End of Year 2023 | Honour Flashcards
Give a quote to show Caesar being immasculinised and how it does
‘Caesar cried “Help me, Cassius, or I sink!”
And this man
Is now become a god’
Here, Cassius tells an anecdote from when he and Caesar were young and decided to swim in the River Tiber together. The use of direct speech here makes Caesar seem weak. Additionally, the juxtaposition between Caesar’s then helplessness and the fact he is now treated as a god is clearly designed by Cassius to make Brutus think about who Caesar really is and turn on him This story immansculanisses Caesar
Show a quote about how Caesar fears to be seen as immasculine
Caesar should be a beast without a heart
If he should stay at home today for fear.
No, Caesar shall not.
How does the quote: ‘Caesar should be a beast without a heart
If he should stay at home today for fear.
No, Caesar shall not.’ show how Caesar is scared of being seen as weak
Here, Shakespeare shows that Caesar doesn’t like to be de - masculinised and wants to appear as manly as he can in to show his power, even after clear omens and advice of his death. Here shakspear shows that Caesar is more concerned with coming across as brave a fearless in front of the croud than heeding expert advice.
How does the repeat of ‘Brutus is an honourable man’ make the plebians question how hounarable he is.
The constant repeat makes it more sarcastic every time eventually making the plebians question it.
Find a quotation which conveys the lack of dignity and nobility in Brutus’ desire for suicide:
Hold then my sword whilst I run apon it
How does the quote ‘Hold then my sword whilst I run apon it’ make Brutus’ suicide seem cowardly?
In Roman times, suicide was often seen as an honourable way to die, as it is better to die than to suffer at the hands of the enemy
Yet Shakespeare makes Brutus’ desired suicide less of a stoic, noble choice. Instead, in this quotation, Shakespeare suggests that _It is a cowardly act, chaotic and flustered, shown by the number of people who refused to help him do it.
Give a quote to show what Mark Anthony thinks of Brutus after his death
He only, in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.
