Brutus And Cassius In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare was born on April 26th 1564[1] in Stratford on-Avon to parents John and Mary. Growing up, he received a good education for a country boy of that period. He attended the village elementary school, was tutored by his mother and others, and learned a great deal by himself[2]. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, had his first child, Susanna in 1583 followed by twins Judith and Hamnet in 1585. Documentation ends here. From the years 1586 to 1592, there is little to no information about his activities and whereabouts. During this unaccounted for period of time, Shakespeare had to get from Stratford to London, where his presence was first

He states that Brutus is just as noble and worthy as Caesar. (Act 1, scene ii). He says that Brutus cannot see what everyone else does and recognize his worthiness. Cassius and the other senators do not want Caesar to be king because they would lose all their power. Cassius is slowly luring Brutus in to do his dirty work. He builds Brutus’s confidence up to make him thing that killing Caesar is the right thing to do. Cassius is basically playing with Brutus’s head because he knows Brutus will listen. So, Brutus joins the conspirators in killing Caesar. Cassius tells Brutus that it is for the good of Rome, and that he is saving them from a dictatorship. Cassius is going for Brutus’s weakest point, his care and concern for Rome. He knows that if Brutus believes the people distrust Caesar, then he will be convinced that Caesar must be thwarted. Brutus knew that if Caesar was crowned, he would never have a chance, and he was power hungry. This is what ultimately leads to the tragedy of Julius Caesar. After Brutus kills Caesar off, he starts to feel guilty for killing his friend, thus creating an internal conflict. Brutus was so confident that the plan would go exactly as planned that he fell apart when they encountered problems. If Brutus and the other conspirators had taken more time to think things through, they probably would have been more prepared for the situation that was handed to them.

Every great revolution or movement has a significant leader pulling it forward. An example of this is the Civil Rights movement which is well known and memorable by the people like Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. These two leaders helped keep the fight of their people stay alive through their actions and words. This making them some of the most beloved and strongest leaders in history. Yet, not all people can show the leadership abilities King, Parks, and others possess. It takes certain character traits and actions to be a great leader. Potentially bad leaders on the other hand also possess traits and actions that caused them to be dangerous if given a leadership position. Brutus from the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare displays what

In William Shaksphere play Julius Caesar Antony pleeds ''he hath brought many captiver home to Rome whos reasons did the general coffers fill: did this in Caesar seem ambitious''? Caesars lack of ambitious can be seen by Caesar acting in the best intrests of his community. They saw him as a superior solider.

William Shakespeare has immortalized himself through the timeless themes found in his works. This fame has encouraged the continuous and customary study of Shakespearean literature, often over that of his contemporaries. In an effort to analyze Shakespeare's works, scholars have tried to connect his personal life with the stories and characters he created. However, there is hardly any information to base this analysis on. With much ambiguity surrounding Shakespeare's educational and personal background, many scholars have been persuaded to ask the question: who wrote Shakespeare? The Shakespearean Authorship debate has long been studied by experts, and both the Stratfordian and Anti-Stratfordian positions have been taken; however, only the Stratfordian stance can provide sufficient literary and historical evidence.

In the book “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, various types of human nature are displayed. Some peoples darker sides are exposed for everyone to see. Such as ambition, deceitfulness, desire for revenge, jealousy, and arrogance. Some characters that show these characteristics are Caesar, Brutus, Antony, Cassius, Casca, and Decius. Ambition, deceitfulness, and jealousy are all characteristics that are portrayed in the book, Caesars ambition, Cassius’s jealousy, Antony’s deceitfulness, they all lead to bad outcomes.

The conspirators have really accomplished nothing by killing Caesar. They think they did something great and thought it would restore Rome but in all actuality they made things worst. They believed that by killing Caesar everything would be equal and no one person would have too much power. They killed Caesar but little did they know that Caesars nephew was up next and he was worse than Caesar. Rome has lost a capable leader. Caesar’s death was a meaningless act, since it did not eliminate the threat of

The downfall of Brutus and Cassius in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar seemed to be caused by Mark Antony, however the largest threat to the conspiracy was the man that they needed the most. That man was Brutus. Brutus was invited to take charge of the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar, for the sole reason that he was close to Caesar; and similar to many other leaders, he made many questionable choices that would result in the downfall of himself, as well as all of his friends and loved ones. Had Brutus’ decisions been ignored or just down right removed from the play, the conspirators demise could have been easily avoided. Brutus’ poor decisions include leaving Mark Antony, the main antagonist, alive and well; furthermore he allowed Mark to speak at Caesar’s funeral where he was able to convince the public that the conspirators were villains.

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus is portrayed as an impressionable and easily influenced character. In his soliloquies alone, the audience gains a deep insight into the complexities of his motives and the ill nature of his mind, his conflicting values and beliefs enacted on a substantial level as he is torn between his love for honour and his love for Caesar. His tragic naïveté further exposes his internal conflicts, correlating with the discord between his private-self and public self to reveal another underlying aspect of Brutus’ frail mind. As a result, Brutus is a pushover who is unable to develop the courage to make up his own mind.

Because he had come home with a victory, his popularity with the common people of Rome greatly increased. While celebrating with Roman people at the festival of Lupercal, a soothsayer warned Caesar of the Ides of March. Caesar ignored the warning and continued to celebrate with the people of Rome. Those who were higher up in the Roman Republic believed his popularity with the Romans was becoming a problem because he was quickly heading towards absolute power. This small group of people quickly formed a group of conspirators who were plotting the death of the almighty Julius Caesar. Cassius, the conniving leader of the conspirators, confronted Brutus, who was well known as Caesar’s good friend. Cassius urged that Caesar was becoming too powerful and would be an unworthy, dangerous king. At that point, he persuaded Brutus that he would be a much better leader for the Roman Empire. Undecided, Brutus insisted that he needed time to think about this circumstance because he did not want to kill his best friend to take over the empire himself. Meanwhile, Caesar’s popularity continued to grow among the common people of Rome due to Antony presenting the crown to him, in which he denied three times. To resolve this popularity issue, Brutus then decided that it would be for the best interest of the Roman Empire if Caesar was

Naguib 1 Fady Naguib Mr. Haraschuk ENG1D1 November 24th 2014 Thesis: Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus are both strong characters in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar; but Marcus Brutus is the only character in the Shakespearean drama that changes, towards the end of the drama making him the dynamic character in the drama. Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius are both strong characters in this Shakespearean drama because they both impacted this drama in numerous ways and those impacts were massive, here is how they impacted the drama. Cassius is a strong character in this play because he is the character that basically started this drama, he started the idea of Julius Caesar’s assassination, without his plan this drama would not have happened.

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Brutus and Cassius converse about Caesar’s roaring surging crowd, Cassius inquires Brutus about his notion toward Caesar’s possible coronation, Brutus then proclaims Caesar becoming king does not please his liking. An antithesis was used to contrast the righteous and immoral. “Set honor in one eye and death i’ the other.” (I.ii.176). Brutus says he has two options, receive honor or death, betraying is completely extinguished. Although, Brutus does not approve of a new king, the well-being of Rome is far more significant, as well as keeping honor until death. Furthermore, by employing this quote in the play, Shakespeare manipulates readers to surmise Brutus as a honorable man, who respects his republic and camaraderie. Shakespeare enhances the

This is my essay on Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Julius was assasinated by conspirators, because he was thought to have too much power. Brutus, his best friend that was one of the conspirators, and antony, another very close friend, both gave speeches at his funeral.

In William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Julius Caesar one character named Cassius says “ the fault dear brutus, is not in our’ stars but in ourselves that we are underlings” (Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene III, L. 140-141), I think that this quote mean is that when you think you're destined something great but you never achieve it. Cassius was telling Brutus that Caesar wasn't meant to be this god everyone think he is. Cassius said that Caesar is weak and inferior man than everyone think he is. Brutus, one of Caesar closest friends says that Caesar is a normal man just like everyone else and he is no better than everyone else, and that him and Cassius are just as good as him or even better than Caesar. Cassius stated that Caesar got sick, he had