Political Cartoons Brantonio

     Hi you guys, these are my pictures for the political cartoons and I'll tell you why I chose these pictures to represent each candidate.

     For the first political cartoon, it is Cassius with a evil smirk while the people are killing Caesar in the background. I chose this picture for Cassius because in the play, he seems to be more manipulative rather than persuasive to people he has encountered.You got to admit, he has a way with words, but he would rather use manipulation to get what he wants. Would you want a leader who in his own personal agenda's want to lead through honest persuasion, not hidden manipulation? In Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 60-68, Cassius states to Brutus," Tis just, and it is very lamented, Brutus, that you have no such mirrors as will turn your hidden worthiness into your eye that you might see your shadow. I have heard where many of the best respect in Rome, except immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age's yoke, have wish'd that noble Brutus had in his eyes." With this phrase, you could tell that he wants Brutus to join them and kill Caesar. But instead, he strokes Brutus' s ego by saying he would make a great leader than Caesar. Instead of simple persuasion, he instead uses manipulation to get what he wants. A leader must have the qualities to lead the people with the truth, and I'm sorry but Cassius is not one of them.

     The next one is about the honorable Brutus. Brutus is loyal and honorable so he should be leader, right? But Brutus has one major flaw, his honor manipulates and blind his actions. In this cartoon, you see the dog in the beggin strips commercial who wants a strip of bacon. Yum. But just imagine Brutus being that dog wanting a bone that says honor on it. A dog would want a juicy bone, so does Brutus but instead of power, it is honor. In the play, Brutus struggles to retain his honor. In Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 320-322, Cassius states to Brutus," Well Brutus, thou art noble.Yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought from that it is disposed." Even when he killed Caesar with his knife, he believed it was the most honorable thing to do. Even so, killing a person who he or she trusts in you is not the honorable thing, just a cold betrayal. You see, Brutus is a good person who believes highly in honor, but it is that "honor" that manipulates him to do such monstrous deeds.