julius ceasar flattery
Flattery will get you nowhere. At the beginning of the story this quote might appear to be false, but as the story unfolds it only leads to the down fall of all involved. Throughout Julius Caesar, both friends and enemies use flattery and manipulation to obtain their goals. The first main use of flattery is used by Cassius on Brutus in Act 1, Scene 2 and in Act 2, Scene 1. Cassius tries his hardest to force Brutus to join the revolt against Caesar, but Brutus resists, stating his loyalty and faithfulness to Rome. However, after Brutus accidentally blurts out, "I do fear the people choose Caesar as their king." Cassius continues his pursuit to convince Brutus to join the conspirators. He thinks the best way to flatter Brutus is by talking about how noble the plebeians view him. Cassius chooses to send Brutus a letter supposedly from a Roman citizen. It boldly states "Brutus, t
Lastly, when Mark Anthony read Caesar's will to the people, he wanted the people revenge Caesar's death and think of as a noble leader brutally killed. Antony had said, "To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas". Antony was trying to make Caesar look like a great hero, rather than a tyrant. He wanted to get the plebeians on his side and convince them what the conspirators had done was immoral. Antony was successful in persuading the people by using Caesar's will as a tool to destroy the conspirators. He showed them that Caesar, though a noble leader still cared for the people and only wanted the best for Rome. In Act 2 Scene 2, there is thunderstorm outside and Caesar's wife is having a nightmare about her husband's death. She dreamt that smiling Romans were washing their hands in Caesar's blood. When she awakes, she tells Caesar who tries
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