Thursday, February 7, 2013
Julius Caesar Act II Review
Act II is referred to as the rising action of our play. In this Act Brutus joins the conspiracy. Do you think his reasoning for joining the conspiracy is valid? Explain. Also, what factor do you think impacts Brutus' view of Caesar the most? Is it manipulation by Cassius, the love of Rome, or the role of his ancestors? Rank each factor from most influential to least influential. Explain.
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I think that Brutus's reasoning for joining the conspirators is not valid. Caesar is Julius's best friend and doing it for the 'good of rome' wouldnt even be successful. I think Cassius constantly trying to convince and manipulate Brutus to join the conspirators impacts Brutus's view of his best friend the most. I think Brutus wanting to kill Caesar for the good of rome would be the second most influencial on him, because he thinks hes doing the general good. The roll of Brutus's ancestors destroying the line of kings would rank 3rd as being the least influencial on Brutus's veiw of Caesar, his best friend.
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I believe that Brutus reason for joining the conspiracy was valid because he wanted his country to thrive and flourish, and he did not think that could happen with Caesar and his dictatorship running the country. The biggest factor for Brutus' view on Caesar would have to be Cassius and his deceiving tricks. First would be the love of Rome, then the manipulation by Cassius and then the role of his ancestors. I list the factors in this order because first of all Brutus loved his country before anything else. Second, Cassius' tricks played a big role because he was so persistant. Finally, that did not really affect him at all because he knew about his ancestors and he still befriended Caesar. Isaac Gutierrez
ReplyDeleteJulia Messina
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No, because you should never turn your back on a friend no matter what the circumstances are. In the end, you're going to end up getting screwed over if you choose to do so. The manipulation by Cassius was definitely the factor that impacted Brutus' view of Caesar the most. Cassius convinced Brutus that Brutus is at the same level of royalty as Caesar but yet Caesar looks down on him. He convinced Brutus that Caesar could care less about the people of Rome. The role of his ancestors is the second most influential factor. The fact that his family was responsible for ending the line of kings would make me him look like a huge hypocrite since his good friend just happened to be in control of Rome. Brutus' love for Rome was probably the least influential factor. He never really makes any bold statements about his "remarkable love of Rome", it seems like he just uses that as a reasonable excuse to make his action seem less awful.