1. ) The great philosopher Aristotle makes the distinction between comedy andtragedy. Aristotle defines tragedy as a tragic character falling from a highplace in society due to a flaw they possess and provides an insight into humanexistence.
He defines comedy as any story that begins in adversity and ends inoptimism. Shakespeare offers his own six elements to a tragedy; a tragic hero,conflicts (internal and external), humor, the supernatural, revenge, and chancehappenings or bad luck. The tragic hero is clearly Brutus who seals his own fatethrough his character flaw, which is being a stoic. Conflicts are present ingreat numbers throughout this story both internally and externally.
Brutusstruggles internally when he contemplates whether or not to go through withjoining the conspirators. Caesar obviously struggles with his counterpartsduring his own death scene. Humor or puns are illustrated when the cobblerdescribes himself as a “mender of bad soles. ” The ghost of Julius Caesarsaccounts for the supernatural element. Marc Antony brings about revenge when herallies the people against Brutus for killing Caesar. When Portia is too late instopping Brutus from reaching the capitol where he will kill Caesar is a greatexample of chance happenings.
2. ) The element of character flaw play as hugerole in this play. Character flaw is defined as a trait character lacks orpossess which leads to their ultimate downfall from a high place in society. Brutus character flaw is the very fact he is a stoic or he believes in whatpeople are and say. He lives in an idealistic world.
A modern example wouldpeople in get caught up in certain gimmicks and schemes that the media offers. Caesars flaw is he is over ambitious. He lets the idea of being emperor blindof the conspiracy going on around him. An example of this would be someone whois a so-called “work-aholic. ” That is a person who allows their goals in thework place to obstruct the goals of life.
3. ) The roles of Portia and Calpurniaplay an influential role in this play as the act as the better halves of Brutusand Caesar. Portia and Calpurnia differ in their own mental stableness. Portiastable set of mind allows her to think and reason with logic clearly make awoman before her time. Calpurnia, on the other hand is a woman who overacts,panics, and really is too big in the logic and reasoning department. Portiasaction taken when she tries to stop the conspirators before they reach thecapitol and Calpurnias actions taken when she tries to prevent herhusbands trip to the capitol after she has the dream about Caesars murderare best explain for their love of their husbands.
Though their mindsets may bedifferent they still love and deeply care about their spouses. I would rathermarry Portia because of her mental stability and strength in times of adversity. 4. ) Blank verse is key in establishing social classes in “Julius Caesar. “Blank verse is defined as unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter in whichevery syllable is stressed. Shakespeare uses blank verse as a device todistinguish social classes.
The Patricians speak in blank verse while thePlebeians do not contrasting the their own ignorance. 5. ) In Shakespeares”Julius Caesar” Brutus is the tragic character. His flaw of being anidealist causes him to believe the conspirators and murder Julius Caesar andfall from his high place in society.
By definition you arguably see howBrutus inability to see and hear people for what the are causes his ownhorrible demise. His idealistic world creates the illusion killing Caesar andfollowing the instructions of the conspirators is perfectly logical. Throughthese conclusions it is plain to see that Brutus is the true tragic character. JULIUS CAESER 1. ) The great philosopher Aristotle makes the distinction betweencomedy and tragedy. Aristotle defines tragedy as a tragic character falling froma high place in society due to a flaw they possess and provides an insight intohuman existence.
He defines comedy as any story that begins in adversity andends in optimism. Shakespeare offers his own six elements to a tragedy; a tragichero, conflicts (internal and external), humor, the supernatural, revenge, andchance happenings or bad luck. The tragic hero is clearly Brutus who seals hisown fate through his character flaw, which is being a stoic. Conflicts arepresent in great numbers throughout this story both internally and externally.Brutus struggles internally when he contemplates whether or
