Group+03


 * 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:**.

This essay you are going to read proves my thesis that Brutus is in fact guilty. Brutus is guilty for the murder of Julius Caesar. My thesis statement is this, Honorable Caesar was murdered by Brutus because of personal motives , the reason said to be was Brutus believed Caesar was ambitious. Julius Caesar was a very honorable man. He tried to help Rome in every way he could. He did not take more credit than offered. In the text book, Act 3 Scene 2 lines 96-99 , I thrice presented him a kingly crown , which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition ? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious. Caesar was offered to be king. And he declined, Not once , Not twice , but three times. He is okay with just being Caesar, he knows who he is and he does not need a name like �king� to prove it otherwise. In the book Julius Caesar : The Boy Who Conquered An Empire ; Gafford Ellen ; Washington DC ; National Geographic ; 2007 ; print. On page 58 � In his will, Caesar gave each Roman family a large sum of money.� So even after he is gone he wants his Roman citizens to be taken care of. Marcus Brutus and �The Conspirators � all killed Caesar. � The plotters decided to kill Caesar at the senate. This was the one place in Rome where they could all appear without causing any suspicion .� They all knew what they were doing was wrong, but they did not care , they wanted to. So they did the crime where nobody else would know they were doing it. Brutus claims they killed Caesar because he was doing bad, but when you kill somebody doing good doesn�t that make you bad. Brutus also says that Caesar was his friend and that he did what he did to help, but in the book Caesar and Rome ; Bennard , Charlotte ; A Henry Holt Reference book ; New York ; Print ; 2005 it says � For some time now , Caesars enemies have been trying to entrap him into saying he wants to be king .� If they were friends , why would they be called his enemies. Also they all tried to get Caesar to say he was or wanted to be king, but he never did. They still killed him though. Brutus says they killed Caesar because of his ambition, but who says ambition is a bad thing. It could be good ambition. Like the ambition to succeed or do something. In the book Ancient Rome : Early Civilizations ; Dubois, Muriel ; Mankato , Minnesota ; Capstone press ; 2004 it says � Julius Caesar made some important changes during his four � year role. He lowered taxes. Caesar also changed the government. �He also never went by the name �king �. When he was called King he would Respond, � I am called Caesar , Not king .� He is Caesar , nothing more , nothing less. He does not want or need to be called king. In the Laws Of The Twelve Tables, Table 6 , Public law. It says � Putting to death of any man, whosever he may be , unconvicted is forbidden .� Brutus and The Conspirators killed Caesar , which is illegal. They broke the law and they deserve to be prosecuted for it. They can say they had a good reason, but no reason is good enough for murder.


 * Post Defense Closing Statement Here:**


 * This is to prove the innocence of Brutus. My thesis statement is this. Caesars acceptance of his death because of his ambition lead the Romans to believe that it was the right thing. In these following paragraphs i am going to prove to you that he is innocent of all things that he has done, and participated in.**
 * In the trial of Marcus Brutus, I am one hundred percent positive that he is completely innocent. There are a couple key points that i would like to share with you first. To start off i would like to explain that there was a very, VERY, good reason for Brutus killing Caesar. Because if Brutus didn't have a reason for doing it then he wouldn't have. The reasons why he wouldn't have was because he was a very honorable man, whom everyone, including Caesar himself, honored and trusted. And not only that but he was friends with Caesar himself! So he would have never done what he did to him if it wasn't for a very important reason. If Brutus wouldn't have done what he did then Rome would have been ruled by a dictator. In these following paragraphs I am going to discuss my three support topics.**
 * My first support topic was on Caesars acceptance of Brutus killing him. There was something that Caesar said that made the killing of him seem like it was the right thing. As Caesar fell after being stabbed he looked up and said his last words, which are located on page 810 line number 77, "Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar." When Caesar says this he is saying that if you Brutus are the one to kill me, then it must be the right thing. So if even Caesar says that it is the right thing then it obviously is. This leads me to talking about what king of a person Caesar was.**
 * Caesars ambition played a very big part in his death. In one of the quotes that I found, people were screaming and rejoicing after Caesar had been killed. The quote can be found on act 3 scene 1 lines 78-79. "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead! Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets." Cassius, one of many people, is overjoyed after they kill Caesar. Rome is now free, and they no longer have to worried about being ruled by a dictator. This shows all of the things that Caesar had put upon Rome. I found another quote in the book, //"I Caesar"// on page 53, there is a quote from Caesar saying, "I am not king, but Caesar." Here not only is he showing how self centered he is but he is also saying that he is better then king. Dont you think that a king that thought like this wouldn't be a good ruler? He also showed how full of himself he was by being the first Roman to ever wear an eternity purple toga, which shows a sign of the highest dignity.**
 * After Caesars death Brutus held a "conference" to talk to the Romans to see what they thought. Before Brutus talked he told Antony that he could talk to them as well as long as he didn't say anything bad about him. This would eventually lead to Brutus's death. But when Brutus went to talk to the Romans their feelings were that it was the right thing to do. On page 820, line 30 Brutus says, "If any, speak for him I have offended. I pause for a reply." And the crowd replies, "None Brutus none!" Here Brutus asks the crowd if he did anything that offended them, and they all said no. So the people of Rome obviously thought that Brutus did the right thing. This concludes my closing statement. I have most likely proven to you that Brutus is obviously innocent. Thank you for your time.**