Brutus: Hero Or Villain

Brutus believes he must put his own personal self and relationships behind for the betterment of Rome, leading to the people turning against him. One of the first examples is when he was brought the concept of killing Caesar, after much thought and deliberation he decides he must put away his own relationships for the betterment of his country. “O conspiracy, Sham'st thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then, by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy. Hide it in smiles and affability; For if thou path, thy native semblance on, Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hide thee from prevention.” (2.1.84-93) He knows that by doing this act he will inflict consequences of a great degree upon himself, but he knows he must do it for the betterment of Rome. He then

Would you kill your best friend because you thought it was the only way to save your country? Such an extreme situation exists in Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. To protect the future of his republic, Brutus kills Caesar, which leads to the big takeaway question: Is Brutus a patriot or a betrayer? Some people may believe that Brutus is a betrayer because he stabbed his friend in the back. However, Brutus did what most people don’t have the courage to do; he stood up for what he believed in and acted upon it; most people would just wish they did something. Brutus’s love for his country compelled him to protect its future from Caesar’s ambition. As a result, he did what he thought was right in order to protect his country. Brutus’s actions define his role as a patriot.

In the end, Brutus was both a patriot and a betrayer. While he did kill for Rome, he betrayed his friend. I slew my best lover.” He did, and spoke this, because he was focusing on his own selfish fears. Through it all, he did what he truly believed what was best for Rome, even if that means killing his friend. He even offered his own life to Rome “shall please my country to need my death.” Despite the sin he committed, Brutus was a patriot for Rome. He killed the serpent that terrified him and threatened his people, all for his beloved country. Only a true patriot could make such

“The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it.” - William Shakespeare. Brutus was once a noble honest man. Everyone loved him until one day he decided to join the conspiracy group. The group had a plan to kill Caesar, but had one problem. The city of Rome would look down on the conspiracy group if they did not have someone they favored in the group. That is when they had asked Brutus to join. And so he did, but then that is where they went wrong. It was not just about having Brutus. They needed actual proof on why they needed to assassinate Caesar. But yet everything they had that would unwelcome him turned out to be untrue, and they were not thinking of

Some people of Rome did not think Brutus was for for rome but others disagreed.Many people of rome probably would say that Brutus was a betrayer because he killed Caesar. However, i don think that. I think that Brutus was a patriot because he didn't join Cassius in the Conspiracy at first because he didn't want kill his friend. But, Brutus seen the fake note and didn't

Brutus was not a betrayer because he was not out for bold when he killed Caesar. However, Caesar was a friend of Brutus and friends do not go behind each other’s back; they especially do not kill each other. We learn that Caesar is a friend of Brutus in Act 1, Scene 2, where Brutus tells Cassius, “I would not, Cassius. Yet I love him well.” (Crower)

Brutus is a betrayer,because he did not think of another way of helping his friend other than killing him and he did not do it fully for Rome.You can say that these are untrue because he was doing it for Rome and because he loved Caesar but I can prove these wrong.As I said before,it was true he did say"I don’t, Cassius, though I love Caesar very much."But if he truly did love Caesar,murder would have not been the first answer.If he really did worry about his friend letting the power go to his head.He would have found a way to prevent that,and keep his friend steady.This would have allowed him to watch over and keep his precious Rome safe,while keeping his friend.If he was truly,Caesar's friend he would have done anything to help keep his friend out of the danger and in the right frame of mind.He also states that"-it’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"If you had a friend,who you truly and dearly loved,wouldn't you have put their friendship and them before a huge amount of strangers,that do nothing for you?Yes,it's fine that he loved Rome,but that is not worth putting your friendship over.This shows that Brutus never truly loved Caesar,and those are not the standards of a patriot but instead a

Is a hero only someone who does all good things? Most times when asked to think of words to describe a hero the words courageous, loyal, determined, and many more come to mind. It is not always the case that a particular hero portrays all the characteristics, but they offer a faint trace of each characteristic. Brutus shows the qualities to be both a hero and a villain, but his outstanding hero characteristics outweigh nearly nonexistent villain characteristics. While someone may believe that Brutus was a villain, he is a hero because he will be remembered as noble, he thought that he was doing something good, and he had a deadly flaw that lead him to trust everyone.

"You too, Brutus!" These were the last words of Caesar before he was killed. Brutus was his friend and he was supposed to support him but instead, he took part in killing him. To my belief, Brutus was a betrayer but some may disagree with me and say that he was a patriot because he had good intentions. This may be true but Brutus was influenced by a man who wanted to kill Caesar for personal reasons.

Brutus and Caesar's were much like best friends, they loved each other very much. Therefore, he wrote a bunch of fake letters and signed them as if they were written by random Romans. Brutus grows extremely confused and scared of what may soon happen. He of course knew that it was his duty as a lover of Rome, to sacrifice his best friend for the people. In Brutus’s eyes, he’d be a hero to all of Rome.

A hero leaving the world in a fiery blaze and in all of his glory to which his enemies honored him after his valiant battle. Marcus Junius Brutus (June 85 BC - October 23, 42 BC) is the infamous, tragic hero in ancient Rome and in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Brutus was infatuated with Rome, made hazardous decisions, and then his expiration; not only was Brutus the best tragic hero in his time in the Roman era, but rather the best of all time.     Brutus was loyal to Rome. Fortunately for him, he made a very respiting decision by killing his beloved, omnipotent best friend, Julius Caesar, which was quite a convenience to Rome.

While Brutus was a betrayer, in some ways he was also a patriot. He was lied to by Cassius. When he was initially asked by Cassius to help kill Caesar, he was against it. He thought killing Caesar was unethical. Cassius had slipped a letter through Brutus’s window. Brutus believed that the letter was from all of Rome

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two potential protagonists are presented to the audience. Both Brutus and Caesar have been mentioned as possible protagonists, but there can only be one protagonist. But who is the real protagonist? Although there is proof to back up Caesar, Brutus has more proof and solid proof. Therefore, Brutus should be named protagonist of the story.

Brutus possesses many ideals and mannerisms that make him the tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s tragedy. To begin with, Brutus has a deep sense of love for his city, and concerns himself with its well-being. His concern for Rome is actually what causes him to backstab Caesar. He worries that he is too arrogant to be an adequate leader, “I do fear the people/ Choose Caesar for their king.” (Shakespeare I.ii. 85-86). Secondly, Brutus has an undying moral compass that navigates him on his integrity driven choices. Brutus thinks long and hard before he joins the conspirators, and wonders whether or not it is the right choice and questions his choices, “Into what dangers would you lead me…/ That you would have me seek into myself/ For which is not in me?” (Shakespeare I.ii. 69-71). His strong beliefs are what ultimately convince him to join the conspirators, for the good of Rome. Also, Brutus believes in equality and respect. He gives a speech to the public because he feels they deserve to know the reason why Caesar dies, ‘And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads,/ Let’s all cry “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”’. (Shakespeare III.i. 121-122). This heroic quality is one of the things that drives him to be a good leader, and a good person as well. As much as these traits lead us to believe

Marcus Brutus was a good friend to Julius Caesar, but not good enough. He had moral values dealing with Rome and its people. Brutus' values then made him join a conspiracy against Caesar put together by Cassius. Brutus joined mainly because he didn't want Caesar to turn his back on Rome so there would be a reasonable reason for killing Caesar.