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Corruption In Julius Caesar

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As a Roman senator whose ancestor once defeated tyranny in Rome, Brutus had honour. He was highly regarded by the citizenry and had a well deserved reputation for integrity, all whilst harboring no personal ambition, embracing the ideals of freedom and democracy, and feeling a personal responsibility to preserve these ideals for the Roman people. Living in his own world where honour dictates behavior, Brutus is unable to survive in the real world of Rome at the time of Julius Caesar’s ascendancy to power. Brutus tells Cassius, “What means this shouting? I do fear the people / Choose Caesar for their king.” (1.2.85-86) - Caesar’s arrogant, dictatorial behavior alarms Brutus, injecting fears that Caesar will be corrupted by power and intends
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