He says that he wants them to know the facts; "Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge." Sharing information with the people tempts them and it almost guarantees him their acceptance. He tricked them by saying that he loved Caesar. He wanted to see if he could find anybody that loved Caesar more than him. Brutus declares that he never upset Caesar, and he cried for Caesar, was happy for his greatness, and that he honored him, but he had to kill him because of his ambition.
More importantly, she does not love him back, which fuels his depressing mood. As Romeo describes himself as, "Out of her favor where I am in love." (Act 1, Scene 1, 159) However we know there was never a true love and Rosaline never actually loved Romeo. When Romeo talks about Rosaline he says ‘She hath Dian’s Wit’ (Act 1, Scene 1, 200). From this we know she has sworn to chastity and was never going to be with Romeo.
Julius Caesar Rhetorical Speech Analysis 1st Textual Quotation: “Listen to my reasons and be silent so you can hear. Believe me on my honor and keep my honor in mind, so you may believe me. Be wise when you criticize me and keep your minds alert so you can judge me fairly. If there’s anyone in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, I say to him that my love for Caesar was no less than his.” Just within Brutus’ introduction, he is determined to develop a strong sense of credibility. Playing off of this ethos is the first persuasive appeal Brutus uses.
His language is full of anger and hatred and the audience would quickly catch on to Iago’s bitter character. The tone is unpleasant and Shakespeare portrays this with his choice of lexis, such as “Tush”, an abrubt, onomatopoeically harsh word, and “curses despise me if I don’t”, things that would lead the audience to question the morals of the character. The subject of discourse in the first lines of the play are all about hate, “Thou didst hold him in thy hate.” And the audience start to understand what Iago is made of. Lexis such as “Moorship” show how low Iago stoops, as he picks on anything he can in his criticism, including Othello’s race. From line 7 through to line 8, Iago has a long rant about Othello, as he felt he had been done an injustice when he was not chosen as lieutenant.
Antony’s level of sarcasm in his speech made it relevantly clear he believed the conspirators were at fault for Caesar’s death. Antony is a politician, he never picks a side, and He has a way of making every one believe they are right even if two different people think two different things. Antony is always wandering, never saying he loves Caesar or Brutus more. Antony declares “If Brutus so unkindly knock’d or no/ For Brutus as you know was Caesar’s angel” (III, ii, 178-179). He makes the plebeian’s think he loves Caesar, then switches sides and says he loves Brutus.
In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, many characters display prejudice towards one another - society to Othello, Othello to Cassio, Othello to Desdemona and Iago to everything and everyone. These feelings of prejudice cause conflict between the characters, making the air sticky with tension throughout. It is this prejudice that pushes Othello over the edge and drives him to commit the tragic act of Desdemona's murder. Racial prejudice is the most fundamental form of prejudice shown throughout Othello. Othello is often subject to slanderous comments and racial jeers.
There is evidence of Hamlet’s overall state of mind in the play in act two scene two. In this scene, Hamlet is actually being honest and admits what he is feelings. He admits to his distress by describing how majestic and beautiful Denmark and man are yet he cannot appreciate it (II.ii.316-34). An example of how Hamlet’s body language shows his sanity is demonstrated to the reader in Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet, when towards the
Vengeance does not Provide Everlasting Satisfaction William Shakespeare’s literature has history of staged and film reproductions. Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s famous revenge tragedy play, stands as no exception to the previous statement. David Foley McCandless uses Julie Taymor’s play and film versions of Titus Andronicus to show the opposing impacts of violence each has on the audience (489). Taymor’s visions correlate to modern society’s tendencies of vengeance, and how the characters in the play were shaped by revengeful occurrences over the course of the play. McCandless signifies the chaos and vengeance displayed by Titus throughout the play result from the failure of traditional power in Rome (490).
Shakespeare does not introduce Othello formally until this scene; this is intentional because it leads the reader to be quite judgemental, using the opinions of the other characters to form their own. with the introduction of Othello not occurring until later, is another way Shakespeare targets the audience. We believe that the moor is this grotesque creature by the description Iago gives of him and certainly not the desirable man we find out that he is. This is again a clear example of Iago exploiting Othello’s race to try and stereotype a black moor which in Elizabethan times would have been seen as a less than attractive personnel. Shakespeare does this because it is a clear example of another weakness Iago can exploit
According to Brown, “The dramatist depicts incidents which arouse pity and fear for the protagonist [Antigone], then during the course of the action, he resolves the major conflicts, bringing the plot to a logic and foreseeable conclusion (Brown, para 5). The tragic hero in Antigone is Creon. Tragic heroes are not all good and not all bad. Creon suffers a great deal due to his tragic flaw and destructive pride. Creon believes the gods make him suffer the loss of his wife and son as punishment for his pride.