Erin Hoffmann Mrs. Reed GATE English 10 20 April 2023 “Julius Caesar” Aptly Named The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, or just Julius Caesar, is one of the single most important and most read plays from the celebrated author William Shakespeare. Translated into over 75 different global languages and with 4 major film adaptations, the play revolves around two essential characters: Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. Brutus becomes involved in an elaborate scheme to kill Caesar, which is done halfway through the narrative. This raises the question of “who is more influential to the play?” And thus “is this play even named after the right man?” Despite Marcus Brutus being a prominent character in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the play is aptly named …show more content…
Cassius, the main conspirator, calls attention not to himself but to his victim by calling out as his final dictum “‘Caesar, thou art revenged / Even with the sword that killed thee’” (Shakespeare 193) V.iii. 50-51. In this way, the focus of the moment is not on the newly slain man, but on the fatality from the beginning. The whole point of the play, then, is Caesar - his death, his reappearances as a ghost, and the calls back to him in the deaths of these characters. Soon after the death of Cassius, Brutus too kills himself. It is clear even in Brutus’ final moments that he is remembering Caesar and perhaps even regretting his killing, saying “‘The ghost of Caesar hath appeared to me / Two several times by night—at Sardis once / And this last night here in Philippi fields. / I know my hour is come’” (Shakespeare 205) V.v. 20-24. By bringing up Caesar even now, in the death of Brutus, Shakespeare diverts attention from the dying character to the already assassinated one. It is not Brutus who is celebrated in his death, but Caesar. Even Brutus’ last words reflect how central Caesar is to the tragedy: “‘Caesar, now be still. / I killed not thee with half so good a will’” (Shakespeare 207) V.v. 56-57. This play, then, is not about Brutus at all. It is and has always been about
Julius Caesar a play by William Shakespeare depicting the tragedy of the historic death of the famous ruler of Rome which the work is named after. The author uses a combination of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos to capture the reader's attention and emotions throughout the story. However, these rhetorical references are most prevalent during the speeches of Brutus and Mark Antony to the commoners at Caesar’s funeral. The speakers use these strategies to attempt to gain the people's support their cause. The winner of this debate is Antony who draws a revolution together to battle the conspirators that killed his dear Caesar.
Paige Dispalatro Ms. Lammers English Honors II Period 2 19 January 2015 Actions For many centuries, people have often done what they thought was right. Whether it was for themselves or for others, they always had a reason for their actions. In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus believes that killing Caesar was best for Rome. But, during his speech, he needs to explain the reasons of his action to the people.
Shakespeare changes the character of Brutus in order to take the audience’s sympathies away from the conspirators who plot to kill Caesar and move those sympathies onto Caesar and other characters who support dictatorial rule. He does this by changing Brutus from a steadfast believer in the cause of
(III.i.127-129). By the end of the play, Brutus seems to be the main character. The only time Caesar really comes into play again was when his ghost appears to Brutus, and even then, it seems that Brutus is the main character because he is warned about his death and seeing Caesar again at
Brutus is a naive individual of high nobility, living his life blinded to the maliciousness of the world around him, making his tragic flaw more significant to the entirety of the play. He expects others to be as kind as he is, which hinders his ability to accurately judge
Which propels the idea that Cassisus has become what he once hated, repeating the cycle of human nature. Continuing, upon realizing that Brutus has been caught Cassius makes a snap judgment. Cassisus decides to kill himself. He does this thinking that he does not want to die in a brutal way. He does this in a very crucial manner, revealing how he has transformed to become like his sworn enemy, Ceaser.
Sidney Woodard McGlaughlin Honors English 2 Period 3 27 January 2023 TITLE In William Shakespeare’s play, The tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus’ soliloquy in Act 2 Scene One examines the contemplation and difficult decision that he must make in order to protect Rome from Julius Caesar. Brutus, alongside Cassius, formed to join the conspirators, a group of senators who are working together to assassinate Caesar, a Roman general who ruled himself as dictator over Rome. Therefore, Brutus and the conspirators believe that they must kill Julius Caesar because of his ambition to be crowned, which would lead to mass destruction and ruin Rome. Through Brutus’ soliloquy, Shakespeare uses imagery, tone, and figurative language to demonstrate the relationship
I killed not thee with half so good a will (5.5.50-51) When he says this he is stating that he killed himself with motives twice as pure of that which caused him to kill Caesar so therefore Caesar should consider himself avenged. One example of how some people think Brutus is a villain is they think he killed Julius Caesar just for his power. The power to rule Rome.
So I will be talking about a play created by William Shakespeare. The play is about a person who is going to be crowned the ruler, but gets killed before he gets to that point. Brutus and Antony are two of the main characters, and have different perspectives on Caesar. Brutus believed that Caesar was ambitious, and he would let the power go to his head. Antony believed Caesar was loyal and kind.
Another way he shows this is the conspirators saying it is Caesar’s fate to kill him so he doesn’t get power. Brutus says, “It must be by his death: and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him. ”(Act 2, Scene 1)
This quote by Cassius distinctively shows the different reactions between Brutus and himself. Cassius quickly kills himself to escape pain. On the other hand, Brutus is mentally stronger and lasts longer as he waits for the gods to decide his fate. In the end, he took Caesar 's ghost as a sign
Throughout the play Brutus has showed that he did what he thought was right and would be for the benefit of others. Out of all the wonderful acts Brutus did, when Brutus had killed Caesar was maybe one of the greatest. For Brutus had not stabbed Caesar out of anger or revenge, but so the people of Rome wouldn’t be put into harm's way. As he says in (II, i, 24-26), Brutus would not allow
Once reality is put into perspective, Brutus comes to the conclusion, “Farewell, good Strato. / Caesar, now be still. / I killed not thee with half so good a will” (V.v. 55-58). Following all the events that took course throughout the timeline, Brutus comes to terms that the only effort he can make to remotely make up for what he did is to take his own life, similarly to how he took Caesar’s. Many believe that a dignitary person would never let his weakness overpower his strong suits, meaning that Brutus is not worthy of leadership.
Bridges to Shakespeare There are significant parallels between William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and W.H. Auden’s “Epitaph on a Tyrant”, in which both works examine the nature of power, and the consequences of a tyrannic character One of the most striking similarities between the two works is the portrayal of Marcus Brutus as a complex and noble character and how W.H. Auden portrays the authoritarian in the poem. In Shakespeare's play, Brutus is illustrated as a strong and charismatic person whom the Roman populace admires. He is known to have a way with his words, for instance in Act 2, where he states, “We shall be called purgers, not murderers./ And for Mark Antony, think not of him;/ For he can do no more than Caesar’s arm/ When Caesar's head is off,” (Shakespeare 2.1.180-183).
Julius Caesar. A play by William Shakespeare about a king who was killed by his comrades, or is it. Julius Caesar, though the name of the play is his, it’s not about him. It has a much deeper meaning than the simple triumph and greatness of Julius Caesar but the struggle of honor, patriotism and friendship. Throughout this essay, you will see things about the danger of the easily manipulated, how they planned to kill Caesar while he was still weak ,and the fact that Caesar might have been the cause of his own death.