Arrogance In Julius Caesar Quotes Analysis

Caesar was an honorable man and was never proven to be a potentially poor leader. Rome loved him as he loved Rome. He even refused the crown when it was offered to him, to quote Casca mentioning it to Cassius and Brutus,”And he put it thrice, each time gentler than the other.” (I,ii, pg. 10). There is no substantial proof that Caesar would have been bad enough of a leader to justify a political assassination.

“Brutus did not know if he would go through with the murder” “How was he to kill a man he loved? A man who had loved him like a son and may even be his own true father”. Brutus doesn’t think he will be able to kill a man who he and all of Rome loves. Caesar was more like a god than he was a man. Admittedly, there are some people who believe that Caesar was to powerful and needed to be taken out.

Antony knew this would have an impact on the plebeians and it certainly did. Finally Antony destroys Brutus’ argument. First off he reminds the plebeians that Caesar truly did care about all the people of Rome. “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept” (III.2.90). He also brings up how he offered Caesar the crown three times and three times he refused it.

Because of his noble nature Marcus Brutus was very guarded to the idea proposed by Caius Cassius to overthrow their general Caesar, however; as time went on the idea that Caesar would become a tyrant began to seem probable as said by Brutus,  “But for the general. He would be crown'd: How that might change his nature, there's the question. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,  And then, I grant, we put a sting in him That at his will he may do danger with” (Act II Scene I pg.17).In addition an article written by Back Stage East depicts Marcus Brutus as “strong leading man capable of Hamlet-like introspection, seemingly stoic, his weakness

He proceeds by mentioning the evil within Caesar and how honorable Brutus is for destroying such evil. This holds some level of truth in the audience’s mind,

They believe he was going to take over like a king and once done so his nature would change drastically like a power hungry ruler. That is what resulted in his killing. It was said he made the senate “Worthless” by taking charge and responsibility of helping Rome. However how can a person be committed of a crime like being a power hungry tyrant when he has done nothing of that nature? It was all what if statements the senate were just worried about their power taken away from them, “Brutus was a senator, but his decision to kill Caesar was motivated by no more than petty self-interest”

Brutus’ speech makes the crowd apathetic towards Caesar’s death, and in order to restore the crowd’s empathy, Antony must display vulnerability. Antony halts his speech to lament, “O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, / And men have lost their reason! Bear with me, / My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, / And I must pause till it come back to me.”

And while Brutus did work in part with other conspirators, which eventually led to him killing Caesar, he did it for a more morally sound reason which was that Caesar was going to cause the downfall of Rome because he was too ambitious, which is ironic because Caesar's death led to a string of unfit leaders, and civil unrest that eventually led to the downfall of the roman empire. Brutus was also focused on preventing corruption. “The name of Cassius honors this corruption,/ And chastisement doth therefore hide his head (IV.iii.15-6)... Remember March, the ides of March remember./ Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake” (IV.iii.18-9).

When Brutus spoke about his motives to kill Caesar he said, “As he was valiant I / honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (3.2.27-28). Brutus honored Caesar but saw that his ambition has the potential of being very dangerous. He thought that a danger like Caesar could not be left to grow more powerful when there is a solution to the issue now.

In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Caesar’s main flaw is his arrogance and ambition, which both led to his doom. His overconfidence and self-love blinded him of the sharp thorns growing from his sides which were masked with loyalty and care. Viciously assassinated by the closest people in his heart, Julius Caesar had been known for centuries as the blind conceited man. On the other hand, loyalty conflicted Brutus, who is argued to be the protagonist of the tragedy. Although he was loyal to Caesar, he was loyal to his nation too and thought that the death of Caesar would be for the best for the nation.

Brutus tries to impress the crowd by saying that Caesar was going to become a dictator. “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” (ii. III.L 22-24). Brutus gives this reason to make the people think this murderous act was honorable.

In that quote he uses the either or fallacy to justify killing Caesar. He asks “Who is here so base that would be a bondman” (III, ii, 29-30). He also asks, “Who is here so vile that will not love his country?” (III,ii, 33-34). By asking the people a serious of questions that he knows they

Brutus loves Caesar but knows he has to kill him for the good of rome. He says, “I know

Julius Caesar Zakary Powers Julius Caesar, leader of Rome, had a overwhelming ego and it is shown many times throughout the play of, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. One of the times Julius Caesar showed his overwhelming ego was towards the beginning of the play when the soothsayer warns Caesar about the “ides of march”. The second time Julius shows his ego is when he says that he is not afraid of anybody - and people may talk behind his back, but never to his face as they would be too scared. The third time Julius shows his ego when he ignores his wife’s caution and worries about going to the Senate. Julius Caesar overall is seen to be arrogant and he has a very large ego.

He even goes as far as leaving money is his will to be distributed among each Roman in his death. It ends up being his ambition, and the power and loyalty he has accrued through it, that is interpreted as a push toward tyranny, and leads to his death. Caesar’s death is set in motion by Cassius, who is distasteful of Caesar himself. Cassius despises being what he views as a servant to a tyrant and views Caesars actions to be steps toward tyranny.