He states that Brutus is just as noble and worthy as Caesar. (Act 1, scene ii). He says that Brutus cannot see what everyone else does and recognize his worthiness. Cassius and the other senators do not want Caesar to be king because they would lose all their power. Cassius is slowly...
Brutus is afraid if Caesar were to be crowned, it would change his personality. In lines 14-15 Brutus talks about how sunshine brings out a poisonous snake. What he is saying here is that giving Caesar a crown is like giving him a poisonous bite, and he will abuse his power. In the...
The two "noble Romans" committed suicide when their defeat was a certainty. Horatio's willingness to die with Hamlet illustrates his bravery and fierce loyalty to the Prince. For a more detailed look at Horatio, please click here. For a comparison of Hamlet and Brutus, please click here. ...
For example, in Shakespeare’sJulius Caesar, Mark Anthony performs a funeral speech honoring the character Brutus. He repeatedly calls him “noble” and “an honorable man,” even though Brutus was actually involved in the death of the man for which the funeral is being held. Mark Anthony’s...
Since Julius Caesar is a play about Caesar\'s assassination, the tragic hero should be the leader of the conspiracy that causes Caesar to die because he is the one that causes the conflict of the story. One reason that Brutus is the tragic hero of the play is he leads the conspiracy. ...
In fact, I stumbled across my copy of The Rook while looking for something else, and it reminded me that I really enjoyed it, that it’s smart and funny and darkly disturbing but in an otherworldly way that I could handle, so I re-read it. And I’m so glad I did....
I couldn’t have posted anything like this ten years ago without suffering an indignant Christian pile-on (I get to approve comments, so no one else ever saw those); but it has been years now since I got even one such attack. As Shakespeare quotes Brutus in his play Julius Caesar, “...
Tarquin and Caesar had each his Brutus--Charles the First, his Cromwell--and George the Third--("Treason!" shouted the Speaker) may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past. Patriotism means to stand ...