In the play Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the protagonist, Brutus has conflict. In this conflict he has to persuade himself that killing Caesar is not bad. Brutus is a well liked and respected individual by the people of Rome. So if he joins the conspiracy the people of Rome might be not as upset and mad that Caesar was killed.
Brutus has noticed changes in Caesar's personality since he started to gain power. Brutus states “That at his will he may do danger with. Th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse, from power”(II, i, 17-19). Brutus is starting to worry that Caesar is no longer just compassionate about his ideas for the republic, but that he is after more power and leadership. At this point in Brutus’ reasoning, he starts to sway to join the conspiracy.
Keep Power or Kill If you believed that the only way to save your state was to kill one of your friends, would you? The character Brutus killed one of his friends in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar(JC) by William Shakespeare. Some people believe that he is a villain and only killed Caesar to keep his own power in the government. However many people think that he killed Julius Caesar to help prevent Rome from becoming dictatorship.
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus is portrayed as a noble Roman who joins the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar out of a sense of duty to his country. However, his motives are complex and multifaceted. One quote that sheds light on Brutus' motives is when he says, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (Act 3, Scene 2). This quote shows that Brutus believed he was acting in the best interest of Rome, even though it meant betraying someone he cared about. This conflict between personal loyalty and public duty is a theme that resonates in modern society as well.
I stand before Rome to grieve the death of a very ambitious man; a man whose ambition killed him. Caesar is not an enemy of mine, he is not a foe. I stand here on the battleground of a war that has already ended, the followers of Caesar all stand here in a battle that only ends with more death. I cannot be a follower of Caesar since I do not believe that the man could handle that much power; he is too ambitious. We are losing a war that is cannot be won in which both sides are avenging Caesar.
1. Introduction In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar is described by the character of Mark Antony as being, “…the noblest Roman of them all…” (Shakespeare Julius Caesar 5.5.67.231). Julius Caesar has been represented in history as a multi-faceted Roman leader, excelling in the military, social and political spheres of Roman life.
In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare makes it evident how Brutus planning Caesar’s death demonstrates how he is willing to do anything to get his way. Brutus starts off by thinking Caesar is not fit to be king. This can be shown in the play when he states, “What means this shouting?/ I do fear, the people choose Caesar/ For their king” (1.2.88). Brutus demonstrates the start of his hatred toward Caesar being crowned king.
In Brutus’s soliloquy, he explains that he does not want to kill Caesar just to kill him. This noble Roman wants what is best for his people. He is conflicted with himself due to the fact that Caesar is one of his best friends. Brutus would never kill or go against Caesar for no good reason. In the speech that is given, Brutus says that he is afraid that by making Caesar king, he will only become more dangerous(Act II,Scene i,Line 28-31).
Brutus was Caesar's close friend who loved him dearly. Shakespeare uses traditional tragic hero characteristics to show the torment Brutus went through in his decision to kill Caesar. Brutus did not want to murder Caesar, he was simply trying to save Rome’s democratic system. Conspirators in the play convinced Brutus that Caesar had too much power and would eventually abuse it. Brutus’s gullibility and nobleness to do
A strong leader will put their responsibilities before themselves. Brutus is the perfect example of a Roman with strong leadership qualities. Sir Marcus Brutus possesses the strongest leadership qualities in comparison to Julius Caesar, these qualities can be proved by his betrayal of a friend for Rome, his detachment from his dear wife, and the fact that most of Rome could account for his noble character Marcus Brutus betrays Julius Caesar, who we know is a Roman general that was recently victorious against Pompey. Brutus agrees to join the conspiracy and remained faithful to his original purpose.
In the play Julius Caesar there are many characters that have roles in the play. Some of these characters have traits could be evil such as the men that killed Caesar. But some of these men can be portrayed as a hero or just a villain. The character that I will be discussing about is Brutus to see if he is either a hero or a villain because of his complexity as a character in the story. To begin we see that Brutus is loved by the people of Rome before the murder of Julius Caesar.
he simply wishes to state what he believes to be true and to share the grief he feels with the countrymen who once loved Caesar as well. This leads to the words “honorable" and "ambition" to mean nothing by the end of his first speech. He's made it confusing to decipher whether or not Caesar's acts were truly ambitious and if not it puts Brutus' honorability into question. In his long tangents to come he leaves many of his thoughts unfinished which leaves his
From the beginning of Act 4, Shakespeare had everyone convinced that Antony is going to kill all the conspirators. That was Antony’s motivation from the reader’s perspective. But in Act 5, not a single person was killed by Antony and his soldiers. Some killed themselves, turned themselves in, or somehow manage to escape. But no one can recall Antony killing them.
Shakespeare's dramatic play, ‘The tragedy of Julius Caesar” Vividly illustrates Brutus to be “the noblest Roman of all.” Shakespeare illustrates Brutus to be a noble Roman through the internal conflict; his friendship with caesar and his love for Rome. It is also portrayed through the text; the wording of the text. Another way Brutus is seen to be a noble Roman is through the persona of other characters; specifically Mark Antony. It is important to understand how these are demonstrated, not only to understand the meaning of the play but the purpose of the play and the emotions in the text as well.
Sin’s Perpetrator and Victim Human desire knows no bounds; everyone thirsts for something. Some thirst for power, some for wealth, and others for truth. This thirst is a driving factor for most actions, but it is not always for the best. Nowhere else are the dangers of wanting more prevalent than in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The underlying premise of the play is that one’s own ambition can end up destroying him/her and creating unintended chaos.
