Julius Caser

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There was a big betrayal between three friends and only one of them didn't want the other to achieve power, leading to an assassination. The play Julius Caser by Shakespeare is about how loyalty can be seen and betrayal can happen. Three of the main characters are Caeser, Brutus, and Antony. Brutus is a friend of Caeser who made the assassination of Julius Caeser. Antony is a loyal close friend to Caeser and defends the claims of Caeser being called an ambitious man. Although Brutus's speech gave another side of why Caeser needed to be assassinated, Antony delivers the more effective speech because he gives another side of what Caeser really is and defends Caeser. Antony slowly tried to prove Caeser wasn’t quite the ambitious man, as Brutus stated. Anthony states “I thrice presented him a kingly crown” (Antony, section 3) when he was talking about Caesar's ambition. However, …show more content…

Antony says Brutus is an “honorable” man and that he should show them what he really is. “Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who, you all know, are honourable men” (Antony, section 7). Antony shows how the people believe Brutus in another sort of truth. As though Antony said his statements in a sarcastic tone. The “Honourable Men”. From defending Brutus’s claims, Antony starts to slowly defend Caeser. Although he goes sneaky with his words slowly showing how he defends the camera. Some people may say Brutus assassinated Caeser for being ambitious when Caeser had not fully shown ambition at it’s fullest. Brutus killed him for only one reason....Caeser was ambitious. Brutus had stated “I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (Brutus, section 3). This all connects to how, and very little of why, Caeser was assassinated by Brutus. Brutus may say that Caeser was ambitious and tried to make the people think

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