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Act III + IV
Notes
Caesar’s Fatal • Ignores soothsayer (2Xs)
Mistakes • Overrules Calphurnia’s fears (goes to Capitol)
• Ignores Artemidorus’ note
Ruthless:
• Attacking Cinna the poet
Triumvirates: Original:
• Pompey, Caesar, Crassus
New:
• Antony, Octavius, Lepidus
Persuasive Terms:
• attitude speaker takes toward a subject
▫ Tone
• statement identifying the issue and expressing an
opinion about it
▫ Assertion
• an argument made based on anticipation of the
opposing side
▫ Counterargument
• how a cause and effect relationship supports the
speaker’s point
▫ Causation
• Citing an expert on a subject to support a point
▫ Appeal to authority
• use of examples or language that appeals to the
audience’s emotional needs and values
▫ Appeal to emotion
• gives facts, statistics and examples that appeal to
the listener’s minds
▫ Appeal to logic
• challenger attacks the person him/herself rather
than the person’s position or argument
▫ Ad Hominem
External • Antony – Octavius vs. Lepidus = cut him out
Conflicts • Brutus vs. Cassius = honor and friendship
• Antony – Octavius vs. Brutus - Cassius = civil war
Hidden • Power
Motivations • Greed
Arguments: Brutus vs. Cassius
• Brutus made Cassius look bad by disgracing Cassius’ man
• Cassius’ alleged bribe-taking
• Cassius’ refusal to send Brutus money to pay troops
Violent • Caesar
Outcomes • Cinna the poet
• Lepidus’ brother
• Antony’s nephew
• 70-100 senators
• Cicero
• Portia