“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come” - Julius Caesar (Shakespeare 2. 2. 32-37). This is a quote from Julius Caesar on the day he was assassinated. Julius Caesar was a dictator of Rome and a friend to a Roman politician Brutus. He is betrayed and killed by his friend Brutus and other Senators. Jesus Christ is a religious leader with 12 Apostles whom he considers his friends. One night he’s betrayed by Judas Iscariot, and later Jesus dies from being crucified. This research paper will explain the backgrounds of Julius Caesar, Brutus, Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot, and compare/contrast Julius Caesar to Jesus Christ along with Brutus to Judas Iscariot. …show more content…
Jesus Christ was a religious teacher and prophet, and Julius Caesar was a dictator. Also, Jesus was betrayed by one person but Julius Caesar was killed many people, Brutus and conspirators. Brutus and Judas are different for they betrayed their friends for different reasons. Such as, Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, from avarice, but Brutus killed Julius Caesar for he feared Julius Caesar’s ambition and the possibility of Caesar becoming a dictator. To add, Brutus loved Julius Caesar, Brutus states, “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friends of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (Shakespeare 3. 2. 18-23). It is unknown whether Judas Iscariot loved Jesus. To conclude, Julius Caesar is a different kind of person than Jesus, and Brutus is the same with Judas, they’re both different