Julius Caesar Ambitious Quotes

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Act 2 ,Scene 1 lines 172-174
Let’s kill him boldly, but not wrathfully; Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods, Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds.

In this quotation from the first scene of Act 2, Brutus is trying to tell Cassius he wants to remove Caesar’s soul without having to destroy his body. Also he says let’s not chop him up like the body of an animal to be fed to dogs. In this passage, “Not hounds,” refers to the conspirators, because they are planning to kill Caesar. Brutus said this quote so Cassius doesn’t try to butcher Caesar. This quote is foreshadowing, because on the Ides of March the conspirators kill Caesar by stabbing him 23 times. This quote is also irony because instead of not butchering Caesar the conspirators …show more content…

This quote says why Caesar is not ambitious and shows he cares. This quote is important because this shows Brutus is wrong about Caesar being ambitious. The overall theme of this quote is that people may think other people are ambitious. When they find out who the person trully is, then they don’t seem ambitious. This quote is still relevant because people in this world think famous people are ambitious. Some famous people go to children’s hospitals to see kids are very sick. Also famous people have things like NBA …show more content…

This quote says that Julius Caesar died on the ides of March. Also Brutus was the villain that stabbed great Caesar. Brutus said this quote because we need to know when Caesar died and how he died. Also who killed Caesar and Brutus did it for the good of Rome. Julius Caesar was going to be crowned king and the conspirators turned their backs on him. Now Antony is seeking revenge against the conspirators. The overall theme or message is that people should remember the ides of March as the day Caesar was stabbed 23 times. This quote is still relevant because today friends turn their backs on each other and you see this a lot on the

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