Shakespeare shows the Intentions of Brutus by allowing him to show his emotions and describe his game plans or the murder of caesar, and when it’s proposed to him the chance of murdering one of Caesars associates he turns down the deal due to the fact that he didn’t believe in the conspiracy and says ‘mark Antony, this not of him, for he can do
no more than Caesars arm when Caesars head is off’, Brutus is saying that he is just an accessory of Caesar and once Caesar is dead he is no longer a threat, he totally dismisses that chance of killing Antony because he just wants Caesar and not to kill Caesar like a savage but to as quoted ‘let us be sacrifices, but not butchers’ and also lets carve him as a dish fit for the gods.
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September 18, 2015 at 8:21 am
Zak,
You have selected quotations that show a clear focus on figurative language that could be explored, but you’re not there yet.
Identify the figurative devices and then focus on the vocabulary that is significant to your interpretation of the scene and character – for instance why compare ‘sacrificers’ to ‘butchers’ and then use the verb ‘carve’?
September 18, 2015 at 9:17 am
Zak,
In respones to your email – ‘would you like me to edit my work Sir?’
The answer is yes. Always.
I will always respond if you have edited your work!