week 3

Cinna the poet is mistaken for Cinna the conspirator. Once the mistaken identity is discovered, however, the plebians still treat Cinna the poet roughly. What does this show about plebeians (the "regular" common people) of Rome? Explain.

Response- Cinna the poet was mistake for Cinna the conspirator and was brutally attack by the Plebeian. This scene shows how the people in Rome are not kind and reasonable. The people of Rome are not very intelligent and are very easy to full and be manipulate by others. Such as, rulers and conspirators. The regular people of Rome can be easily be controlled and can be in danger by fallowing a false ruler or can be trick to fallow a dictator that can bring Rome into chaos. The people in Rome are mainly followers and depend on others to lead their lives. And sometimes can be trick to fallow people and rebel.

wekk 2

(1) Which arguments -- Brutus' or Antony's -- about Caesar's death are more effective? Explain your response.
Response- To me in Act 111 Scene 2 I believe that Antonys argument is more effective then Brutus argument because Antony talks about the honor of his dearest friend and about his curl and violent death Caesar had to go through. Antony talks about how a good friend Caesar was and how a person that great should not be killed by the conspirators. While Brutus was just mainly talking about how they needed to kill Caesar for the good and well being of Rome. Antony talks about his friend honor and have a better supporting argument because he is talking about Caesar courage, bravery, and the honor he has for himself and his friends.

(2) What does Shakespeare think of the Roman "masses" (the general populace, not the powerful conspirators or leaders of Rome, like Antony)? Based on their response to Brutus and Antony, would you consider them an intelligent group or a capricious one? Explain.
Response- William Shakespeare is trying to tell the reader and the audience because the people of Rome can easily change their minds about there rulers and change there loyalty. That is why Rome has many problems and doing so bad because a great ruler was just assonated in a public place. And many “messes” are starting emerge. Based on the arguments between Brutus and Antony I think that both are capricious because both are thinking about the effects that Rome will have problems and imaging the causes.

Respons one

(1) In the monologue that Caesar recites before being stabbed he said that he wishes that he can try and convince the conspirators to change their minds. And that if begging can be easy to do then people can easily change his mind and trick him. But Caesar says that he is like the Northern star and it will be more difficult to change his mind. This shows that Caesar rules with his mind and he will remain firm with the decisions he made and what others made. Caesar meet his death in the capital in front a crowed of Roman citizens and was stab in front of the people and killed in a public place. This shows about his character because he was naive because he did not suspect that his best friend would back stab him and kill him.

(2) Antony shows that he did not care fore the death of his dearest friend Julius Caesar because he talks about how “Oh, mighty Caesar lies so low”. Antony also states that all of the accomplishments, conquests, glories, triumphs and achievements that he was able to do went to waste because the people of Rome still able to rebel from Caesar. Antony believes that the death of Caesar does not matter a much because there are many things to do in Rome and all of this shows the cause of noble blood and corruption. Antony dose not truly side with the conspirators because Antony thinks all what they did was the fact that killed a noble and the started a new era.

Question to group members- What does Antony means when he said in Act111 scene 1 that last page “According to which, thou shalt discourse To young Octaius of the state of things” Is Antony felling depress for Caesar death?