Alternate Ending

In the ending of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Cassius both killed themselves because of a war that wasn't going so well. Both men didn't want to have their honor taken away from them and they both wanted to keep their honor still. Instead of taking their lives themselves they both had someone else do it for them, it also seemed like Brutus felt a little bad for killing Caesar in the first place. To change the ending I would have both Brutus and Cassius live instead of killing themselves because the way I see it, killing yourself shows that you are a coward. Brutus and Cassius both live and continue to fight in the war and they win the war. This results in Brutus becoming leader of Rome and making Rome a better place for everyone. This could end by fixing things instead of Brutus and Cassius taking their own lives because they were thinking of themselves.

-Angiekins

Frizzled Fate

Preparation:Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees of freewill, have all your ingredients prepared and ready for cooking

Ingredients:

1 cup Caesar

2 cups of Conspirators

1 1/2 teaspoon of Portia

1 tablespoon Casca

Dash of Cassius

Pinch of Brutus

1 cup Calpurnia

1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions:
Have a big bowl to mix in all your ingredients in add olive oil and spread throughout bowl. Take Caesar and thoroughly, add Conspirators, Portia, Casca, Calpurnia and mix until all ingredients become nice and thick. Pour it into a baking pan and bake for 30 minutes or until its nice and golden. After taking out the finished product sprinkle Brutus and Cassius on top for frizzle.

-Angiekins

Act IV

• Fate is a bus root with only one stop and freewill is the growth of a tree branch.
  
• Fate is like a strong ocean current and freewill is like a piece of drift wood.
• Brutus is like a scale, he tries to keep Rome in balance but Caesars murder is too heavy.
  

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Act IV Quote

“Under your pardon. You must note beside,That we have tried the utmost of our friends,Our legions are brim-full, our cause is ripe.The enemy increaseth every day.We, at the height, are ready to decline.There is a tide in the affairs of men,Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;Omitted, all the voyage of their lifeIs bound in shallows and in miseries.On such a full sea are we now afloat,And we must take the current when it servesOr lose our ventures.”(Brutus, Act IV, Scene 3, Lines 211-222)

Modernization: Hey, let me interrupt. You guys need to understand that we have asked for all we can from our allies. Our armies are well numbered and armed, our followers are loyal to our cause, and the enemy is growing more powerful as I speak. We can only loose power as time passes. Let us not waste readiness to fight because it is unlikely that another opportunity will arise that is of equal advantage. If we wait, we will be doomed the fate of defeat and will regret it. We have to strike when the iron is hot, and do so with the full might of our armies.

Importance: These lines are spoken by Brutus to persuade Cassius, Titinius and Messala that an attack on the triumvirate currently would be the best. Brutus concentrates his argument on the fact that currently their army is very strong and their supporters are motivated. These strong words reflect Brutus’s belief that free-will can overpower fate. He says if they wait they will be at the mercy of defeat because their armies will decline in strength, and they can triumph over this fate by choosing to initiate the battle.

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Act IV Similes and Metaphor

• Fate is the dagger in plain sight but free will is the force that drives it through flesh.


• Fate is like the stars set in the sky, free will is like a fire finding its path and changing with the wind.


• Antony is like a thunderstorm, for the stage is set but he tips the scale with a loud boom. *diva29ash*