Amogh Misra
Ms. Bassett
English II IBP
2 April 2017
Comparing Caesar and Brutus
William Shakespeare was a writer, author, and performer, he is said to be the greatest writer in the history of English and one of the world's best playwright. He is also known as the "Bard of Avon", and England's national poet. One of his great books were, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The genre of this book is Tragedy. In this book, Caesar and Brutus are both important men, in positions of honor; they are political leaders who are respected and looked up to, and they are also close friends. Both of these characters have a lot of differences; however, in personalities they are very similar.
One of the similarities Brutus and Caesar share is a device called hubris. …show more content…
“Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake, and see thyself. Shall Rome, & c. Speak, strike, redress! Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake!' Such instigations have been often dropp'd Where I have took them up. 'Shall Rome, & c.' Thus must I piece it out: Shall Rome stand under one man's awe? What, Rome? My ancestors did from the streets of Rome The Tarquin drive, when he was call'd a king. 'Speak, strike, redress!' Am I entreated To speak and strike? O Rome, I make thee promise: If the redress will follow, thou receives Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus!” (II, 1, 47-61) this letter was written by Cassius and had reached its intended receiver, Brutus, and he reacted to the letters, without even checking their authenticity. This proves that he is very easily manipulated. Shakespeare also tries to prove that Brutus is foolish, as he reacted to it, and also he didn’t even analyze it. This letter told Brutus to wake up from his sleep, and the he had to save Rome, as it was going in the wrong direction. He had to save Rome, like his father did. This letter asks Brutus, what’s going on, and it is also asking him to give their freedom back to them. This letter also says that Brutus has to prove himself here. “This dream is all amiss interpreted; It was a vision fair and fortunate: Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, In which so many smiling Romans bathed, Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press For tinctures, stains, relics and cognizance. This by Calpurnia's dream is signified.”(II, 2, 83-90) This quote was spoken by Decius Brutus, in which Decius Brutus is saying the dream was misinterpreted, this was a good vision, and that, Caesar gives the Romans his great blood. He said that to persuade Caesar to come to the senate, by trying to false interpret Calphernia’s dream. After this quote, Caesar immediately agreed to go to the senate. We can
Ms. Bassett
English II IBP
2 April 2017
Comparing Caesar and Brutus
William Shakespeare was a writer, author, and performer, he is said to be the greatest writer in the history of English and one of the world's best playwright. He is also known as the "Bard of Avon", and England's national poet. One of his great books were, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. The genre of this book is Tragedy. In this book, Caesar and Brutus are both important men, in positions of honor; they are political leaders who are respected and looked up to, and they are also close friends. Both of these characters have a lot of differences; however, in personalities they are very similar.
One of the similarities Brutus and Caesar share is a device called hubris. …show more content…
“Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake, and see thyself. Shall Rome, & c. Speak, strike, redress! Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake!' Such instigations have been often dropp'd Where I have took them up. 'Shall Rome, & c.' Thus must I piece it out: Shall Rome stand under one man's awe? What, Rome? My ancestors did from the streets of Rome The Tarquin drive, when he was call'd a king. 'Speak, strike, redress!' Am I entreated To speak and strike? O Rome, I make thee promise: If the redress will follow, thou receives Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus!” (II, 1, 47-61) this letter was written by Cassius and had reached its intended receiver, Brutus, and he reacted to the letters, without even checking their authenticity. This proves that he is very easily manipulated. Shakespeare also tries to prove that Brutus is foolish, as he reacted to it, and also he didn’t even analyze it. This letter told Brutus to wake up from his sleep, and the he had to save Rome, as it was going in the wrong direction. He had to save Rome, like his father did. This letter asks Brutus, what’s going on, and it is also asking him to give their freedom back to them. This letter also says that Brutus has to prove himself here. “This dream is all amiss interpreted; It was a vision fair and fortunate: Your statue spouting blood in many pipes, In which so many smiling Romans bathed, Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press For tinctures, stains, relics and cognizance. This by Calpurnia's dream is signified.”(II, 2, 83-90) This quote was spoken by Decius Brutus, in which Decius Brutus is saying the dream was misinterpreted, this was a good vision, and that, Caesar gives the Romans his great blood. He said that to persuade Caesar to come to the senate, by trying to false interpret Calphernia’s dream. After this quote, Caesar immediately agreed to go to the senate. We can