Brutus: Hero Or Villain

Brutus is one of the more complex character in Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Shakespeare added a lot of complexity to Brutus through dialogue, monologue, and soliloquy. Shakespeare created opposing desires in Brutus and created both hesitation and doubt. His major back-and-forth conflict is him trying to give himself an honorable reason for killing Caesar. He is manipulated by Cassius and the other conspirators into assassinating Caesar, a life-long friend of Brutus. “The ultimate factor in persuading Brutus to join the conspiracy is his belief, a belief based on the the letters cast in at his window or conspicuously left for him in public places” (Shalvi 71). When Caesar was attacked by the conspirators, it had been Brutus’ blade and betrayal that had finally killed him. During the beginning and the end of the play, Brutus struggled to accept that killing Caesar was not what he wanted to do. In his head, Brutus is content that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome. In a speech to Romans after Caesar’s death he says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but

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

Brutus was very naive and got influenced by Cassius very easily. Cassius was very smart and manipulated Brutus to make him agree with him. Cassius said, “If I were Brutus now, and he were Cassius, He should not humour me.” (Shakespeare, p.13). Brutus believed that his friend, Caesar had a negative impact on Rome decided to join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Even though Caesar was his friend, Brutus always showed loyalty towards Rome. Brutus' tragic flaw is that he is not good at figuring out other’s intentions, and trusted Cassius. If Brutus never listened to Cassius in the first place, he would not have joined the conspiracy, and might not have had a tragic end.

“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 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

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 Brutus a hero or a villain in the play of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare? in my eyes, Brutus is not a villain in this play, but in the eyes of a civilian he could be considered as a villain. Also i think that Brutus is an honorable man because even though he killed his best friend he did it for the good of Rome and because he’d rather let one person get killed than the country he loves and is devoted to get destroyed.

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.

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 was very loyal to Rome, especially because one of his ancestors “would have brooked th’ eternal devil to keep his state in Rome as easily as a king” (I,ii,159-161). Lucius Junius Brutus had a role in establishing the Republic of Rome after expelling the last king of Rome, which put pressure on Brutus to maintain his family’s honor. Although Caesar was his best friend, Brutus became concerned after multiple people had informed him of Caesar’s questionable actions which were considered ambitious. Convinced, Brutus joined the plan to kill Caesar after he became more aware of Caesar’s actions.

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.

A highly respected man, and admired by others that may of disliked him before it was Brutus’ end. “His life was gentle, and the elements/ So mixed in him that Nature might stand up/ And say to all the world, ‘This was a man!’” (5.5.73-75). Brutus is one with great leadership, and a loyal friend of Julius Caesar. He was easily convinced by Cassius and the conspirators that Julius Caesar was not fit for king of Rome. Before, Brutus was there and supported Caesar. Now, Cassius had talked to Brutus, and he changed his mind and thought it was best for Rome that Caesar was killed before he was crowned. Brutus then took control of the conspirators and became leader. Brutus made all the decisions with Cassius, then turned into Brutus making all the decisions by himself, regarding Cassius. Brutus’ decisions were not the best and that led him into his own death, when he ran himself into a sword. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by, William Shakespeare, Brutus is a man that contains great leadership skills, and does what is right; but farther in, his decisions lead to a downfall of taking Cassius out of his place when he was a good leader already, and as well as killing himself.

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