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Julius Caesar
Now let it work. Mischief thou art afoot.
Take thou what course thou wilt!
Antony seeks justice by getting the mob to kill the conspirators. But to correct a wrong, one cannot commit another wrong. Write a speech for the school assembly on ‒ the ends do not justify the means.
The Ends do not justify the Means
Good morning to all of you. I am here today to deliver a speech on the topic 'Ends do not justify the means.'
The ends are only justified by the means when the end is the ultimate moral correctness and the means correlate with the just end. Though as individuals, the means may be morally wrong, when performed for the benefit of the just end, the means can earn their moral correctness. If you have high, noble, important goal, you are free to resort to anything, however immoral it seems even to yourself. History shows rather clearly that any ideology speaking about building a better future, no matter what there is to be done in order to achieve it, if ever come to power, start moving towards this better future in a rather queer, yet very energetic way, which usually involved murdering as many people as possible in as many ways as it is imaginable. Hitler wanted to resurrect his country and lead it to world domination; Lenin offered land to the poor and so on. In the end, it always was the bloodbath and nothing more.
I would like to end my speech by reminding all my friends that we must be careful of the means that we take to our goals.
Thank you.
Some More Questions From Julius Caesar Chapter
Why does Calpurnia try to stop Caesar from going to the senate?
'Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.'
Brutus says this as he justifies to the Romans why Caesar was assassinated by them. Do you agree with Brutus? Justify your answer in 120‒150 words by giving examples from the play.
What values does Brutus display as he says this line to the Romans?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
'Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.
(a) Why has Decius come to Caesar’s place?
(b) What message does Caesar give him?
(c) Who are the ‘Graybeards’ referred to here?
'Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.
(a) Why has Decius come to Caesar’s place?
(b) What message does Caesar give him?
(c) Who are the ‘Graybeards’ referred to here?
How does Brutus convince the Romans that Caesar deserved his death?
How did Caesar make the Romans his heirs?
Answer the following in about 120 words:
How was Mark Antony successful in setting mischief afoot?
How was Mark Antony successful in setting mischief afoot?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
‘Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.
(a) Why has Decius come to Caesar’s place?
(b) What message does Caesar give him?
(c) Who are the ‘graybeards’ referred to here?
‘Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.
(b) What message does Caesar give him?
(c) Who are the ‘graybeards’ referred to here?
How does Brutus convince the Romans that Caesar deserved his death?
They that have done this deed are honorable:
What private grief’s they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do it'……………….
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have 'they' done?
(c) What does the word, 'grief’s' mean?
What private grief’s they have, alas, I know not,
That made them do it'……………….
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) What deed have 'they' done?
(c) What does the word, 'grief’s' mean?
Why does Brutus kill Caesar?
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