Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis

Comparison of the Two Speeches in Julius Caesar In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar's death. In Act 3, Scene 2 of this play Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans toward their views. Brutus tried to make the people believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors.

Life is a beautiful lie , but Death is a painful truth.Brutus’s Hamartia would be his loyalty to Rome.The people love Julius Caesar until he is killed by his best friend Brutus, who believes it is for the good of Rome. The people, led by Mark Antony, rebel against Brutus eventually going to war. “It was not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” in this quote Brutus states that he loves Rome more than his best friend. Brutus says that he also has the same sword waiting for him if the people of Rome wish it. When convinced that is is best for Rome Brutus keeps his promise and kills himself..

Rome is thought of as one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. And the greatest ruler of the greatest empire, possibly the entire world, is Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is known today to be a trustworthy, fair and brave leader, but you don’t become the greatest leader to ever live by not succeeding. He understood this and he was successful beyond measure.

A question has yet to be answered. Who is the noblest roman of them all? Is it really Brutus or is anyone noble? Who is Julius Caesar? A roman betrayed by another? On the other hand, is he a man crazed for power then shut down once he became out of control? Shakespeare, in his play Julius Caesar, demonstrates using Marcus Brutus that there are no real noble people in the world since everyone has their faults.

Of the great generals that we have talked about in this project Julius Caesar is the most famous and most accomplished. He defeated the fearsome Gauls, formed the first ever triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey, moved away from the favour of the Senate to declare himself Principate (a Principate was the same as an Emperor in every way except name and public conception) and adopted Octavian (better known as Augustus) and groomed him to take over and become the greatest political Principate ever. It must be noted however that most of our knowledge of his military campaigns in Gaul comes from his autobiography.

In the play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, there are a lot of deaths and suicides. Shakespeare, who some consider the greatest writer of all time, has written about love, backstabbing, and heartbreak. But, Julius Caesar is a bit different. The primary focus of the story is betrayal and the way the characters moved on from it, or just did not move on at all. The historical Roman, Julius Caesar, is the main character and got betrayed by his most trusted people, Cassius and Brutus. Although Caesar did not choose his death, it could be stated that Cassius and Brutus got over the act of killing Caesar committing suicide, rather than face the consequences of their decisions. But, each may have had their own reasons behind their ultimate decisions.

Universal Imperfections Human beings often choose to characterize others as either bad or good. Those who are deemed bad are said to be villains, and those who are deemed good are said to be heroes. In reality, there are no definite heroes and villains. The world is full of universally imperfect people.

Everardo Ahumada CPT Morales ENG 022 7 April. 2014 Julius Caesar A good leader is a person who is well-educated, respectful, open-minded, good communicator, etc. In the play of Shakespeare Julius Caesar, Antony plays a major role, as a leader, showing love, respect and always being loyal to Julius Caesar. Antony has always been showing these traits towards Julius Caesar identifying him as the noblest man in Rome.

“Do you not feel that your plans are detected? Do you not see that your conspiracy is already arrested and rendered powerless by the knowledge which everyone here possesses of it?” (Cicero). Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on January 3, 106 BCE in modern-day Arpino, Lazio, Italy, where he served as Consul of the Roman Republic for a year in 63 BCE (Rawson, 303). While in office, Cicero was conspired against by Lucius Cataline in an attempt to kill a number of senators to overtake the Roman Republic in the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy (Clayton). Upon learning of Cataline’s intentions, Cicero gave an oration to the Senate in the Temple of Jupiter Stator against Cataline, to which he was surprisingly in attendance, in order to address him and his conspirators proclaiming his knowledge of their plans. Cicero was able to stop the conspiracy and avoid the Republic from falling into the hands of his opposition. Through the execution of five conspirators and the fleeing of Cataline, Cicero was able to put down the rebellion efficiently (Clayton). Cicero’s elaborate use of rhetorical questions, analogies, and mood precipitates an effective message that saves the course of the

In Act 3, scene 2, Polonius states an allusion to Julius Caesar, a Roman dictator of around 44 B.C. Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” was likely written at around the same time as “Hamlet,” and thus it is most likely the subject matter in his mind when writing the other. This allusion refers to Caesar's assassination by his comrade Brutus. It is especially important because it reminds us of King Hamlet’s murder by Claudius as well as young Hamlet's quest to avenge his father's death. In this one allusion, Shakespeare is able to tie in several themes in the play: revenge, betrayal, and death. In this Act, there are undeniably allusions related to mythology, which was an interest at that time. Mythological characters were familiar to the Elizabethans.