ENGL 431 Lecture 6: English 431 W5D1 Lecture
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Male friendship: triangular relationship between brutus, caesar and marc anthony, cassius and brutus aren"t really friends. Shames brutus: connects his name to the rape of lucrece, implies that brutus could be seduced by caesar. Honorable mettle : what someone is made of, brutus" mettle has been manipulated and reformed him into something else. Dad is cato: aligned with pompeii, pompeii is defeated by caesar. Spoken and strong-willed: claims he is making her a harlot and not his wife. Swallows burning coals to kill herself: does not embodied roman stereotypes of women. Insists upon her virtue: believes she is stronger than all other women. Learns of the plot to kill caesar: act 2 scene 4 line 9. How hard it is for women to keep counsel : must know the secret, calpurnia. When caesar"s manhood is questioned he goes against calpurnia"s wishes.
