Should Brutus join the conspiracy against Caesar? In the play, Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Brutus is conflicted to join the conspiracy after they plot to assassinate Julius Caesar. Although Brutus is indecisive, he thinks of all of the things that Caesar has done in the past, and all of the possibilities to come in the future. Will he make the right decision? The conspiracy wishes to have Caesar dead before he is crowned king. They believe that as soon as he is crowned, he will turn dangerous, as Brutus mentions in (II ,i ,10-18). In this analogy, Brutus compares Caesar to a serpent, which is a dangerous and poisonous snake. The comparison explains that a serpent is not dangerous while it is still in the egg, but once it hatches it is a deadly animal. Brutus feels the same way about Caesar. He believes that once he is given enough power, Caesar will become a ruthless ruler. Before Caesar, Rome had a beloved ruler named Pompey. Pompey was killed by Caesar himself. As a Roman, this made Brutus nervous for the future possibilities. Caesar turned on one of his own, now there is a very high chance he could do it again, giving Brutus a good reason to join the conspiracy. After Pompey was killed, the people of Rome almost immediately worshipped Caesar, (I, i, 30-31). If the citizens of Rome can instantly worship another …show more content…
For example, after his wife, Calpurnia, was woken in the night multiple times by dreams of her beloved husband dying. Calpurnia tries to warn Caesar about the dreams and begged him to stay home. He, at first, agreed to follow his wife’s wishes. Unfortunately, a man named Decius convinces Caesar that his wife’s dreams were misinterpreted. Therefore, Caesar then calls his wife a fool for telling him about this dream, having absolutely no respect for her. Caesar is easily manipulated into believing what he wants to hear instead of what he needs to
“And therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg— Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous— and kill him in the shell (II, i, 32-34).” Brutus compares Caesar utilizing a simile to back his reasoning to kill Caesar now while he’s “in the shell” rather than to kill him when he’s hatched and dangerous. And he also uses an either/or fallacy to justify his decision saying that either Caesar will destroy
Brutus has a vision, and he intends it to work out in every way he plans. In a sense he achieves what he wants, and killing Caesar may have been crucial to his short-lived success.
Brutus and the senators had made a plan to kill Caesar. Even though Caesar was his friend, Brutus joins the conspiracyagainst Caesar’s life because he feels that Caesar’s death is better for Rome. Brutus did not want to allow Caesar to rise to power and turn his back onto the people of Rome. Brutus felt like Caesar was being a dictator. “Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, And kill him in a shell” (2,1,33-34) Similar to how Cady, Janice and Damian made a plan to destroy Regina.
Near the beginning of act II, Brutus has a soliloquy in which he is trying to decide whether joining the conspiracy is the right thing to do. He discusses reasons for why killing Caesar may be appropriate for the current situation of him being crowned king. Brutus also reveals his thoughts about some of Caesar’s behavior and what could happen (based on human nature) if he is given power. In the end, he decides to join with the conspiracy and kill Caesar.
Due to it being ultimately pointless to save the republic and, it being made out of arrogance and gullibility from Brutus. Brutus’ decision to assassinate Caesar was derived from two main faults arrogance, and gullibility. Arrogance being the strongest of the his faults, was most evident in Brutus’ soliloquy. Whereas Brutus’ tries to act humble to Cassius, it becomes obvious that Brutus is overconfident in his soliloquy. There are examples within this soliloquy that show Brutus was predicting the future without proper evidence.
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?”
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies while still alive.” This quote by 2pac relates to the tragedy of Julius Caesar. Caesar had so much potential and did many things for Rome. Caesar was murdered for the sole fact that others were afraid of a tyrant running Rome.
Initially, after reading the story, I was confused on whether or not Brutus counted as a betrayer or a patriot and it seemed almost impossible to find out, but as I thought more on it, I discovered he had limited time before Caesar was officially crowned so he had limited options. However, I believe Brutus was a patriot because instead of joining the conspiracy right away when he is offered the chance by Cassius, he refuses because he does not think Caesar deserves something so harsh. Once Cassius plants the fake notes from Rome Brutus decides to kill Caesar because he doesn’t want the people becoming Caesars slaves. So instead of wanting to kill Caesar out of jealousy like Cassius, he just wanted to kill him in order for him not to turn the people of Rome into slaves. Brutus may also seem like a traitor because he chooses to die rather than be captured and
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.
People complain that Brutus is just as bad as Caesar, yet Brutus does it for justice of the people. While others explain that the Roman empire will fall due to Brutus’s actions, others will say that he has a high respect of the citizens, and the citizens would know he did the deed for the better good. While some may bicker about Brutus making predictions about the future, he is simply trying to prevent tyranny to get ahold of Rome and the empire. Brutus is the perfect example of anyone in the world, who wants to do the better good for everyone. Should Brutus join the conspiracy against Caesar?
Brutus’ judgement in making this decision is not clouded by jealousy or envy of Caesar. The main reason for Brutus to join the conspiracy is Caesar’s unpredictability when he becomes king. Brutus says that when ambitious leaders get to the top they forget the common people that helped them get there (II, i, 21-26).
When Brutus was speaking to the people of Rome about how he helped assassinate him, he justified it by saying, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved / Rome more” (3.2.23-24). Even though Brutus is close to Caesar, he has to think about the city he serves first. Brutus wants to do what is best for Rome so if that means he has to harm a friend, he will do so for the greater good of the city he knows and loves. All it took was the conspirator to talk to Brutus a little bit to make him realize Caesar’s potential danger and say “That at his will he may do danger with” (2.1.18).
Lucius Junius Brutus one of Brutus’ ancestor that turned Rome into a republic. Brutus loves caesar but doesn't want him to become king. Brutus doesn't have a personal reason to kill Caesar but for the good of Rome he has to. The country of rome would fall to Caesar if he became king because he is corrupt.
Brutus was a lifetime friend of Caesar 's that was deceived by a man that feared tyranny to betray Caesars trust and become an accomplice to his murder. “Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.” (III, II, 21-22). Brutus loved Rome more than Caesar and he
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come” - Julius Caesar (Shakespeare 2. 2. 32-37). This is a quote from Julius Caesar on the day he was assassinated.