Caesar and his loyalty to his country. Marcus Brutus thinks Julius Caesar as great friend, but he also thinks it is best for him to be assassinated. Because of Marcus Brutus' honorable reputation, others join in the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar because they trust Brutus' character. Marcus Brutus one of the

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    Brutus: the Tragic Hero In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus, a friend of Caesar’s and a Roman senator, joined a conspiracy against Caesar. He had a noble uprising and was respected by the citizens, but when he helped with the murder of Caesar, his whole character changed. Brutus was not a hero, or a villain. Brutus was the tragic hero in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus did not kill Caesar for personal reason, he killed Caesar for Rome. Brutus did

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    Marcus Brutus is one of the conspirators that plan to kill Caesar. Once he kills Caesar he came to Caesar’s funeral with hands cover in blood. He try’s get the angry mob attention by using logic in his speech. Brutus address the angry mob by using antithesis to bring them away from Caesar. He started to get the audience attention by saying “hear me for my cause and be silent that you may hear. Believe in mine honor, and respect to mine honor, that you may believe.”Brutus said that because every Roman

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    Marcus Brutus was born in 85 bc, to a roman general of the same name, who was later killed by Pompey, a young general. Marcus Brutus was educated by his mother's half brother, Marcus Portius Cato. Marcus was later adopted by a relative of his mother, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and in honor of his adopted father Brutus began to call himself Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio. Brutus’ uncle continued to bestow great lessons on schooling as well as life. In 59 Bc Brutus was declared as a part of a conspiracy

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    Marcus Brutus has a lot of characteristics some them can relate to the peculiarities of a king. In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus is one of the most trusted by Julius Caesar and Brutus ends up killing Caesar. The fact that Brutus was trusted by Caesar makes this very ironic. Brutus’s characteristics show him as a person with kingly stature. These character traits include his strategic good sense, his knowledge and patriotism for his country, and his manner of speech is exceptional.

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    Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar, the character Marcus Brutus deals with the struggles of attempting to make Rome as best as it can be. Conspiring with some fellow Romans, the noble Brutus helps assassinate the upcoming emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar, including Caesar’s closest cohort, Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death, Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his brief eulogy, Antony uses the

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    I. Brutus A. Brutus' speech show that his loyalty is given first to Rome then to his close friends. He is justifying the death of Julius Caesar. B. He used ethics to persuade the audience that killing Caesar is the right thing to do because it benefits the masses in the long run. C. Strategy 1. Assertion: “…This is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less- but that I loved Rome more” (III. ii.20-22) a) Translates into “I did it for you!” b) Convince the citizens/crowd that the conspirators are malicious

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    for his country's own good is considered brave. Marcus Brutus is the one and only noble person who would take dangerous risks just to keep his country protected. Such a man who committed crimes and sins to save his homeland. Brutus has never shared his true love with someone as much as he shared it with Rome. Brutus denies the fact that he loves Caesar which further shows that he is willing to save Rome. Rome was passionately his life. Primarily, Brutus joins a conspiracy not knowing the consequences

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    Caesar,” Marcus Brutus is an honorable man. He had a kind heart and was loyal to doing what’s right. Brutus was well respected by the people of Rome and always thought of his city before making decisions. Brutus’ main reason for killing Caesar was for the safety of Rome and the people. For example, in III.ii.21-24 Brutus says, “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 men?” Brutus killed

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    Marcus Brutus was the most clever of all, even down to the detail of being a family man. Not many people know what it takes to be a good politic, family man, and friend. Not many people know how to pick out who are the good guys. It does not cross their mind that maybe they are just getting the but of the story. Or maybe they do, but how is Marcus Brutus portrayed to them? How do they see him? This is such a labeled universe. How hard is it to not put a label on someone or something? Yeah Brutus

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