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    he is of noble character, he displays a fatal flaw, and he has a change of fortune. In the first act, the storyline is laid out. Caesar, the head of the senate, returns home with not only with victory over Pompey but the insurmountable favor of the Roman people. Brutus was a general in this conquest, was given control over naval fleets, and was a close friend of Caesar. According to Aristotle, the tragic hero must require noble character and pride. Brutus, although born into a wealthy family, worked

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    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a Shakespeare play written around 1599. Shakespeare wrote the tragedy based on the real life story of the Roman history. In chapter three, the author concentrates on Marc Antony’s funeral oration and the ideal concepts in the brutal murder which occurs in the society. In the same chapter, Brutus dominates the play as the title character and promotes the central psychological drama. Furthermore, the play focuses on the struggle of Brutus as he strives to attain the

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    After Caesar's death, Antony convinced the conspirators he should speak at Caesar's funeral. In the famous speech that begins, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" (III.ii.74), Antony speaks a brilliant eulogy that turned the people against the conspirators and elevated him to a position of power. The success of Antony's speech suggests that effective leadership goes hand in hand

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    The Ancient Roman Social Structure in the Colosseum Ancient Rome is one of the greatest and most influential societies in the history of the world. From the basic rules of how the Roman Empire is set up to the infrastructures in the city, the strict hierarchy of Roman social structure can be reflected clearly all over the whole ancient Rome. In fact that “public architecture presents people with the official view of a society and provides the background against which its individual markers live

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    deceives anyone. Although he did murder Julius Caesar, it was for the good of Rome, not to deceive Caesar. Everything that he did was for the benefit of someone else. Even though he killed Antony's best friend, Antony still recognized Brutus as "the noblest Roman of them all." He does this in Act 5, Scene 5, after Brutus' death because Brutus the only conspirator that actually killed Caesar because he "loved Caesar less but loved Rome more." He cared more about others than he did himself. For instance,

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    Brutus’s tragic flaw is that he is too gullible or can be persuaded easily. If he had never met Cassius their plan wouldn’t have got as far is it did. Cassius already did not like Caesar and already made a plan and had followers. Brutus was a part of Cassius’s plan all along. Cassius needed a person who was liked among Rome and had a voice that the people would listen to. Brutus fit and Cassius persuaded Brutus to be a part of their plan. Brutus was already aware of the issue which is a big reason

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    Brutus's Loyalty

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    when it disjoins Remorse from power; and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections swayed More than his reason.... (2.1.10-21) Brutus did not want anyone to become so powerful that they could become a dictator over the Romans, he did not want the people of Rome to lose their electoral power. "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?" (3.2. 23-25). He joined the conspirators, despite being Caesar’s

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    how you look at it, the decision that was made may or may not of been a bad one. Anyways, back on topic, Even after Brutus is dead, Antony and Octavius continue to respect him. This just adds more proof to the fact that he was an honorable and noble Roman who will live on in the hearts of all who have heard the story as the protagonist of The Tragedy of Julius

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    Sometimes in literature the most important themes are usually developed in scenes in which death or deaths occur. In ‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” there are many important deaths in multiple acts of the play. Most of them show how the death affects the theme of the play as a whole.The death scenes that are the most important are Caesar's’,Brutus’,and Cassius’ tragic deaths. In Act 3,Scene 1 Caesar has ignored the warnings of the soothsayer and his wife, Calpurnia. When the conspirators assassinate

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    He does not seem to realize the fake letters having been sent by Cassius, although they contain sentiments that would alarm any normal roman. He is unable to see through the roles being played by Cassius, Casca, and Antony Brutus as a naive thinker is most clearly revealed in the scene in the Forum. Also He harshly underestimates Antony as an opponent. He does not realize that his speech

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