The Personality Of Marcus Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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.

Marcus Brutus Junior, the protagonist of the play “Julius Caesar”, made one of the toughest decisions in the history of the Roman Empire: To, or not to, assassinate his longtime friend Julius Caesar, who would turn the Roman government into a dictatorship? Perhaps one of the turning points of this inner conflict came when Gaius Cassius Longinus, Brutus’ brother-in-law, gave a fiery speech to encourage Brutus to backstab Caesar. Cassius’ use of the three3 rhetorical strategies - logos, pathos, and ethos - would eventually persuade Brutus to participate in one of the most famous murder conspiracies in history. First, Cassius starts off by calming the fears and doubts in Brutus about his influence in Rome; Brutus’ fears of his lack of self-worthiness were soothed by Cassius using pathos. Notably in the passage, Cassius makes Brutus feel respected even by Caesar, the most influential man in Rome, with the words “Immortal Caesar, speaking of Brutus...have wish’d that noble Brutus had his eyes (I, ii, 60)”.

20-22). Brutus admits to never seeing evidence of Caesar’s ambitiousness but he knows that as a person grows they often forget their roots. Before his death he also mentions that he is surer in killing himself than he ever was before killing Caesar. This shows that he could never convince himself that murdering his friend would be best for Rome. Throughout the play, Brutus has conflicted feelings about killing Caesar which lead him to become the tragic

Brutus has very strong feelings towards Caesar and him becoming the king of Rome. He believes that if Caesar becomes king he will be kind at first but then will abuse his powers and make bad choices for Rome. While planning Caesar’s murder Brutus is having a hard time pretending to smile and act as if he was not going to murder anyone. His wife Portia, knows that something is bothering him and begs him to tell her but he will not say a thing. Caesar is not listening to his sign from the soothsayer to beware and is still deciding to go.

In Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said during his speech, “If that friend then demands to know why Brutus turned against Caesar, this is my answer: Not because I cared for Caesar less, but because I cared for Rome more”. Brutus had courage to kill Caesar, not because he wanted to, but for the good of Rome and its people. During the entirety of the story, Brutus

Brutus is an honourable and wise man, but it is his naivety that leads to his failure and death. Brutus has leadership qualities that make him an honourable leader; he is considered to be the most honourable man in Rome. He wants the best for his country because he loves Rome. Also, Brutus is wise and thoughtful; he takes his time before making a decision. He thinks about the best way to do things which makes him smarter.

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the reader learns that two men, Brutus and Cassius, are concerned that Julius Caesar, the future dictator of Rome, has harnessed too much power. And as part of their scheme against him, they both intend to have him killed. But they have very different motivations from one another. This essay will compare and contrast the motives of Brutus and Cassius in the conspiracy against Caesar. Focusing on Brutus, in Act 2, Scene 1, while he is alone in his orchard, Brutus's reasoning for killing Caesar is revealed.

Sidney Woodard McGlaughlin Honors English 2 Period 3 27 January 2023 TITLE In William Shakespeare’s play, The tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus’ soliloquy in Act 2 Scene One examines the contemplation and difficult decision that he must make in order to protect Rome from Julius Caesar. Brutus, alongside Cassius, formed to join the conspirators, a group of senators who are working together to assassinate Caesar, a Roman general who ruled himself as dictator over Rome. Therefore, Brutus and the conspirators believe that they must kill Julius Caesar because of his ambition to be crowned, which would lead to mass destruction and ruin Rome. Through Brutus’ soliloquy, Shakespeare uses imagery, tone, and figurative language to demonstrate the relationship

Although Brutus believed he was better fit for Rome than Caesar, he was not fully convinced as you can tell before he stabs Caesar. Brutus was hesitant to kill Caesar, Brutus must’ve became overwhelmed by the whole senate glaring at him and couldn’t think what to do for a while. This is relevant today in the world; kids all around the world try to stay away from drugs, negative, and etc. Their peers are the ones are who manipulate them by using peer pressuring them, just as Brutus was peer pressured by the majority of the Rome senate. Julius Caesar was astonished that Brutus was also involved in his assassination, as he said “Et tu Brutus?”

Brutus’ tragic flaw is his idealism and logic over emotions. This is evident in Act II, Scene i, where he decided to join the conspiracy against Caesar. He believed that his actions would be good for Rome. However, his actions were based on

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 also contains several other characteristics of a tragic hero. For example, Brutus possesses a hamartia. “Th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins/ Remorse from power; and, to speak truth of Caesar” (Shakespeare II.1.18-19). In this quote from the story, Brutus is saying that he believes Caesar would abuse the power of being crowned king.

The long-standing misfortune of Julius Caesar falls upon Brutus more than any other character mainly because of his honorable intentions. Shakespeare sheds light on the desolation of Brutus’s character as the play continues. From the beginning, Brutus has only set his eyes on the good of Rome, yet he is consistently being manipulated and deceived by his own ideals. As Shakespeare said, “I have not slept. /

Luke Hankins Mr. Forrester English CP 11 9 Thursday 2023 Brutus Sways the People Following the death of beloved Julius Caesar, act three scene two begins with Brutus giving a speech to the people in order to explain the reasoning behind his vile actions. Brutus is sorrowful and expresses to the people of Rome that his love for Caesar was great, but his love for Rome was even greater. Brutus uses Anaphora and Pathos to pull on the heartstrings of the Roman citizens in an attempt to keep the peace.

The plot of this dark play revolves around the decision that Marcus Brutus made to assassinate his friend, Julius Caesar; his reasoning behind it was that Caesar was too ambitious and this ambition would bring about the downfall of Rome. The speech he gives to the Roman crowd reflects this reasoning, as he resorted to only