Although he did everything in protection of Brutus’s actions may have suggested otherwise, the Roman people. Combine these two thoughts into one coherent sentence; this is your claim. Brutus was a patriot because although he Brutus’s actions may have suggested otherwise, did everything in protection of the Roman people and in support of his country. Writing Your Counterclaim Worksheet Marshaling Your Evidence Just as generals must marshal or gather their troops, argumentative writers must marshal their evidence. Revisit your notes, graphic organizers, and worksheets from the play. Write key points of evidence in the chart below. Then, decide what claim you will make. Evidence for Brutus as a Patriot Evidence for Brutus as a Betrayer will seem too bloody, Caius (Act 3, “Our course “Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar.” Cassius, To cut the head off and then hack scene 1) the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy us bathe “Stoop, Romans, stoop, And let afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of our hands in to the Caesar’s blood Up Caesar: Let us be sacrificers, but not elbows, and besmear our (Act 3, swords.” (Act 2, scene 1) butchers, Caius.” scene 1) would not, Cassius. Yet I love him well. “I But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me? If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,” (Act 1, scene 2)
Although Brutus’s actions may have suggested otherwise, he did everything in protection of the Roman people. Combine these two thoughts into one coherent sentence; this is your claim. Brutus was a patriot because although Brutus’s actions may have suggested otherwise, he did everything in protection of the Roman people and in support of his country. Writing Your Counterclaim Worksheet Marshaling Your Evidence Just as generals must marshal or gather their troops, argumentative writers must marshal their evidence. Revisit your notes, graphic organizers, and worksheets from the play. Write key points of evidence in the chart below. Then, decide what claim you will make. Evidence for Brutus as a Patriot Evidence for Brutus as a Betrayer “Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, To cut the head off and then hack the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar: Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius.” (Act 2, scene 1) “I would not, Cassius. Yet I love him well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me? If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other,” (Act 1, scene 2) “Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar.” (Act 3, scene 1) “Stoop, Romans, stoop, And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood Up to the elbows, and besmear our swords.” (Act 3, scene 1)