Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 1, of The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar.
How does the characterization of Caesar in this passage
connect to the central idea of the passage?
BRUTUS. It must be by his death: and for my part
I know no personal cause to spurn at him
But for the general. He would be crowned:
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder,
And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,
And then I grant we put a sting in him
That at his will he may do danger with.
Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins
Remorse from power. And to speak truth of Caesar,
I have not known when his affections swayed
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
By reflecting on Caesar's position in society, Brutus
comes to realize that Caesar has lost integrity as a ruler
and that he must join the plot to assassinate Caesar.
When Brutus allows himself to be convinced to join the
conspiracy against Caesar, it seals his fate and leads to
his ultimate defeat and death.
Brutus decides to join the conspiracy against Caesar
because he fears that Caesar will become ruthless once
he has absolute power.
Brutus decides that he must prevent Caesar from
becoming ruthless as a result of having absolute power.
but in the end it is Brutus who is corrupted by power.
Save and Exit
Sunt

Brutus decides to join the conspiracy against Caesar because he fears that Caesar will become ruthless once he has absolute power.

Explanation:

This is the best way to describe how the characterization of Caesar in the passage connects to the central idea. In this passage, Brutus reflects on the qualities of Caesar. He tells us that so far, he does not think he has any reason to doubt Caesar's integrity. However, he is unsure about the ways in which this character might change if Caesar is given more power. Despite his qualities, men who have a lot of power often abuse it. Therefore, Brutus concludes that he will join the conspiracy against Caesar because he fears that Caesar will become ruthless once he has absolute power.

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

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