In Julius Caesar written by, William Shakespeare, we can see the different ways that Brutus is the tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone, who is usually noble, that makes an error in their judgement which ultimately comes back to haunt them. We can see that this is the case from Brutus because he makes a bad judgment decision. Brutus was a noble man that was well-respected and spoke very well. His great friend Julius Caesar was getting too tyrannical and he had to do something about it.
Do you think brutus is a tragic hero? Well he is since he has a strong relationship with Caesar, his relationship with the citizens of rome is greater. For example,” This was the noblest roman of them all the conspirators, except him did that they did out of jealousy of Caesar; Only he, in general -honest thought and common good to all, made one of them His life was gentle, and the elements so mix'd in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world,” This was a man!” This quote from act 5 shows how he was considered a tragic hero by anthony which was Caesar’s son.
Julius Caesar is a story that most people know. It is a story of betrail, death, and revenge. Caesar was the ruler of Rome, he was said to be ambitious from a small crowd of conspirators. Then later on in the book the conspirators convince Brutus, Caesar's best friend, to rebel and kill Caesar. Brutus betrayed Caesar in a way no friend ever should, but it does not mean that he killed his best friend for no reason.
“Some people aren’t loyal to you… They are loyal to their need of you… Once their needs change, so does their loyalty.” This quote gives the realization that when someone is utterly loyal to a person, and that person dies, the person would then change drastically. One such example is Mark Antony in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
An insatiable thirst for power is Richard’s flaw as a Vice character. In the play, this aspect of his character is simply displayed by his actions to take the throne, as the audience of his time would see this as an abhorrent transgression against the divine order. In Shakespeare’s time, the mere deformity of Richard’s arm and back symbolically mark him as an evil character. The play is confined by its theatrical structure, progressing as one set of actors leave stage and another enters, often with Richard’s character using this opportunity for soliloquies, “Thus, like the formal vice Iniquity/I moralize two meanings in one word”. (III, i, 82-83)
Brutus: I kiss your hand, but not in flattery, caesar, I wish you forgive Publius Caesar: what, brutus? Cassius: please, caesar! As low as your feet does cassius fall, to beg forgiveness for Publius. Caesar: i could and would be moved if i was like you, but i am as constant as the northern star.
Quotes : ” There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries .”(4.3.11) This quote is important because it sums up the idea of interaction between fate of people and free will. Brutus imagines having effect on both fate and free will.
Although, Julius Caesar focuses on the struggle between powerful men, the women should be the ones in charge. Being called ambitious is usually a compliment. An ambitious person wants to succeed and they manage to do so because they work hard. In Caesar's time however, ''ambition'' took on a whole different meaning. William Shakespeare used his play to make it perfectly clear that ambition was not a positive trait for Caesar.
“Damaged Mind” Having the characteristics of being loyal to one another can be very positive or very bad. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the character Brutus’ traits of being loyal led to his downfall. To help with Brutus’ downfall was a very ambitious, powerful man, Mark Antony. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony holds a great responsibility in making Brutus a tragic hero.
CRISPUS LONGINUS sat stiffly in his citrus-wood armchair watching the races from the Emperor’s loge. Here in Rome, and here too in the Circus Maximus, everyday citizens were celebrating the Ludi Romani. And a day at the racetrack was all they cared to do. Free bread and circuses was the outcry nowadays, and they could’ve cared less if Emperor Nerva was late in coming; his grand, gilded curule had been noticeably vacant during the opening ceremonies. And as a matter of fact, he was often absent from the games.
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Cassius wishes to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar, because he and his co-conspirators believe Caesar is unfit for ruling Rome, and that Caesar would bring about the fall of their great city. In this passage, Cassius persuades Brutus through his self-image and emotional connection to Rome, his trust in Cassius’s nature and judgements, and his reasoning as to why Caesar becoming ruler is dangerous for Rome. Cassius capitalizes on Brutus’s emotions in that he gives compliments for the purpose of inflating Brutus’s ego. This is shown when Cassius says Brutus has “hidden worthiness”, (1,2,57) and his worthiness earns him “many of the best respect in Rome” (1,2,59). Cassius utilizes these compliments
In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, characters in the play misinterpret events for their own purposes, thus, leading to their death. At the opening of the play, the valiant and prestigious Julius Caesar is returning to Rome after his ten years in battle. While the commoners are “mak[ing] holiday to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph (Shakespeare Act I, Scene I, Line 32),” the Senators are resentful towards his return.
But for the general. He would be crown'd:how that might change his nature, there's the question. " This basically means that caesar has not done anything to him personally but if he gets the crown then it will change his nature and that is not good. The final element of his encouragement comes from an outside source. He responds to the call of the people without knowing that the call is false.
Flattery in Julius Caesar In Julius Caesar, many themes arise in the book, but one theme that seems consistent is the theme of flattery. Many scenes in Julius Caesar have many accounts of flattery shared between characters. Three scenes however, show of flattery very well and these three scenes will be the examples of flattery in the story. These scenes show that flattery is an important theme in the story of Julius Caesar. Flattery is an important theme in Julius Caesar.
Caesar encounters many incidents when he is directly warned about his death. However, each time, he fails to accept such warnings because of his pride. The first incident is during the feast of Lupercal, when a soothsayer warns him “Beware the ides of March” (1.2.23). Without taking the warning seriously, Caesar dismisses the soothsayer as a “dreamer.” Furthermore, when he reencounters the soothsayer on the ides of March, Caesar ridicules him by saying “The ides of March are come” (3.1.1).
