The Unreliable Character Of Brutus In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Brutus uses the appeals of Ethos, Pathos, Logos to manipulate the thoughts and feelings of the plebeians to join Brutus’

Brutus chooses to use Pathos in a way that forces the people to think about the love of freedom and their country. He uses the mention of slavery and being controlled to get to the emotions of the listeners.

“When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.” ( Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu). This quote represents the play because many tragic heroes like Brutus have let their egos get the best of them to a point where they now uncontrollably do things they would have disagreed on earlier. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar is seen as the tragic hero, but Brutus also is a tragic hero.

rutus’s tragic flaw is his ability to be easily manipulated, through the use of tropes and schemes, various scenes provide evidence of Brutus’s inner and external conflicts. There are many moments where Brutus was forced into decisions in which he submitted to the actions of others. Brutus’s ability to be influenced causes him to make poor decisions, which lead to his death. Through the use of rhetorical question in Act 1, Brutus provides evidence of his ability to be swayed and how it first began. Though Brutus is just introduced, assumptions of his character can be made, as Shakespeare writes, “Brutus: What means this shouting?

Brutus then saw his doom because of what actions he took. He knew that, in the end, he wouldn’t be able to take the pain of guilt and suffering anymore, and ended up asking around for someone to help him end his life. Brutus said to those who, “I know my hour has come” (Shakespeare 651). He knew that, after feeling all this remorse, all this pain, it was time for him to leave, time for him to die. He did not want anyone else to die because of him.

Brutus is a person in Julius Caesar that you would not expect to want power. His ways of trying to obtain power are less obvious than other characters. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is a friend of Caesar, but notices that Caesar is acting ambitious like that of a tyrant. Brutus realises that he, himself values the good of Rome more than Caesar. Brutus through the ways of realising danger, being leader, and persuasion tries to gain power in the great empire of Rome.

As he is from a noble family. Brutus is facing an internal battle throughout the story for he is loyal since the beginning Brutus is portrayed as a noble and honorable man who is torn between his loyalty to Caesar and his love for Rome. "It is not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more, "He is a deep thinker who is troubled by the idea of a single man holding too much power. Brutus is also manipulated by Cassius, who convinces him that Caesar is a threat to Roman liberty. Despite his reservations.

/ Why should that name be sounded more than yours[, Brutus]” (I, ii, 142-143). From this conversation, Brutus is shown to let his naive and too trusting personality overcome him to the point he could be guided by his close friends as seen with Cassius in following whatever path they consider to be noble. Moreover, Brutus is shown to have a weak personality, a characteristic of a tragic hero, since he is easily persuaded in following Cassius’s idea that Caesar is indeed not fit to rule Rome as an emperor and should be taken down, and this naivety of his leads to his own downfall by trusting the wrong person. In addition, due to this tragic flaw, he is taken advantage of by his friends. For instance, when Brutus trusts the words of Mark Antony, a man who is very loyal to Caesar and hates the conspirators who killed Caesar, as Brutus asks him to promise that he “shall not in [his] funeral speech blame [the conspirators]” (III, i, 245) to which Antony, taking advantage of Brutus’s flaw, says “[b]e it so, I do desire no more” (III, i, 253), but as Antony does his speech, he describes

This quote, from Brutus, means that his own thoughts and conflicts overwhelm him. In addition, his thoughts and conflicts refer to his idea that if Caesar becomes king, that he will end up harming or endangering Rome. Brutus believes killing Caesar, results to the only solution to help and protect Rome, which relates back to his conflict. Overall, Brutus’ internal conflict involves deciding to kill Caesar, or not, because he does not necessarily want to kill Caesar, but sees it as the only way to protect Rome and its people. His love for Rome and the Roman people proves greater than his love for Caesar, who he somewhat looks to as a friend.

Brutus believes that Caesar will do more harm than good to the people, and reap benefits for himself. Brutus has already said this, but had said it in his own words, (II, i, 12-14). He has no clue if Caesar will use his power for the good and betterment for the people, or use it for his own needs and other

Personalities Displayed in Julius Caesar In Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar the reader is introduced to two characters Brutus and Cassius. Brutus was an honorable man who killed Caesar for the good of Rome, Brutus represents the lawful good of people. Cassius wanted to kill Caesar because he feared being controlled by a growing tyrant, Cassius represents the chaotic neutrality of people.

All human beings are subjected to the flaw of submitting to their emotions, as seen in the characters Brutus and Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Brutus and Cassius are prime examples of how emotions can have overwhelming effects on the judgment of humans, no matter how strong or logical they may seem to themselves or others. Ultimately, these characters were forced to surrender under these emotions leading to the characters internal conflict and their downfall. Cassius and Brutus are prominent characters in the play and are known for their expertise in politics and warfare. Cassius is a skilled politician and military leader who becomes the driving force behind the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar.

Brutus is very easily manipulated and tricked. Brutus possesses many characteristics of a tragic hero. He has a sense of loyalty towards Caesar. He also is loyal to Rome. He tried to do what he thought was for the best of Rome while taking into consideration that his best friend would be dying.

Brutus is a well known and admired person in the city of Rome, and he expresses his loyalty to the civilization. In the beginning, he gets worried when the common people begin to treat Caesar as a popular figure after he defeats Pompey. For instance, when Cassius talks to Brutus and he states, “What means this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king”

Throughout history, there have been several tragic heroes who’ve each had certain factors contributing to their downfall. In the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare, Brutus, the main protagonist, shows certain qualities that exemplify his title as the tragic hero. It is apparent that Brutus’s lack of insight and pure honor were catalysts pertaining to the chaos in his society and eventually his downfall. Brutus is an egocentric man who believes that everyone, as in the conspirators, has the same motives as him.