Brutus Failure; Morality or Love and Honor or Values.

In comparison to the perceptions both Cassius and Brutus have towards Caesar, is the perspectives of Antony and Caesar of himself. Antony looked at Caesar as a friend, a role model as well as a kind and deserving leader. This notion is exemplified through the use of emotive language “O mighty Caesar! /most noble blood of all this world/ the noblest man/ That ever lived in the tide of times”. Furthermore, the use of descriptive and connotative language throughout Antony’s

In Roman history, some elite men held certain values that they felt strong enough to take their life in order to defend it. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, there are certain characters portrayed to show how a person’s values or ideas can change their behavior and influence some significant decisions. The protagonist of the play, Marcus Brutus, supports this thought by having an idealistic view on the world and by showing his patriotism toward Rome. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Brutus as an honorable, idealistic man in order to show the depth that a high-class Roman man will go through in order to defend his honor.

Selflessness, a noble trait to have, but when one puts everything before themselves, it will only lead to tragedy. The character Brutus in ¨The tragedy of Julius Caesar” makes the choice to murder his personal friend Caesar, the soon to be ruler of Rome, for the future of his country. This leads to Caesar's second in command, Antony, to pursue Brutus and the others involved in the murder until their death. In William Shakespeare's play ¨The tragedy of Julius Caesar” Brutus through his selflessness in acting for the better of Rome instead of himself, and putting aside personal matters for his country becomes the tragic character.

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.

Brutus wanting to be very honorable is part of his tragic flaw. He will do crazy stuff just be honorable. While talking with Cassius about why he is not himself, Brutus said “For it let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor than I fear the name of death” (I.II. 91-92). This quote shows that being honorable is a very big thing for Brutus since he would rather die with honor than die without honor. After talking with Lucius Brutus says, “It must be by his death, and for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him but

As noble and great as Brutus might be, all tragic heroes have some tragic flaws and make some errors of judgment, which leads them to their downfall. In this case Brutus's great flaw is that he is too honorable, and he's too naïve when he is dealing with people. An example of an error of judgment is when Brutus underestimates Antony, and thinks him incapable of being dangerous after Caesar's death, "For Antony is but a limb of Caesar...he can do no more than Caesar's arm When Caesar's head is off."  This turns out not to be the case. One example of Brutus's excessive honor being damaging to him, is when he decides that only Caesar should die and no one else even if they seem to threaten his cause, as Cassius warns repeatedly that Antony does.

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, an honorable man, Brutus, is planning to overthrow the soon to be king, Julius Caesar. Brutus is persuaded by Cassius that Caesar is a liar, too ambitious, weak, and not fit to be Rome’s king. Brutus soon believed Cassius, and they and the conspirators made a plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar’s death, Brutus planned to justify his actions of killing Caesar at his funeral in his speech to the people. After Brutus’s speech, the citizens of Rome were all in agreement that Brutus did the right thing for Rome. Brutus then decides to allow Caesar’s best friend, Antony, to speak in honor of Caesar. Antony speaks, and he convinces the citizens that Brutus’s actions were unjust and turned the people against Brutus.

Brutus was a man of noble birth. He had multiple servants and was often referred to as “Lord”, which indicates a certain level of respect for him. He was a very highly thought of

Unable to see that Antony has plans to criticize him, Brutus uses ethos to show that the act of killing Caesar is honorable. He even starts his speech off by saying, “believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe”(3.2.15-17). Being a well respected man, Brutus rests on his laurels. He shows that he loves Caesar and kills him with a heavy heart. While not impressive, his ethos does build credibility for his actions, and this can be seen with the plebeians not bursting out into a riot. However, Brutus’s mistake of letting Antony speak is seen in full force. Antony begins by calling Brutus “a honorable man”(3.2.91). He repeatedly uses this line throughout his speech but in a increasingly sarcastic manner. Antony sprinkles in the good deeds of Caesar before using the line. He makes Brutus seem like a liar and a dishonorable man. As Caesar’s ethos grows among the plebeians, Brutus becomes more and more hated by the plebeians. Antony next brings up Caesar’s will. He shows that Caesar cares for his people even in death. He uses this time to sarcastically say once again that the men are honorable for killing such a great man. At this point, the crowd is in a fervor. Brutus has lost all credibility, and Antony has succeeded in making Caesar a god in the minds of the people. Brutus’s mistake is plain to see

The final demonstration of the theme is when Antony, a follower of Caesar, cleverly uses pleasant words against Brutus and the conspirators. In the scene where Antony speaks, Caesar is already dead and Antony could publicly speak only if he did not dirtied Brutus’s name or Caesar’s. He blatantly calls the conspirator honorable: “The noble Brutus/ Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. / If it were so, it was a grievous fault, / And grievously hath Caesar answered it. / Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest/ (For Brutus is an honorable man, / So are they all, all honorable men), / Come I to speak in Caesars’ funeral” (3.2. 912-13). The power of Antony’s speech and the manner her referred to his enemies was fabulous. He achieved the plebeians’ ultimate approval and will succeed in avenging Caesar’s death. He did so by using wise and well-chosen words.

“Honorable” is defined as “in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor”. It then defines “honor” as “honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions”. For Brutus to be considered an honorable man he would have to display those qualities throughout the whole play of “Julius Caesar”. Brutus, however, may have acted with honor in the beginning of the play, but he did not continue to throughout the play. Brutus’s willingness to trust people, naiveté, and pride causes Brutus to not display the qualities of an honorable man.

He says, “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,” once again proving that his loyalty is the Rome (Julius 3.2.19-22). Brutus uses this part of the speech to let it be known that while he cared for Caesar, he cared more about the wellbeing of Rome’s people. Brutus believed that action had to be taken in order for Rome to be great, which is evident when he says: “On such a full sea are we now afloat, and we must take the current when it serves or lose our ventures” (Julius 4.3.228-230). His loyalty was to the country came before his love for one

He joined the conspirators, despite being Caesar’s good friend, making it an acrimonious task for him to kill Caesar. After doing the deed he announced to the crowd, “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.” (3.2.20-22)

In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, many themes are developed. One character, Brutus, displays a significant theme that develops through the entire play. The theme that is supported most by this character is the idea that honor and respect are gained through performing works for the good of others instead of for personal gain.