Brutus begins by saying that he doesn’t know why he should act against Caesar. He wonders if Caesar will change if he becomes king. Caesar will be the most dangerous in his highest point-- when he is named king He is afraid that when Caesar gains power, he will feel bad when he does bad things or he will not have moral Humility is what propels people, but once they get what they want, they forget what got them there. Brutus is worried that Caesar will do all of these things, so they should kill Caesar before he becomes a danger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brutus is very honorable, but he also believes that he can save Rome. His fatal flaw is that he wants to help the people of Rome. Although Brutus wants to do the right thing, he does not want to murder Caesar, but he must convince himself that it will help the future of Rome. The letters further encourage him to want to help because they flatter him and tell him that he is the only …show more content…
The word harlot means a prostitute, so when Portia labels herself this instead of a wife, this offends Brutus. She says suburb because she wants to explain to Brutus how she feels on the outside and less important. During this time, women were not highly regarded. There were little ways that a woman could prove that she is strong. In this case Portia stabbed herself in the thigh to show Brutus how strong she is. He says that Rome is sick and infected by Caesar, and that he must kill Caesar to cure Rome. They say that Rome is like a sick man and that killing Caesar will make Rome better. People who are afraid do not live their life because they are afraid of failure. However, the valiant never fail until they actually die. He also says that everyone dies, so there is no need to fear it. He considered himself to be valiant and doesn’t live his life in fear. He is also a realist because he accepts that everyone, even his own fate will always be