“Brutus did not know if he would go through with the murder” “How was he to kill a man he loved? A man who had loved him like a son and may even be his own true father”. Brutus doesn’t think he will be able to kill a man who he and all of Rome loves. Caesar was more like a god than he was a man. Admittedly, there are some people who believe that Caesar was to powerful and needed to be taken out.
“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
Samantha Durand 27 October 2015 Dunipace 4th Julius Caesar Essay Brutus is the Tragic Hero William Shakespeare wrote “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” to tell the story of the tragedy that happened to him. When Caesar was going to become king, his own friends turned into conspirators against him. Since the conspirators said that Caesar would abuse the power of being king, they decided to murder him for the sake of the Roman people.
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.
Brutus is the tragic hero of the play Julius Caesar. Brutus, just like almost every other person ever born, had flaws about him, but that does not mean that he cannot be the tragic hero of Julius Caesar. Brutus was an honorable man. Brutus was the only conspirator that killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus loved his country more than he loved his closest friend.
The reasoning behind Caesar's assassination is to prevent the dangers that Caesar could present in the future. Brutus comes to the conclusion that he must compare Caesar to a serpent's egg, once hatched it becomes dangerous. So Caesar must be killed in the shell before he can become that dangerous serpent. He says this in lines 32 through 34 “and therefore treats him like a serpent's egg which hatched as his kind grew mischievous and killed him in the shell”. I believe Brutus truly justified the killing of Caesar and that it was for the good of Rome.
Brutus was manipulated into joining the conspiracy to kill Caesar. People began to pity him for being manipulated for something he was begged to do. Many people would say Caesar was the Tragic Hero because he also caused his own downfall, and he was the main character, however Caesar wasn’t untrustworthy towards his friends, Rome, and The People of Rome. Caesar was more innocent than Brutus, therefore Brutus deserves the title more.
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.
Michael Cross Mrs. Korey Advanced Honors English 1 March 2023 Some heroes, in their valiant efforts, can make decisions that may seem rash. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus makes many choices that only lead to downfall and chaos. While some may see him as a villain, much evidence suggests that he was an honorable hero, only doing what he believed best. There is also evidence that Shakespeare himself saw Brutus as a hero in the ways that he writes about him.
Brutus is one of the most famous characters in William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, and history. He is also compared to the biblical Judas. He and Judas went down in history as traders to whom they were loyal. Some say he is a hero for killing a friend for someone else, others say he was a trader and deserves retribution for his actions. But with him all his ambitions after Caesar's death grew; you could say he's more of a villain than a hero.
Lauren Manrique Mrs. Korey English 2 Advanced Honors 01 March 2023 Cesar Essay Exam Many people throughout history talk about the thin line separating a hero and a villain. William Shakespeare's, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, demonstrates the perfect example of Brutus being one of the most honorable men in Rome having to decide whether to kill his best friend for the greater good of Rome or stay loyal to the man who got him to where he was. Brutus is considered to be both a hero and a villain because he did not want to live in a country where the citizens would be dictated to by a king but also betrayed his best friend by killing him.
He has realised his faults so clearly that he tells Caesar, the person he killed, to rest in peace. Brutus is definitely the tragic hero in this play because of the pity we feel for his realisation of his faults and ultimately his honourable
Julius Caesar, is a play based on the true events that occurred in Roman history. The play follows the fictional lives of Caesar and his people leading up to, and after his assassination. Several characters can be labeled as both villainous and heroic at different points in the play due to their actions, however, this does not apply to the character of Marcus Junius Brutus, who remains a hero through the entire play. Brutus is a hero for several reasons, The first reason Brutus is considered to be a hero is because he continuously stands up for what he believes in. Secondly, it is clear that Brutus is a hero because he kills himself as a sacrifice to the roman public.
Brutus is an honorable man who respects the people of Rome and will do whatever it takes to keep the peace. When he realizes his best friend is becoming too powerful he decides to take matters into his own hands. Caesar’s Ambition had him killed by one of the most respectable
There are many speculations as to which character is considered the tragic hero in the story of Julius Caesar. Caesar was a good military leader, who defeated Pompey in a battle. He was ambitious and really wanted to be the king of Rome. Brutus was a man that was respected by all of the Romans because he was a very noble and honorable man. Many people believe that Caesar was the tragic hero and others believe that Brutus was the tragic hero.