Friday, April 22, 2011

Julius Caesar re- make

Many of the characters in Julius Caesar are very different from one another. They talk about each other, are backstabbing, misleading, liars, and all want to come to power. Throughout reading this book there are several main characters that could be switched with some of the people in our class (not to say that they are misleading liars, but more of how they act and what they do). 


Brutus- In the story, Brutus is portrayed to be a backstabbing character. Brutus is supposed to be one of Caesars best friends but he ends up killing Caesar literally in the back. He knows that he must kill Caesar before he gets too much power. Also, according to Portia, Brutus is also a liar because when she asks Brutus if he is okay, his response is " Im not in good health." One person in our class that might fit this character could be Will. Even though Will tries to act like hes doing work in class, he really isn't. He back stabs Mr potter by saying he really is paying attention, when really he is not. 


Julius Caesar- Caesar is one if the most uprising character in the book. He wants all power to himself and refuses to listen to others. When his wife Calpurnia tells him that she has a vision that he she sees a statue of Caesar with a fountain of blood, he doesn't do anything about it. Also when the soothsayer says "beware of the ides of March," Caesar just straight up ignores him. In some cases, Julius does not fear death because he knows that everyone has to face it, so why try to do anything about it now. A character that represent Julius is Mr potter. Mr Potter, has the ability to take control of our class room, and sometimes he gets a little out of control with his jokes and saying that Shakespeare is the man. Sometimes he does not listen to what his students have to say and is very sarcastic through what he says. And also Mr. Potter is very wise. He knows that everyone in class has to get there work done whether they want to or not. 


Antony- Is a good friend of Julius Caesar who launches himself into a major position of power throughout the play. When Antony speaks out in scene III he explains to the pleabians that Casear was not an ambitious man, he was an honorable man. Three things he said was that he gives back to the Romans, by giving them their ransom back. Caesar also refuses the crown three times, and when Caesar saw the poor he began to cry, and felt sorrow for his people. A character that represents Antony would probably be Mark. Mark always has very smart comments during class and is always willing to back up Mr. Potter when he needs it. Mark is also a very outgoing person and has good speaking skills. 


Those are just a couple of characters that if i had to switch with people in our class, that would who they would be. 

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