Analysis Of ' The Corpse Of Brutus ' Essay

Brutus's speech was ineffective in giving them reasons for Caesar's ambition. This gave Antony a large gap to turn the people against Brutus. Brutus told the people to believe him for his honor , and to respect him for his honor, so that they may believe. He is telling them to believe him for his honor and not for the reasons he gives. Brutus repeated many times that Caesar was ambitious but never once said how or why. This left the people with a question in their mind.

In his soliloquy, Antony praised Caesar’s great personality but at the same time, he would keep saying positive things about Brutus. An example is when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me; / But Brutus says he was ambitious, / And Brutus is an honorable man.” (3.2.85-87). The way in which he spoke and by telling the citizens the context of Caesar’s will, turned the mob against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. The anger possessed by the countrymen can be shown when a plebeian says, “Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death!” (2.2.244). This betrayal by Antony caused Brutus to break off their friendship.

At the end of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" Marc Antony says "Brutus was the noblest Roman of them all" (Shakespeare, 5.5.2745), however this was after Brutus had killed himself at the battle of Philippi. What I think he meant was that Brutus was the only one of the assassins who did not have a selfish motive for his actions; he did not participate in the assassination of Julius Caesar for personal gain. The other conspirators killed Caesar out of jealousy or personal gain, whereas Brutus had a conscience, he truly believed that he was doing the right thing for his country. Brutus said, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (3.2.1555-6) which I took to mean as he believed that his actions were not to improve his standing,

Once Cassius gets what he wants, Brutus to be on his side, they and some others begin to plan how they will get to Caesar and kill him. Then when Brutus agrees to join the conspiracy to annihilate Caesar, it is the beginning of him becoming the villain. He is still the hero though; he only joined the conspiracy for the good of Rome. "This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all, made one of them".. This quote is said by Antony at the end of the play. In that scene, he and Caesar's adopted son, Octavius have seen Brutus's dead body. They have seen the good in Brutus and have noticed that he has acted out of his love for Rome." ...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" . That was part of the speech Brutus gave to the citizens after he and the other conspirators killed Caesar. This was the last act Brutus did before he started becoming more of a villain. This quote and the quote Antony says at the end of the play are the same. They both are saying how Brutus didn't really want to kill Caesar. He just felt like he had no choice, he saw that what Caesar was doing was changing Rome.

The play Julius Caesar, end with Antony refers to Brutus by Saying “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” “This was the noblest Roman of them all”, refers to Octavian. Octavian was strong smart, ambitious and .irrational. Octavian was young and had a lot of good characteristic. Octavian strengths and weakness will be told so he can be the “noblest Roman of them all.”

Once Cassius gets what he wants, Brutus to be on his side, they and some others begin to plan how they will get to Caesar and kill him. Then when Brutus agrees to join the conspiracy to annihilate Caesar, it is the beginning of him becoming the villain. He is still the hero though; he only joined the conspiracy for the good of Rome. "This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all, made one of them" (V.v.68-72). This quote is said by Antony at the end of the play. In that scene, he and Caesar's adopted son, Octavius have seen Brutus's dead body. They have seen the good in Brutus and have noticed that he has acted out of his love for Rome." ...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (III.ii.21). That was part of the speech Brutus gave to the citizens after he and the other conspirators killed Caesar. This was the last act Brutus did before he started becoming more of a villain. This quote and the quote Antony says at the end of the play are the same. They both are saying how Brutus didn't really want to kill Caesar. He just felt like he had no choice, he saw that what Caesar was doing was changing Rome.

Calpurnia is a more confident and strong woman. Calpurnia is willing to take the blame for her husband and she is loyal. “Alas, my lord, your wisdom is consumed in confidence. Do not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house and not your own” (2. 2. 48-51). Portia is a more weak and nervous character. Portia wants to be brave for Brutus but when he delivers his plan to her she becomes

Both Antony and Brutus are righteous men and loyal to Julius Caesar at the beginning of the play, but move away from these ideals when they realize they can get away with acting immorally. At first Brutus is at odds with himself and suffers from internal conflict when he is asked by Cassius to help kill Caesar. Brutus finally decides with much hesitation that he must sacrifice Caesar for the good of Rome. He makes this decision with selflessness and a moral conscience. However, after Brutus kills Caesar he says, “Stoop, Romans, stoop, / And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood /

Antony's small speech depicts Brutus as a noble being and the ideal image of a man. Stating that nature would `stand and say to all the world', that Brutus was a man illustrates Brutus as being the idyllic man to become. Brutus is the only conspirator to maintain an honorable reason to assassinate Julius Caesar. Antony believes this, and states how only Brutus `in general honest thought and common good to all made one of them', implying that Brutus is the only one who possessed moral reasons for assassinating Caesar. Both Antony and Octavius, who were two of Brutus' most critical adversaries, state how Brutus is a dignified Roman.

Yet Antony now praises Brutus, not to bury him. Of all the conspirators, only Brutus thought of the "common good", and had honest intentions toward the general populace. The rest merely invaded Caesars greatness. Brutus thought it was a serious threat to Republic.

He later joined Cassius against Antony, over who should rule Rome. When Antony says about Brutus being the noblest Roman of all he doesn't deserve such praise. Brutus doesn't

Brutus, a conflicted senator obsessed with his civic duty, convinces the people of Rome that his motives in killing Caesar were just and noble by rhetoric. Brutus is the only conspirator to have impersonal motives in killing Caesar. In fact, his motives are trying to find the best solution for Rome, and in the end, he must make the hard choice of killing his best friend for his homeland. As early as Brutus’ conversation with Cassius in Act I, Brutus exhibits this deep love and respect for Rome and how this love is conflicting with his love for his friend, Caesar: “[P]oor Brutus, with himself at war, / Forgets the shows of love to other men” (I.ii.51-52). Brutus brings up this internal conflict again when he tells the crowds that although he did love Caesar, he loved Rome and its people more. After Brutus’ murder of Caesar, he realizes that the issue of the public opinion of Rome is of the utmost importance. Because of this love for Rome, Brutus uses rhetoric to persuade these plebeians to approve of him and his cause. When Cassius warns Brutus about “how much the people will be moved / By that which [Marc Antony] will utter[!]” (III.i.252-253), Brutus tells Cassius that letting Marc Antony speak “shall advantage us more than do us wrong” (III.i.261). In these cases, Brutus demonstrates his awareness of

Antony showed how he really felt by saying this and then asking for a minute to get himself together leaving the crowd to rethink what Brutus had said about Caesar being ambitious, and them to think that Caesar was a good man since Antony has this much feeling to him. And because of Antony being able to persuade the romans they believe that the men who killed Caesar should pay for what they did for killing such an honorable man. Antony had a lot to his advantage being Caesar’s lead hand and for that he was able to “speak what I know” and he knew a lot, and also about the men that killed Caesar since he had qutie the conversation with all of them right after his death. The conspirators were the ones to plot the death of Caesar and give back the freedom to the people. Brutus was the one that the conspirators thought could take over Caesar’s spot over Rome because he was loved by the Romans, but at

William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was the mastermind behind the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a senator and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After I examined Brutus' relationship towards Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy and his importance to the plot it all became clear. Brutus had one particular reason for killing Caesar and that was for the good of the people and the republic. Brutus had no personal reason for killing Caesar. Some of his most admirable traits were his morality and leadership skills.

Finally, at the very end, Antony makes one last scholarly remark, truly convincing the audience that he is deserving of respect, simply because of his own policy of loyalty. “This was the noblest Roman of them all” (JC 5.5.74). In this line, Antony is referring to Brutus, after he had killed himself alongside the assistance of Strato, who held his sword as he ran into it aggressively, because Brutus would rather have died than remained with the gruesome thought that if he and Cassius had lived, they would simply be forced into slavery if they returned home. Shame, in