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English - Julius Caesar Essay
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- 1Persuasion - BrutusReputation and ethos
Exploits feelings
Lacks evidence, relies solely on ethos - 2Persuasion - BrutusReputation and ethos
Exploits feelings
Relies solely on ethos - lacks evidence - 3Persuasion - AntonyPoor reputation among noble Romans
Extraordinary speaker
Passionate and appeals to emotions figurative language - 4Persuasion - CassiusUnderstanding of Brutus allows easy manipulation
Persuades conspiators
Great story teller - anecdotes
Flattery - 5Perception - BrutusIgnores cassius alot
Sees antony as no threat
Allows antony to make a speech
Poor Military strategist
:( - 6Perception - AntonyMisjudges Cassius when Caesar thinks he is too thin
Knows how to exploit weaknesses - 7Perception - CassiusExcellent perception
Sees Antony's threat
Wise military strategist
Judges Brutus well - only for the good of Rome - 8Integrity - BrutusNoblest man of Rome
Respected by the people
Stoicism (meditation)
High opinion of his own integrity - self righteousness may be his downfall - 9Integrity - AntonyLoyalty to Caesar - revenge
Pays tribute to the dead brutus
A man or personal vendetta - willingness to destroy Italy shows he does not have the good of Rome at heart
Changes Caesar's will, kills nephew and criticizes lepidus - 10Integrity - CassiusKills Caesar
Tricks Brutus
Takes bribes
Celebrates coming chaos in Rome - 11Loyalty - BrutusLoyal to Rome over all else
Loyal to stoic beliefs
Loyalty makes him popular by those around him but blinds him to compromise - 12Loyalty - AntonyLoyal to Caesar all the way
More for the good of Caesar, not Rome
Loyalty causes him to have a severe thirst for revenge - 13Loyalty - CassiusAt first it seems he is only loyal to himself
As the play moves on, it is found that he is concerned about what might happen to Rome with an 'ambitious' king
Loyal to Brutus, but sometimes too loyal, curtailing to Brutus even when he feels he is wrong
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