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thinkin

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Topic: Julius Caesar

How do lines 63-69 (Act 2, Scene 1) of "Julius Caesar" reflect Brutus’ inner conflict and the overall conflict building in Act 2?

Between the acting of a dreadful thing
and the first motion, all the interim is
Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream.
The genius and the mortal instruments
Are then in council, and the state of a man,
Like to a little kingdom, suffers then
the nature of an insurrection.

Posted by thinkin on December 11, 2008 at 10:41 AM via web and tagged with act 2 conflict, brutus, conflict, dreadful thing, first motion, julius caesar, literature, phantasma

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    robertwilliam

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    The lines assert that, between doing something dreadful and planning it ("the first motion") - everything in between is like a hideous dream, a...

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    Posted by robertwilliam on December 12, 2008 at 6:00 AM (Answer #1)

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    ready11

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    I have a question also, "Would the phantasma or hideous be signified as what Brutus wishes the whole situation would be?" Could that be a correct statement or just an opinion?

    Posted by ready11 on January 20, 2011 at 12:51 PM (Answer #2)

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    mwestwood

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    Brutus is torn between his love for Caesar and his love of principle:"Not that I lov'd Caesar, but that I lov'd Rome more"(III.ii.21-22). This inner torment is apparent in these lines...

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    Posted by mwestwood on December 11, 2008 at 12:09 PM (Answer #3)

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