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8/7/2019 Act III & IV Notes

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

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Caesars FatalMistakes

Ignores soothsayer (2Xs) Overrules Calphurnias fears (goes to Capitol) Ignores Artemidorus note

Roles inMurder

Cassius Brutus Decius

Trebonius Metellus Cimber Casca

False Friends Brutus Cassius and conspirators

Antony

= assembles conspirators; convinces Brutus

= becomes leader; makes final decisions

= convinces Caesar to go to Capitol

= distracts Antony= distracts Caesar

= stabs Caesar first


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BrutusMistakes: Not swearing an oath Not killing Antony Letting Antony speak Letting Antony speak last Leaving while Antony speaks

Symbolic Ironyin CaesarsDeath:

Falls at base of Pompeys statue

BrutusReasons:

Loved Rome more (had Romes best interest) Ensured their freedom from imminent slavery

Caesar was too ambitious

= Artemidorus and Popilius know

= violence begets violence

AntonysArgument:

Disproves Caesars Ambition: economically helped Rome ($ for P.O.W.s) sympathetic to the people refused crown


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Roman People: Fickle:(persuaded by) Marullus and Flavius Brutus Antony

Ruthless: Attacking Cinna the poet

The Will: Money

Land

Triumvirates: Original:

Pompey, Caesar, Crassus

New:

Antony, Octavius, Lepidus


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Persuasive Terms:

attitude speaker takes toward a subject Tone

statement identifying the issue and expressing anopinion about it

Assertion

an argument made based on anticipation of theopposing side

Counterargument

how a cause and effect relationship supports thespeakers point

Causation


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Citing an expert on a subject to support a point

Appeal to authority use of examples or language that appeals to the

audiences emotional needs and values

Appeal to emotion

gives facts, statistics and examples that appeal tothe listeners minds

Appeal to logic

challenger attacks the person him/herself ratherthan the persons position or argument

Ad Hominem


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ExternalConflicts

Antony Octavius vs. Lepidus Brutus vs. Cassius Antony Octavius vs. Brutus - Cassius

HiddenMotivations

Power Greed

ShadyDealings

Antonyand the will Disposing of Lepidus Taking bribes

= cut him out= honor and friendship

= civil war


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