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I am writing an english paper due in early May that deals with the play Julius Caesar. I have chosen the following thesis statement: The power of speech motivates the conspirators and furthermore justifies their means (actions).
I have already written my introductory paragraph which follows. My problem is that my teacher has stated that my ideas need to be a little more diverse onstead of concentrating around one particular event. The euologies after Ceasars death by Brutus and Mark Antony. I have been trying and trying but I have been unable to come up with anything.Introductory Paragraph:
Speech and language play major roles in all literary works. Language plays an important part in the play. Characters use language to twist meanings to achieve their own means. Shakespeare uses varieties of language to develope individule characters. Positing that Julius Caesar is structured around a series of persuasion scenes, it is suggested that a characters ability to wield words determines his or her fate. From this position, uncivered is an implied critism of rhetoric and language itself within Shakespeare's dipiction of Rome as "a society of skilled speakers." The power of speech motivates the conspirators and furthermore justifies their means (actions).Any help you can give I would greatly appreciate.
Posted by Jonathan on April 08, 1997 at 17:57:27
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