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    William Shakespeare the writer of Julius Caesar decided how Cassius would be portrayed in his play. In the play, Cassius has an evil, manipulative personality; he can be your friend one minute then Cassius can be your worst enemy. Although Cassius was not popular with the people of Rome, he became the ringleader of the conspirators. Cassius displays the personality of a shrewd opportunist, who doesn’t believe in the rule of one person. He believes there should be an elected set of officials; to

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    said, “When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.” This quote describes Cassius down to a T. Once people shared their susceptible beliefs, they were able to be molded like putty to his liking. He is a liar, but an excellent one at that; he always knows how to use half-truths to get him exactly what he wants. In this case, he

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    Throughout act 1 and 2 Cassius is motivated by his ambitions and is slowly drawn towards his own desires rather than the bettering of Rome. As senator he should be trying to better Rom, but he is instead focused on his ambition of eliminating Caesar. While Cassius and Brutus are talking about Caesar, Cassius says to Brutus, “he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves” (1.2.135-138). Cassius is already in

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    julius caesar is cassius because he is the ringleader of the conspirators.cassius is politically savvy and manipulative,and he hates the way the roman people treat caesar like a god.cassius is also responsible for manipulating brutus to turn on his best friend caesar. In the play cassius brags and compares himself to a mental-worker,as he talks about his manipulating skills.cassius uses his sly abilities to convince brutus that the roman people want him to become their leader. Cassius then proceeds

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    Cassius Speech Analysis

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    in a conspiracy against Caesar. In his speech to Brutus, Cassius uses a variety of persuasive and rhetorical devices to persuade Brutus to join his cause against Caesar. Cassius is desperate to have Brutus on his side because of his close relation to Caesar and great respect and trust from the people of Rome. The tone of Cassius’ speech to Brutus is introduced with Cassius appealing to Brutus’ sense of responsibility towards Rome. Cassius tells Brutus that he has, “Heard where many of the best respect

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    The following morning, a Portkey deposited Fleur at the iron gate protecting Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft. She made her way to her apartment where a small but well-placed living room featured a large window overlooking Hogwarts’ Quidditch pitch and a fireplace built into a bordering wall. A bookcase, end table, couch, and two plush chairs filled the room. To Fleur’s left, a kitchenette snuggled aside a short hallway leading to her bathroom and bedroom. She began immediately and worked

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    political power and is trying to stop Caesar from gaining more. Cassius was very manipulative towards Caesar’s closests friends. In making them believe there is no good for Rome, some join in for the good of Rome but others purely did it out of envy. Some believe that, out of envy, Cassius repeatedly tried to persuade Caesar’s friends to join him in order to stop Caesar from being king. During the secret meeting with Cassius and Brutus, Cassius spoke of how their names were just as considerable as Caesar's

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    Analysis of Caius Cassius Character Caius Cassius plays one of the most important roles in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, which is centred round the assassination of the Roman dictator. The driving force behind the conspiracy is Cassius though there are others who are unhappy with the state of affairs under the prevailing system. Yet, they do not take an active part in the design to get rid of powerful Caesar. So, it is not incorrect to state that the chief protagonist of the assassination

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    Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and the other conspirators meet at Brutus' house to speak about Caesar. All of the men know each other and are friends, but they are not introduced to Brutus until after they walk in. Brutus is the main conspirator against Caesar in this scene. He comes up with most of the plan and talks the most of all of the men. In this scene, Brutus and the rest of conspirators against Caesar plan his death, with Brutus taking the lead. Brutus and Cassius and very good friends,

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    the most basic of human rights. This came apparent to one young black boy, Cassius Marcellus Clay. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA in a small bungalow, Clay had firsthand experience of racial prejudice and discrimination. During his adolescents years Clay had his bike stolen and reportedly told a police officer he would thump the thief. The police officer coincidentally trained young boxers at the local gym and Cassius was excited at the prospect. His boxing career quickly got underway and began

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