Brutus is a Stoic
“Of your philosophy [Stoicism] you make no use / If you give place to accidental evils” (4.3.166)
Brutus cared for the people of Rome fearlessly
“general good / Set honor in one eye and death i’ th’ other / And I will look on both indifferently” (1.2.94-96)
Brutus wished that the common Roman man would perceive him as noble
“The name of honor more than I fear death” (1.2.96)
Cassius persuades Brutus that all men are naturally equal
“I [Cassius] was born free as Caesar; so were you” (1.2.104)
Antony is manipulative
“a shrewd contriver” (2.1.171)
Brutus refuses to murder Antony
“course will seem too bloody” (2.1.175)
Antony is weak and only serves as a tool of Caesar’s
“do no more than Caesar’s arm / When Caesar’s head is off” (2.1.195)
Brutus only cares about destiny and not practicality (1)
“There is a tide in the affairs of men / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune” (4.3.248-249)
Brutus only cares about destiny and not practicality (2)
“we must take the current when it serves / Or lose our ventures”. (4.3.254-255)
Brutus mourns Portia
“O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs” (4.3.163)
The Roman plebeian hates Brutus
“burn the house of Brutus” (3.2.245)
Brutus is glorified in death
“This was the noblest Roman of them all” (5.5.74)
Heathcliff was of a different racial identity
“as dark almost if it came from the devil” (24; page numbers derived from Project Gutenberg file)
Heathcliff’s mood in his youth
“sullen [i.e. gloomy]” (25)
Heathcliff was plagued by racism
“that humoring [more tolerance for Heathcliff’s misconduct] was rich nourishment to the child’s pride and black tempers” (26)
Catherine chose Edgar for a materialistic reason
“And he will be rich, and I shall like to be the greatest woman of the neighborhood” (47)
Catherine was immature in her decision
“I have only to do with the present” (47)
Catherine felt a deeper connection with Heathcliff
“he’s [Heathcliff’s] more myself than I am” (48)
Edgar Linton insults Heathcliff when he returns
“your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous” (67)
Heathcliff is devastated after Catherine’s death
“I cannot live without my life, I cannot live without my soul” (97)
Linton was abused
“the mortal terror he felt of Mr. Heathcliff’s anger” (156)
Cathy was abused
“I don’t like you well enough to hurt him: you shall get the full benefit of the torment” (163)
