Passionate convictions, articulating opposing views, are

presented in texts you have studied.

How efectively has your response been manipulated by the
representation of these views?
In your answer, refer to your prescribed text and at least
O! other related text of your own choosing.
Conficting perspectives is defned by the composers inherent
ability to provoke the audience in interpreting diferent texts,
painted by the representations of personalities, events and
situations. Julius Caesar, by William hakespeare, and Vantage
Point, flm directed by !ete "ravis, display conficting perspectives
on po#er and control through the medium of political minds and
situations. $oth hakespeare and "ravis manipulate the audience to
refect on the protagonists fa#s and virtues in determining their
true nature. %t is through the difering interpretations that evoke
conficting perspectives #ithin the audiences mind. "hrough the
texts, the audience is enthralled to look deeper into the
understanding of the texts.
%n Julius Caesar, hakespeare portrays ho# human relationships,
forged by po#er and control lead to conficting perspectives.
$rutuss initial personality #as that of nobility, " #its highly on
people$s hearts%. &o#ever through his relationship #ith Cinna and
Cassius, based on po#er and control, transformed his personality to
that of an "impractical tin&er lac&ing the scruples of
conscience% "his transformation is further seen in his oration
speech in #hich his use of emotive language. "'omans,
countrymen, and lovers(% gives the !lebeians a false sense of
security and manipulates them into believing that they #ere
needed. "he 'uxtaposition bet#een $rutuss personalities
manipulates the audience into interpreting the nature of po#er and
control. "hrough $rutuss representation as a noble, virtuous nature
to a fckle, gullible, fragile mind, hakespeare engages #ith
!lutarchs representation of $rutus, "Inferior minds are capable
of great immoral acts% "he 'uxtaposition in $rutuss character
evokes a sense of confict #ithin the audience and positions them to
'udge his personality. "hrough the contrasting perspectives of
$rutuss personality, hakespeare underpins his ability to
manipulate the audience, giving rise to "articulating opposing
views%
%n Vantage Point ()**+,, flm directed by !ete "ravis, "ravis portrays
po#er and control in human relationships in the eyes of "homas
$arnes, a bodyguard. $arness initial personality #as that of a
senile, old man #ho #as fragile because of his past. ")hat are his
chances of collapsing?% &o#ever, unlike $rutus, through his
relationship #ith -urt "aylor (terrorist,, based on po#er and control,
$arness personality is transformed into a stereotypical bodyguard.
"his is seen in the #ay $arnes speaks at the end of the flm, "*ou
are welcome +r. President% &is confdent tone and his self.
assured body language further elevates his personality. "he
'uxtaposition bet#een $arness personalities manipulates the
audience into interpreting the nature of po#er and manipulation and
its impact on human relationships. "ravis uses various camera
angles to dis play the diferent perspectives of $arness personality,
#hich confict, #hich articulates opposing vie#s to the audiences
interpretation of $arness character. "hrough the contrasting
perspectives of $arness personality, from a fragile minded man to a
determined man, "ravis manipulates the audience in understanding
the interpretation of diferent personalities, giving rise to personal
conviction and confiction perspectives.
%n Julius Caesar, hakespeare demonstrates conficting perspectives
in the protagonists ability to prey on the feeble and decent. "his is
seen in $rutuss oration speech to the fckle minded !lebeians. &is
extended hyperbole "Had you rather ,aesar were living and
die all slaves, than that ,aesar were dead to live free men%
gives rise to confict among the audience. &is persuasive language
and emotive language evoked opposing vie#s #ithin the /oman
cro#d0 #as he a truly noble and virtuous man or #as his speech
simple a fa1ade to mask his immoral actions. &is use of ethos
appealed to the audiences ethical nature, "ot that I loved
,aesar less, but that I loved 'ome more% emphasi2es his
'ustifcation to kill Caesar. &o#ever hakespeare manipulates the
readers by presenting 3arc 4ntonys speech to the !lebeians.
4ntony used pathos to appeal to the emotional nature of the fckle
!lebeians. "It is not meets you &now that ,aesar loved you%,
giving rise to conficting perspectives #ithin the cro#d0 #as it truly
right to kill Caesar5 hakespeare defnes the character of 3arc
4ntony in relation to !lutarchs representation of 4ntony, "spo&e
directly to the heart of people% Cassius remarks of $rutus being
a "noble and virtuous man% conficts #ith 4ntonys sarcastic and
ironic " honorable man% emphasi2ing to the cro#d that there is no
honor among evil. $y 'uxtaposing the diferent personalities, events
and situations, the audience distinguishes the diferent
interpretations, giving rise to "passionate convictions and
articulating opposing views%.
%n Vantage Point, "ravis demonstrates confict, through the
protagonists ability to prey on the decent, by sho#ing diferent
perspectives of personas. "he perspectives of the diferent personas
eventually lead to a better understanding of the event, the
assignation of the president. &o#ever the perspectives initially
confict due to diferences in values, vie#points and beliefs. %n the
perspective of 6eronica, a terrorist, "ravis sho#s ho# he
manipulates 7nri8ue, an honest, local cop, into delivering her the
bomb. "ravis sho#s her manipulative po#er through her strong,
emotive tone and her persuasive body language to#ards him, "I
love you !nri-ue. .here is you and only you% 9urthermore
"ravis uses a lo# angle shot to display her dominance over her
counterpart. "his perspective gave rise to personal convictions and
opposing vie#s #ithin the audience. Confict also rises #hen -ent
"aylor, a terrorist, manipulates $arnes to commit unethical acts.
"ravis displays this manipulation through the false friendship sho#n
by "aylor. "If you$re wrong, I$ll ta&e the heat for it% "he
'uxtaposition bet#een "aylors personalities, from a patriotic man, "I
love my country%, to a traitor, evokes confict among the
audience. "aylors 'ustifcation for his action conficts #ith $arness
values and ideas, ")hy did you do this? /ecause this is how it
is meant to be% "his articulates opposing vie#s #ithin the
audience and manipulates responders to challenge their o#n
principles and values. "hrough the perspectives of diferent
characters, "ravis raises conficting ideas #ithin the flm. &is use of
camera angles evokes "passionate convictions and articulating
opposing views%. %n doing so he gives rise to conficting
perspectives.
"hroughout Julius Caesar and Vantage Point, hakespeare and "ravis
manipulate the audience into interpreting the diferent ideals and
values of the texts based on the various personalities, events and
situations. "his, ho#ever, contrasts #ith the composers intentions
and the varying interpretations gives rise to conficting perspectives.
"hrough the techni8ues employed in both texts, the composers
represent perspectives of personalities, events and situations such
that it gives rise to "passionate convictions and articulating
opposing views%. %n doing so hakespeare and "ravis give rise to
conficting perspectives.