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The document discusses Shakespeare's portrayal of Caesar and the perspectives of different characters in Julius Caesar. It analyzes scenes like the assassination and Antony's speech, exploring how characters like Brutus, Cassius, and Antony manipulate crowds and see Caesar differently. For example, Cassius envies Caesar and sees him as ambitious, while Antony presents both support and manipulation of Caesar. The document also examines themes of leadership, political systems, and how people interpret events differently.
The document discusses Shakespeare's portrayal of Caesar and the perspectives of different characters in Julius Caesar. It analyzes scenes like the assassination and Antony's speech, exploring how characters like Brutus, Cassius, and Antony manipulate crowds and see Caesar differently. For example, Cassius envies Caesar and sees him as ambitious, while Antony presents both support and manipulation of Caesar. The document also examines themes of leadership, political systems, and how people interpret events differently.
The document discusses Shakespeare's portrayal of Caesar and the perspectives of different characters in Julius Caesar. It analyzes scenes like the assassination and Antony's speech, exploring how characters like Brutus, Cassius, and Antony manipulate crowds and see Caesar differently. For example, Cassius envies Caesar and sees him as ambitious, while Antony presents both support and manipulation of Caesar. The document also examines themes of leadership, political systems, and how people interpret events differently.
Brutus attempts to vindicate the assassination through
accumulative appeal, tearsjoyhonourand death for his ambition in his eulogy yet Shakespeares extended metaphor of the Hybla bees, depicts Antonys subsequent and effective manipulation of the fickle yet powerful crowd Shakespeare imparts restrained supplication, Friends, Romans, country, lend me your ears, to contrast Brutuss imperative, hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear, which envinces domination of the crowd In opposition to Antonys evidential rhetorical questions, He did thrice refuse (a kingly crown) was this ambition? Cascas speculation But to my thinking, he was very loath lay his fingers off it, envisages Caesars motives biased by personal prejudice. Through Antonys apophasis, tis his willI do not mean to read (or I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him), Shakespeare presents a conflicting portrayal of Antony as both a supporter of Caesar but rather, a guileful manipulator desiring self-gain through public opinion. Cassius complains that (Caesar) should bestride the narrow world like a Colossus despite his feeble temper. The simile, like a Colossus, contrasts we petty men, to elucidate Cassiuss envy-driven perspective as he decries a political system which allows a man who wails as a sick girl, to bear the palm alone. The inclusive anecdote I was born free as Caesar, so were you, questions divine authority of the monarchy and implicates the Elizabethan Great Chain of Being. The direct quote, Help me, Cassius, or I sink! authenticates his recollection of the event to further impose the perception of Caesars cowardice and inadequacy for leadership. Intentionally, the most influential perspective on Caesar is the public opinion in which Shakespeare chooses to contrast Cassiuss perspective with the recurring off-stage instructions, Shout.
Flourish, reinforcing the audiences continued support for Caesars
successful leadership. Ironically, Shakespeare portrays Caesar in a much different light to how Cassius has described him; Caesars antithesis Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once, highlights his Roman virtues of courage and firmness that is deserving of respect. Sustaining snake imagery to describe Caesar, bright day that brings forth the adder, as a serpents egg, he contemplates both his love for Caesar and the dangers of not acting prematurely upon Caesars alleged ambitions. Heightened through emotive language scorning the base degrees by which he did ascend, Shakespeare reveals Brutus as a man of principle who fears ambitious leadership at the expense of the Roman public The juxtaposition of Brutus is noble, wise, valiant and honest; Caesar was mighty, bold, royal and loving conveys Antonys pondering over how both heroes were right in their values, yet, ones ideals had wronged the other. Hence, it is ironic that Antony contradicts his earlier perspective of Brutuss honour in his final claim, This was the noblest Romanand common good to all, made one of them, reinforcing the pathos of Brutuss downfall (better to be selfish than to be good to all Machiavelli) Brutuss aside in Act 3 Scene 1 That every like is not the same, o Caesar, the heart of Brutus earns to think upon everyone interprets things differently Brutuss suicide I found no man but he was true to me Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will. when I tell him he hates flatterers, he says he does, being the most flattered We are unable to see ourselves the way others see us. But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Caesars welcome elevates pity for him, Welcome, Good morrow,
thank you and we, like friends, will straightaway together. Important Scenes Opening Scene, Cassius and Brutus Conversation, Brutuss soliloquy, Caesar and wife dialogue, Caesars assassination and Antonys Aside, Brutus and Antonys speeches, Cassius and Brutus fight, The civil war exchange, ending scene.