Brutus realized that eventually Caesar would give in to the people and his pride and accept the crown. It was because of this that Brutus knew that he would have to eliminate Caesar. He took no pleasure in the idea of Caesar’s death, but recognized the necessity of it. In his statement, he says he has no personal reason to “spurn” or despise Caesar but that “for the general” or for his nation he must be a part of the plot to kill Caesar. By rejecting his own personal feelings for his friend Caesar and instead acting on behalf of the Roman Republic because of a sense of civic duty he embodies the concepts and core foundations of a civic humanist
Some may argue with that by saying Brutus is betraying his friend Caesar and could cause utter destruction. The people who think that Brutus should join the conspiracy know he would be doing it to protect the people of Rome. Furthermore, Caesar’s power could cause utter chaos and destruction of Rome, making everyone fear Caesar. Since being brought up in a higher-class family, Brutus has an influence to be honorable, he may have a duty to
Brutus could've gone either way on joining the conspiracy he had many reasons why he should but also why he shouldn't. After all the evidence show Brutus should not have joined the conspiracy. Brutus states that Caesar is his best friend and has been for a very long time. He also says that he loves him. These are both great reasons on not
After Cassius tries to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy, Brutus is left with his thoughts and his conscience battling to agree on right and wrong. Once Brutus reaches a decision, he is left to justify it in his mind to make him confident in what he is about to do. Even though he comes up with many reasons that may seem logical in his mind, they are still made-up reasons that Brutus is using to make himself feel better about the terrible thing he has decided to commit to. The reasons, as shown in Brutus’s soliloquy in Act II, when picked apart, have many flaws in logic and have very little sound evidence. One of the first reasons Brutus gives for joining the conspiracy is “it is the bright day that brings forth the adder, And that craves
However, Brutus continually feels the need to defend his actions and justify his crime. If he is truly confident in his deed, he would not stammer to find justifications. Yet, Brutus may not want power, he may really want justice. In his mind, murdering Caesar, was the only route to go.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury I would like to thank you for your time. I am the lawyer for the prosecution of Marcus Brutus. Marcus Brutus is charged with the First Degree Murder of Julius Caesar, a war hero who was beloved by many. Brutus not only decided to kill Caesar, but planned out and enacted it himself. Brutus made the decision on his own.
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.
People complain that Brutus is just as bad as Caesar, yet Brutus does it for justice of the people. While others explain that the Roman empire will fall due to Brutus’s actions, others will say that he has a high respect of the citizens, and the citizens would know he did the deed for the better good. While some may bicker about Brutus making predictions about the future, he is simply trying to prevent tyranny to get ahold of Rome and the empire. Brutus is the perfect example of anyone in the world, who wants to do the better good for everyone. Should Brutus join the conspiracy against Caesar?
When Brutus spoke about his motives to kill Caesar he said, “As he was valiant I / honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (3.2.27-28). Brutus honored Caesar but saw that his ambition has the potential of being very dangerous. He thought that a danger like Caesar could not be left to grow more powerful when there is a solution to the issue now.
And while Brutus did work in part with other conspirators, which eventually led to him killing Caesar, he did it for a more morally sound reason which was that Caesar was going to cause the downfall of Rome because he was too ambitious, which is ironic because Caesar's death led to a string of unfit leaders, and civil unrest that eventually led to the downfall of the roman empire. Brutus was also focused on preventing corruption. “The name of Cassius honors this corruption,/ And chastisement doth therefore hide his head (IV.iii.15-6)... Remember March, the ides of March remember./ Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake” (IV.iii.18-9).
Lucius Junius Brutus was an ancestor to Brutus and Brutus doesn't want to let down his ancestor by letting Caesar destroy the Republic. Everybody knows people don't want to let down their ancestors even if they're dead. Brutus is a very loyal person and knows he has to be loyal to his family's name by joining the conspiracy to kill Caesar. The letters that Cassius forged convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.
Joining the Conspiracy A question that has gained much attention and controversy is simply this “Should Brutus have joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar?” Many people argue on whether his reasoning dictated the right to end Caesar’s life, after all they were best friends. Some people say yes, he did justify his reasons for killing Caesar. Still others say no, he just rationalized it for himself to make it seem like it was the best and only option that he had.
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.”
(II, i, 53-55) which allows to say that he wants Rome to be just and do whatever it takes to maintain it away from any threat. Indeed, Brutus states this very clearly when he says, “If it’s for the good of all Romans, I’d do it even if it meant my death. Let the gods give me good luck only as long as I love honor more than I fear death.” (I, ii, 86-88), he explicitly says that the good of the majority is over any feeling or personal benefit which in this case is the love of Caesar for him and viceversa, and the throne. To conclude, Brutus is a complex character that is characterized by three recurrent traits: his well-intention, his hypocrisy, and his naivet.
Brutus tells Cassius that he “had rather be a villager [t]han to repute himself a son of Rome [u]nder these hard conditions” (Shakespeare I.ii:172-174) when Cassius persuades him to join the conspiracy and murder Caesar. Further along in the play, Brutus then states that he knows “no personal cause to spurn at [Caesar] [b]ut for the general” (II.i:11-12). Brutus’s love towards Rome leads him to join the conspiracy, murder Caesar, and trigger a civil war which then results to his suicide. This results in his other hamartia,
