How that might change his nature
becoming king would change his personality and beliefs where the power could go to his head and he would be too powerful
How that might change his nature
becoming king would change his personality and beliefs where the power could go to his head and he would be too powerful
kill him in the shell.
getting rid of him before he becomes a problem, killing something before it has a chance to do damage
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus, and we petty menWord Nerd"colossus"[Click to launch video] Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
Cassius is referring to Caesar's arrogance and trying to make Brutus feel the way he feels through figurative language: like Caesar believes he is so far above them and they are pathetic excuses for men. PATHOS
What means this shouting? I do fear the people Choose Caesar for their king. Cassius Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so.
Cassius uses logic to say if you fear that he will become king then you must have your reasons so use those reasons against him to keep him from becoming king. LOGOS
Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!' I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor, (Cassius)The torrent of water was roaring, and we fought the waters aside with our vigorous limbs, cutting through it thanks to our stalwart hearts. But before we could get to the point agreed on, Caesar yelled "Help me, Cassius, or I'm going to drown!" I carried Caesar on my back from the Tiber River just as Aeneas, the eventual founder of Rome and ancestor of all the Romans, carried his father Anchises to safety on his back from the burning city of Troy at the end of the Trojan War. And now this man I carried is treated like a god, while I'm just another wretched creature who has to kowtow to almighty Caesar if he so much as nods at me. And when we led an army into Spain against Pompey's son, he developed a fever and had a seizure. Yeah, this god lay there unconscious, shaking. Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulderMythological ReferenceTrojan War[Click to launch video.] The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber Did I the tirèd Caesar. And this manBackgroundHomer's Iliad and Odyssey[Click to launch video.] Is now become a god, and Cassius is A wretched creature, and must bend his body
Cassius is offering a personal story about him saving Caesar to prove he is just a normal person who has been falsely glorified as a god. LOGOS/ETHOS
I was born free as Caesar, so were you; We both have fed as well, and we can both Endure the winter's cold as well as he.
Cassius is trying to make Brutus think that he and Caesar are equals and deserve just as much as anyone else by comparison. LOGOS
I know that virtue to be in you, Brutus, As well as I do know your outward favor. Well, honor is the subject of my story.
Cassius is trying to tell Brutus that he has as much honor as Caesar and people look up to him, too. PATHOS.