... ways in which it could be avoided. To what extent was Julius Caesar responsible for his end? William Shakespeare has written many tragic plays, one amongst them being Julius Caesar. In most of Shakespeare's tragic plays, the hero has one main weakness, which is exploited by his rival: and finally leads to his death. Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, according to me, was only partially ... responsible for his death. Caesar portrays an ageing man, prone to epilepsy, deaf in one ear, superstitious, traditional, and susceptible to flattery-which ultimately causes his end. He ... in the t...

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... Marcus Brutus has just given the people a legitimate excuse for his murder indignant, but, as it is clearly shown in "Julius Caesar," it is always not the man who has the most valid point that people believe, but he man that is more convincing ... it to his advantage in his funeral oration. In the opening section of his funeral oration for Julius Caesar, Mark Antony quickly moves the hostile crowd from believing that they are well rid of Caesar to questioning the assassination. Through language, which suggests he is contrasting his concrete experience with the conspirator ... use of the...

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... most important characters in the play are very close friends and yet so different in character . Marcus Brutus is a praetor, a judge in Rome . He is Julius Caesar's best friend and loves him dearly . He is the noblest man in this play and is deeply respected all over Rome . As Casca says ,"he sits ... high in all the people's hearts". In camparison, Cassius is a member of parliament in the Senate House . In Julius Caesar's eyes he is someone to be feared .It is because of his poor reputation ,that he decides to get Brutus into the conspiracy . A major flaw in Brutus ... is that he is a ...

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