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Relationship Of Caesar And Brutus In Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'

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Bali 1 Uday Bali Kanika Dang English Thesis Paper 22nd October 2014 Draft 2 Its just once in a while people find a story or a play with what they can relate to and it is very rare however the most important that people need to learn that there is not always a happy ending. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar has it all. Born in west England this world known play writer started his career as an actor and a writer, by 1597 the young play writer had made his mark in the industry. We come to meet various people in our life span, some stay some don’t, some turn into strangers some lovers and they portray few elements which we like and which we don’t but are encountered by everyone. Similarly in Julius Caesar Relationship of Caesar …show more content…

"Iambic pentameter" refers to the technique of following an unstressed syllable with a stressed one. He also used metaphors so that the readers could relate the story with their own life as he believed that if the story was related to the readers own life they would comprehend it better and it would create a stronger impact on the mind of the readers. Getting to the thesis statement “Relationship of Caesar and Brutus has been applicable in real life on the basis of elements such as greed, betrayal and honesty” We see how in the story the relationship of Brutus and Caesar plays out even after the death of Caesar. In act I, we see the greed building within Brutus once Caesar defeat Pompeii and became ruler of Rome. Brutus from the start believed that the power of Rome should not lie in the hands of just one person whereas it should be governance where the power lied with multiple people. This ideology we see is now within the majority of the population of Earth and this is another instance how we can compare that era with the present era. Antony being the cunning one swoops up and uses Brutus’ weakness against him. He turns Brutus against his very own friend by giving him wrong

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