Dorothy Mccoy once said, “Manipulation is a contagious disease, much more dangerous than the flu because it can endure for a lifetime.” The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare is about a guy named Brutus who joins the conspirators and kills his best friend because Cassius manipulated him into thinking that Julius Caesar is getting too powerful and ambitious for Rome. Then Brutus, later on, dies a very tragic death. I am going to be writing about two causes and effects that happened to lead to Brutut’s death. Brutus wasn’t the smartest or brightest guy in Rome, but he was the most loyal one to Rome other than Caesar, and another thing about him is he always told the truth no matter what. Cassius, Brutus’s brother-in-law, manipulated Brutus into killing Caesar because he thought Caesar was getting too powerful for Rome. Now Brutus didn't agree to it right away because he was struggling with his love for Caesar and his love towards the Republic of Rome. Cassius says,” Tonight I will throw a few letters in different handwriting saying how great Brutus is and how ambitious Caesar is.” (Act, 1 line …show more content…
Cassius knew it wasn't a good idea, but like I said before Brutus wasn't the smartest guy there so he let Antony talk. What Antony said scared Brutus and Cassius and they ran and hid. Soon after they both made armies. When the battle started it was going well and they were winning, but someone gave Cassius false information and told him they were losing, and Cassius got scared because he didn't want the other army to come up and kill him so Cassius killed himself. When the news got to Brutus he was devastated and overwhelmed with everything that had been happening and he was just done with everything. “O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our proper entrails!” line 105. Brutus then ran into the sword and he fell and
People would view brutus as rogue and a scoundrel. But the truth is is he was blinded by cassius that caesar turn rome’s citizens into worshippers of caesar and his bloodline. forever abolishing Rome’s religion Cassius used brutus to kill caesar and save rome. But it proved that brutus valued rome over the friendship with him and caesar. The aftermath of the assassination of leads to brutus and the others killing themselves in the battle.
However, I think Brutus was a patriot, therefore when Cassius offers him the option to join the plot right away, he declines because he doesn't believe Caesar deserves anything so severe. Brutus resolves to assassinate Caesar after Cassius plants the bogus papers from Rome because he doesn't want the people to be held in servitude. He didn't assassinate Caesar out of envy like the others did, but rather for the good of Rome. Because he chose to die rather than be imprisoned and spends the rest of his life feeling guilty for killing Caesar, Brutus may also appear to be a traitor. However, I do believe that he was being cowardly in certain ways despite his overall bravery.
In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. There was a man named Caesar who passed by the painful death of his best friend bestowed upon him. His name was Brutus, and he was known for being respected by most and loyal to the Roman Republic. Brutus was so lost in doing what was best for Rome and his people he committed a crime that no one could ever imagine.
Brutus was an honorable, kind, and noble friend to Julius Caesar. But Brutus was also part of Caesar’s death. Brutus was a man of Rome and was loved by everyone in Rome. Everything he did was for the good of Rome. But due to his lower intellect, he fell for Cassius' sinister plan to kill Caesar.
Brutus was manipulated through Cassius’ clever planning, bad judgment calls, and his nobility. Throughout the play Brutus’ apprehension of killing Caesar is very much apparent. But it all started with Cassius planting a little doubt in his head. Cassius is a wise guy and knew just what to say to get Brutus talking.
Cassius asks Brutus if he would want to be captured by the roman army if the loose the battle. “Cas. Then if we lose this battle you are contented to be lead in triumph through the streets of Rome? Bru. No, Cassius, no: think not; thou noble roman, that Brutus will ever go bound to Rome,” (V.iii).
Before falling, Caesar looks up and says "Et tu, Brute?" to Brutus, questioning why he went against him. The conspirators walk the streets and calmly tell everyone that Rome is free of tyranny. Cassius, who later witnessed many strange things going on around the town, continues to plot against Caesar. He sends someone to plant fake letters from Roman commoners urging Brutus to eliminate Caesar, and attends a
At this point in the play, Brutus was making all of the decisions for the conspirators. He would not listen to Cassius when he should have. For example, if they would have killed Antony he would not have had to flee Rome, another thing he should have listened to is that Brutus should not have let Antony make a speech in act 3 scene 2 lines 73-105. Antony was able to use pathos during his speech to turn the people against the conspirators, while Brutus tried using logos. If Brutus would have used a different approach he would not have had the people turn against
When Brutus was talking to the conspirators Brutus was going back and forth think if he should help the conspirators kill Julius Caesar. He was going back and forth because he was thinking of the power he could have and could rule Rome. The reason behind Brutus killing Caesar was for the better of Rome. If Brutus would not have killed Caesar, Rome would have turned into a dictatorship, and in turn it would have ruined Rome and all of its people. Brutus did not kill Julius just for the power to rule Rome, he killed Julius to save Rome from Caesar’s dictatorship.
Brutus then gets the news of Cassius’ and Titinius’ death. Soon after Brutus and his men stop to take a break and Brutus pulls all of his men to the side, one by one, and asks them to kill him but only one man agrees to kill him. Brutus admits to the last man that he saw Caesar 's’ ghost at Sardis and on the battlefield. Strato holds Brutus 's sword while Brutus runs on it, proclaiming: "Caesar, now be still, I kill 'd not thee with half so good a
In Julius Caesar Act V, Antony and Octavius get together with their army to battle Brutus and Cassius and their army to avenge Caesar’s death. The battle goes on and Cassius’ thoughts gets to him thinking that he is going to lose, so he asks his slave, Pindarus, to stab him with the sword that went through Caesar’s back and killed him. Brutus finds out that Cassius is dead but decides not to make him a funeral in order to not get distracted in battle and gets ready for the second battle. Brutus thinks that he won’t the battle so he asks Clitus to kill him but he refuses then he asks Dardanius, who also refuses, this makes Brutus do the job himself and kills himself with a sword. Antony and Octavius find out about Brutus and decide to honor
Brutus realized the great harm Caesar could bring to Rome if the was crowned king. Although Brutus was easily persuaded by Cassius to go as far as committing a murder, Brutus did it because he thought that it was the best for Rome. Brutus does what he thinks is the absolute best for Rome which really shows his great honor and
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus, demonstrates a kind of a person who can go against his friend not because he hates him, but because he loves his country more. William Shakespeare is known throughout the world for his poems and tragic plays. From Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet, they are all known and studied through our modern educational system. Julius Caesar is the main topic, it’s about a man who is too fixated on the well being of his kingdom that he doesn’t realize that that’ll be his downfall. Mini Biography: Julius Caesar (c. July 12 or 13, 100 BC to March 15, 44 BC) was a politically adept and popular leader of the Roman Republic who significantly transformed what became known as the Roman Empire by greatly expanding its geographic reach and establishing its imperial system.
Brutus is revealing that the lack of support he has will affect the war they are about to fight. Antony also leads his army to defeat Cassius and his army. While talking to Cassius, Titinius describes how the battle is going between Cassius’ army and Antony’s. He says, “Whilst we by Antony are all enclosed”(JC.V.iii.8). He explains that their army is now surrounded by Antony’s.
Brutus heard of this and made an army as well with Cassius. The two armies faced off, and things began to look bad for the conspirators. Cassius thought Titinius was captured and decided to kill himself, saying “Oh, coward that I am, to live so long, To see my best friend ta'en before my face!” Titinius then became sad when he saw Cassius dead and he killed himself too. So when Brutus saw the two of them dead, he asked the favor of his servant to hold the sword out so he could run onto it.