This is Brutus’ philosophy when he convinces theconspirators not to kill Antony. “Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut the headoff and then hack the limbs, like wrath in death and envy afterwards; for Antony is but a limb of Caesar” (II, i, 175-179) Since all the conspirators wanted Brutus’ help they follow what Brutussays and does. Brutus does not wish to spill more blood than has already been spilt. He is defending that which will be left of the remnants of Caesar after they kill him. This is honorable in a abnormal way; Brutus is possibly trying to make up for what he plans to do.
This was what I was afraid of, now I can’t let this happen. This can ruin everything. Brutus gives Antony restrictions of his speech. Brutus tells Anthony that he can’t blame us for the assassination and he must tell the Roman people gave him permission to make this funeral speech. I think that Antony is up to something.
He knows Caesar was not a trustworthy leader but he deserves to be noticed for his great intentions, Antony wants the Romans to feel mournful towards Caesar. Antony yields Caesar’s letter “it will inflame you, it will make you mad” (9). Caesar left a will before he was murdered. Antony was not ready to read
One of the most influential people in Rome was Marcus Cicero, a great philopsoper as we say and exam most of his work today we see a story of a honored and respected man as well as loyal, but his loyalty would prove to be his greatest downfall and which would lead to his exicution. (pg. 149) Rome was built of lawyers, judges, and philosophers. (pg. 149) The romans were more practical thinkers and philosophers.
Later, Caesar also showed symptoms of “the falling disease”, meaning he was epileptic. Making decisions and sticking to them is also something that Caesar seemed to be lacking. He describes himself as being “constant as the northern star”, but this is ironic because right before, he was convinced to stay home, then convinced from staying home to going to the senate
/ Now in the names of all the gods as once,” (I, ii, 145-148). This passage shows how Cassius knew of Brutus’s weak-will and greed and tried to use it as an advantage for himself. Another example of how Brutus was easily misled is when he follows Cassuis and kills Caesar. Brutus looses his will to help his friend when Cassuis meets him in the garden. “O that we then could come by Caesar’s spirit / And not dismember Caesar!
For example, Editha has just finished speaking to George about her feelings and thoughts on the war, when she has a thought; "but now, it flashed upon her, if he could do something worthy to have won her-be a hero, her hero-it would be even better than if he had done it before asking her; it would be grander" pg.55. In this quote Editha reveals her true feelings and objective towards George; she feels as a woman she is entitled to some grand performance of love and that as a man George should oblige. Editha's feelings towards George's manhood are extreme, but they are contemporary in some respects; in today's modern society women have placed a large number of expectations on men. Men are deemed weak if they are not aggressive, successful or virile; even our children stories place excessive standards on men they are supposed to be heroic rescuers who take care of the women's every whim. This relates to Editha because she displays the same imbalanced "macho" perspective on men that has been displayed throughout history and that is still displayed in American women
Rease May Mrs.Clark/Mrs.Taylor English II Dec 10. 2013 Rhetorical Strategy Here Julius Caesar’s cold body lay. The great Caesar has been slain by his “loyal” friends. Brutus tries to explain that the death of Caesar was for the good of Rome because he became too ambitious while Antony tries to explain subtlety that Caesar was not ambitious and that it was the conspirator’s ambition that had slain Caesar. Both Brutus and Antony delivered great eulogies to Caesar, but Marc Antony’s was more persuasive to the crowds of Rome.
Lewis’s character however shifts his opinion through his experience with the patients and how they relate to the themes of the opera, Lewis gradually conceives of love something that underlies all else. “ Without love the world wouldn’t mean much”. His tone is thoughtful and wise , suggesting a grand gesture but in fact a simple truth. Through lewis journey he has come to the realisation of the importance of love and fidelity, the things he used to consider to be ‘traditional values’. “Its about important things, love and
He was, arguably, ell bent on a path of war, not the type to hesitate to take what he wanted by force. Caesar had crushed Pompey, another supposedly honorable man, as well as his army. He was also of the “falling sickness” or epilepsy, and this would have inhibited his abilities as a tactful and empowering ruler of Rome. Even Marc Antony and Octavius, Caesar’s closest friend and his nephew, had considered Brutus an honorable Roman in the end, to the point of housing his lifeless body within Octavius’ tent, a standard only for the bravest of