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Julius Caesar Integrity

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What defines a hero? Everyone has their own definition of what a hero should be. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a character who has; a great reputation, prosperity, a virtuous manner, and a tragic flaw that causes them to make an error in judgement that leads to their misfortune. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare two men fulfill this criteria. Although both Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar can be labeled the tragic hero, Brutus goes above and beyond what a tragic hero is. Both Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar hold great reputations. Brutus was known to the people of Rome as noble and loyal. It is Brutus the conspirators want to join the conspiracy to make their actions seem better than they really are. In one scene Casca …show more content…

Brutus shows integrity through his actions by always making decisions that benefit Rome and the people. It is in one of Brutus’s soliloquies that he states what Caesar’s reign would look like and then further explains his reasons for wanting to kill Caesar. He uses the illustration of Caesar being climbing a ladder and only looking up into what is next never bothering to look back to the people who helped him get there (II.1.10-36). This displays Brutus’s Virtue by displaying his true reasons for deciding to take part in Caesar’s death. It is in Brutus’s thoughts that his virtue really shows owing to the fact that his actions are always justified. Virtuous people always doo what is best even when it doesn’t benefit them. Caesar shows integrity through giving to the people of Rome. When Antony is reading from Caesar’s will he describes how Caesar felt about the people by calling them “heirs” . Caesar then decided to leave the people a good amount of money and community land (III.2.241-242). A person who is full of virtue or goodness tends to give more than receive ,which is what Caesar did. He could of kept this money for himself and not have bothered to leave anything for his people but he

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The best way to show honor is being honorable to a cause. Brutus is more honorable than Antony because he is selfless for a good cause, is concerned for the future of Rome, and he is fearful for what Caesar might do to Rome. Antony is honorable because he is loyal to Caesar, he is cunning and he manipulated the conspirators. Antony is loyal to Caesar because even after Caesar was dead Antony continued to praise him. "Thou art the ruins of the noblest man/That ever lived in the tide of times" (3,i,256-257)

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In their introductory scene a discussion is taking place about Caesar's claim to the throne. Through this discussion the audience learns a lot about Cassius and Brutus’s values . It is revealed that Brutus is an honorable man who believes in the general good of mankind. He states,  (1.2 84-89)“ What is it that you would impart to me?/ If it be aught toward the general good, / Set honour in one eye and death

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During the meeting with the Conspirators at his home, Brutus says to them, “No, not an oath” (II.i.125) because “what other oath” is better “than honesty to honesty engaged” (II.i.137-138). Brutus believes they do not need to pledge an oath because he already thinks they are loyal to Rome and that none of them will “palter”. Even before getting to know the rest of the conspirators, he already assumes that they are all there to plan the assassination of Caesar in order to make Rome a better place. All the conspirators, excluding Brutus, have a personal reason on why they want to kill Caesar, whether it is out of envy or pure hatred, but Brutus does not see that they harbor strong resentment towards Caesar. When the conspirators were talking about killing Caesar, Cassius brings up that they should kill Antony too, but Brutus dismisses that notion by claiming that “Antony is but a limb of Caesar” (II.i.179).

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Was Brutus Noble? In Shakespeare 's’ The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar, one of the main characters, Marcus Brutus, is found dead by the noble Mark Antony, and is called “The Noblest Roman Of Them All” (Julius Caesar Act 5, scene 5, 68–72). Antony 's’ statement is a true one for many reasons. The first reason would be that Brutus was a man who valued his friendships over all else.

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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?

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