Group+27


 * Minimum Project Requirements: **
 * 5 **//__IN__//** __DEPTH __ discussions with opposing counsel via class network. These discussions must present not only relevant and specific facts from the play, but also from your historical research.
 * Preliminary Draft of Closing Statement entered in your class network. Draft must contain **//__at least 5 detailed paragraphs__//**: 1) Introductory paragraph outlining the overall theme of your case - thesis statement; 2) //at least// 3 paragraphs which include **//__detailed__//** supporting evidence for your case - 1 piece of evidence with explanation per paragraph; and 3) a closing paragraph which ties all the evidence together and solidifies your case.
 * Peer editing of opposing counsel's statement following guidelines to be provided; plus an additional peer revision of your choice.
 * Works Cited page containing **//__at__//** **//__least three __//****//__(3) sources __//**: 2 book sources for each electronic source.
 * Final Draft of Closing Statement, typed, double-spaced at a 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Please no decorative fonts – use something easy to read.
 * Oral recitation of your Closing Statement before the court. Be sure to use your voice as a persuasive tool to effectively deliver your statement. Suggestions for oral interpretation to be provided.


 * Remember that the above represent the minimum requirements for this project, the completion of which will earn you a minimum average grade of 70%. You can improve this grade by going above and beyond these minimum expectations. **

One way to increase your points will be to complete more than five discussion posts with your opposing counsel. To post a discussion, click the DISCUSSION tab above; click NEW POST, label the subject with a specific name, and then type and post your comment. To reply to a comment, simply click on the post heading, scroll to the bottom of the page, and then type and post your reply. Ideally, discussion topics will reflect either specific research sources or ideas learned from your research. You must cite all sources within your discussions so that your opposing counsel can verify your information.


 * Post Prosecution Closing Statement Here:**

Prosecution

Is noble Brutus really honorable man of people of Rome? OK answer this question, so call Brutus honor started to have regate of killed his friend Caesar. Yes Caesar was a honorable man of Rome, he brought Rome of the depth of sea and rise it up as power city. Brutus honor got in the way of the Caesar honor. Look here is Brutus honor really be something proud of after killed a man that help Rome. Caesar a man with honor that help people of Rome and brought home gory and honor to Rome.

Brutus honor is very questionable. Did Brutus really kill Caesar for honor or personal issue. A paraphrase that was found in Act III scene ii line 85 “ He was my friend, faithful and just to me; But Brutus is an honorable man.” ( Antony). This is talking about how Brutus was honorable man to Caesar but just faithful to himself instead. This connection to the Thesis by talking about how Brutus honor is questionable to Caesar death. Another paraphrase is that talk about Brutus honor is Stewart Perown Death of the Roman Republic, “ Caesar replied It not the sleet long-haired fellows that I fear, buts the pale and lean.” meaning Brutus and Cassius. (pg 227). This showed that Cesar is worry about some people. Also Caesar wish that everybody was fat and had long-sleet hair and worry about nothing. This connection with the Thesis by talking about how Brutus honor is questionable and Brutus personable issues with Caesar.

Brutus regate of killing Caesar and started to have vision of Caesar and killing of Caesar. In book call What Life Was Like When Rome Ruled The World, “Brutus was visited by ghostly apparition announced himself as Brutus evil genius.” ( Pg 30 by the Editors). Caesar ghost was hunting Brutus about the death of Caesar. Brutus started to have vision about killing Caesar while the ghost and Brutus were talking to each other Brutus started to bad vision of killing Caesar. In the second paraphrase in this Act IIII scene iii line “The deep of night is creepy upon our talk and must necessity” ( Brutus ). This is talked about at the deadest hour of talk we need to stay focus on and not drift into Caesar. This connection to the Thesis by how Brutus want to stay off topic about Caesar death and how Caesar died in the process.

Caesar honor that he brought to the people of Rome of his time when he was still alive. A paraphrase that show what Caesar has done to Rome before his death. In Act III scene ii line 87 to 88 “ He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.” (Antony). This meant that every person that capturer in war he took them back to Rome and sold them off to make money to put general wealthy of Rome. This showed Caesar honor by been honors and giving back to people. Another thing that showed that Caesar was honorable man to Rome was by adding 300 seat to Rome senator. This mean that by doing that it give the poor a voice in government because Caesar helped a lot of poor people. Another thing that showed is Caesar is honorable man is by Act III scene ii line 93 “ I presented him a highly crown that which he did refuse thrice.” ( Antony). This tire back to the Thesis by showing Caesar honor to Rome and people. This showed that Brutus was admonitions.

Is noble Brutus really honorable man of the people of Rome. Brutus with so call honor had regate of kill Caesar that also had honor in Rome and the people. My personal reflection of Brutus being proving guilty is going to be hard but with this strong case of showed quote and reschared of this projected will put Brutus be hide bars for a while. I be lived that Brutus killed Caesar for amontionble and personal isussie. Look if Brutus so call honor was his mean reason to killed Caesar well then he should never step up to the plate because Brutus brought the whole Rome city into civil war against each other. So that so called honor that Brutus claim was a joke. Caesar was the greatest person to live in that time fame and Brutus came a long and mess it up.

Brutus is not guilty. Caesar was very ambitious when he was starting to gain power and Romans did not want Caesar as their king because Brutus had talked to them about why he killed him.The honorable Brutus killed the ambitious Caesar for a reason whish was for the good of Rome and not of a personal reason so he is not guilty. Brutus is a honorable man and killed Caesar out of his honor. I read in the Elements of Literature “set honor in one eye and death I’th’other and I will look on both indifferently; for let the gods so speed me, as I love the name of honor more then I fear death.”(Scene 2 act 1 line 86) This quote means that he would want to be considered honorable more than he fears death. Brutus isn’t the only one who thinks he is honorable because Cassius said “as well as I do know your outward favor. Well, honor is the subject of my story.” (Act 1 scene 2 line 91) Cassius would not of said that if he did not think he was honorable. These two quotes proves the Brutus is an honorable man. Caesar is ambitious and it lead to his death. In the same book I got the last quotes from which was Elements of literature I found multiple quotes showing Caesars ambition including this “ he put it by once; but for all that, to my thinking, he would fain have had it. Then he offered it to him again; then he put it by again; but to my thinking, he was very loath to lay his fingers off it.” (Act 1 scene 2 line 237). This is clearly showing how Caesar is ambitious because Casca was saying when he watched Caesar reject the crown, he could tell Caesar was eager to have it and would of happily taken it if he didn’t want to get judged by Romans. Also in the same book I found the quote “ As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoiced at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but as he ambitious, I slew him.”( Scene 2 act 3 line 24). Brutus clearly liked Caesar because he said he was sad that he’s dead, he got happy when he was fortunate and since he was victorious, he honored him but because he was ambitious, he killed him so clearly he had a well thought reason. Brutus’s intentions for killing Caesar was to protect Rome. In the book Death of the Roman Republic from 146 B.C. to the Birth of the Roman Empire by Stewart Perowne I found the quote “Caesar’s wars were not only aggressive, they were waged with a ruthless brutality that shocked even Romans.” This states that Romans do not know what to expect from Caesar and a king should not have that trait because Romans don’t know what he will do for them and he could hurt Rome. The book Elements of Literature had a quote said by Brutus “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”(Act 3 scene 2 line 19). Brutus is killed Caesar because he knew it would be the best choice for Rome in general. Brutus is not guilty of murdering Caesar. In the book by Stewart Perowne, there was a quote that said “Cato even suggested that Caesar be handled over to the Germans as a punishment for it.” He says this because a tribe behind the Rhine had attacked his cavalry and the reason the tribe attacked Caesars cavalry was because they were trespassing and they warned the cavalry but they attacked. Caesar then captured the tribe members and either drowned them or slaughtering them. The chief didn’t have a chance to explain what happened. Caesar is ambitious because he did not hear the reason for the attack and he killed the tribe anyway. Brutus killed Caesar because Romans thought that what Caesar did was wrong and Romans did not want that. This is why Brutus is innocent for killing Caesar.
 * Post Defense Closing Statement Here:**