Brutus In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Brutus develops throughout Julius Caesar as an honorable, stable hero to a man who has fallen under the guises of corruption by outside forces, such as his good friend and brother-in-law Gaius Cassius. Cassius is the main corrupting force in Brutus’s life, as he is the one that alludes to the fact that many Romans in the city want him to rule and not Julius Caesar. Cassius goes through life in a Machiavellian style, and he might say differently, but only to benefit himself while single-mindedly debasing others in the process.

Marc Antony, Brutus, and Cassius are all critical characters in William Shakespeare’s famous play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Due to their distinctive personalities and values, there is no trait that all of these characters share, although they do share some traits with one another. Firstly, Marc Antony and Cassius are manipulative in nature, while Brutus is not. Secondly, the root of Brutus and Cassius’ failure is their personality flaw, while Marc Antony proves strong in all the ways they prove weak. Lastly, Antony and Cassius, unlike Brutus, do not separate their private affairs from their public actions while acts only with honor and virtue and completely ignores his personal concerns.

    Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a tragic play, where the renowned Julius Caesar is on the brink of achieving total control and power by becoming emperor of the Roman Empire. Ironically enough, when he thinks he is one step away from pulling it off, his "friends" (most from the senate) decide to overthrow him, with Caesar's most trusted friend, Marcus Brutus, acting as leader of the conspirators. Though the fall of Caesar from the most powerful man in the world to a man who's been betrayed and stabbed 30 times is a great downfall, he is not the tragic hero. Shakespeare's main focus is Marcus Brutus, a noble man who brings upon himself a great misfortune by his own actions,

    In the play Julius Caesar, written and preformed by William Shakespeare, there are many characters, but two, Brutus and Cassius, stood out. The play begins in Rome where a celebration of Julius Caesar's victory over the former ruler of Rome, Pompeii. The victory leads to Caesar's betrayal by his jealous companions. Senators and other high status figures are jealous of Caesar's new and growing power, while others, like Brutus, fear the tyrannical rule Caesar could enforce. The conspirators, Brutus and Cassius being the most important, assassinate Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, better known as Antony, and Octavius Caesar, Caesar's heir to the thrown, revenge Caesar's

Brutus was a man of noble birth. He had multiple servants and was often referred to as “Lord”. In Rome he was highly thought of which indicated a certain level of respect towards him. Brutus demonstrates the qualities of a tragic hero in order to be classifed as one that Aristotle once wrote. In the play Brutus is Caesar's best friend and someone he could trust. Caesar was at the tip of the iceberg to being crowned king of Rome. Cassius and the other senators did not want Caesar to be king since Rome was a republic governed by senators. They feared that if Caesar would be king they would no longer have power. Including Rome would become a dictatorship and they didn’t want this. Cassius and the other senators enved

One of the most stereotypical ideas today’s society possess is that all heroes are vigilantes, who wear capes. However, according to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary a hero is “the central figure in an event, period, or movement” (Merriam-webster.com). A prime example of as non-stereotypical hero is Michael Landsberry; on October 21, 2013 at 7:16 a.m. Landsberry was brutally murdered, while protecting a group of his students from one of their classmates, who had entered the school yard carrying loaded gun (abcnews.go.com). Landsberry valiantly gave his life to protect the children, which in my opinion makes him a hero.

1. In Roman Times, working tradesmen had to wear clothes of their profession so others could identify them. For example, a carpenter would traditionally wear an apron and have a ruler.

A leader should be loyal to you. A leader should be interested in their peoples’ thoughts. A leader should love their city, their country. They should love and care for each and everyone of their citizens no matter the differences between each other. One such leader is Brutus in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a great description of a leader Rome should want to have. While there are tragic falls and great rises in this story, and well, how it keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to read and figure out what goes on there are leaders which should be known such as Brutus. Brutus is a great leader with many great leading abilities. He is a noble, honest, and very persuasive. He conveys strength and leads by example. In the play Cassius

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare have many characters throughout the play, but the ones that stand out the most is Mark Antony and Brutus. Mark Antony and Brutus gave speeches at Caesar funeral because they both want to rule even though Brutus is the one who murdered him. Their both are loyal to him and Caesar was good friends with them, even liked them both. There was only one person Caesar did not like and that was Cassius, they didn't like each other which is why Cassius had Brutus kill Caesar because he told him that Caesar was abusing his power making him not like him anymore. What starts he conflict in the play was Caesar death and both Mark Antony and Brutus disagree with who rules making them give a speech causing a lot of conflict between them for what they believe in what is right for Rome and the people.

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the main characters are Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cassius, and Brutus. Caesar is becoming leader of Rome and the other main characters do not want that, so they start a group to kill Caesar. Brutus, one of the main characters, is good friends with Cassius. Cassius actually convinces Brutus to join this group of conspirators. Even though Brutus tells Cassius he does not want to be king, he still wants to help with the Caesar problem.

In 44 B.C.E, the Roman republic was at its apex amongst prominent historical empires. Their rule virtually encompassed the entire known world, consisting of Greece, Egypt, segments of the Middle East, and England. Guiding his country to copious prosperity, lay general Julius Caesar, a man adored by the masses. Upon many a conquest, Romans would flood the streets, in praise of their magnificent Caesar. Alas, though, when this fanatic love threatened to reinstate a monarchy within Rome, Caesar was brutally murdered by his fellow politicians. At the center of this bloody throng, lay his most cherished companion, Brutus. It seems clear to assume that he who is Caesar’s heart has malformed into a villain. But that is colossally false. In contemporary justice, the accused is often condemned not only for his

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.

Because of Shakespeare's popularity among scholars and literary critics, his plays have been studied time after time. In the four hundred or so years since they were written, Shakespeare's plays and other literary masterpieces have been categorized. Many of them, including Shakespeare's portrayal of Julius Caesar's murder and the resulting events for Rome and for Caesar's conspirators, have been put into the "tragedies" category. According to the specifications and qualifications for a Shakespearean tragedy, Brutus, one of the men who conspired against Julius Caesar, can be considered a tragic hero. Despite the fact that Brutus can be considered a tragic hero, I don't feel that

While Julius Caesar was indeed an important character within the play, the idea of him as a figure carried more weight than him as a person. He was never truly a primary character or speaker in any scenes, and it was instead those around him who were conspiring against him. The true protagonist of the story is clearly Marcus Brutus. Throughout the story, Brutus is shown expressing his feelings about his personal life with other characters, which is something that Caesar never does. For example, Brutus is shown discussing the reasons for his current mood with Cassius towards the beginning of the play. He says to Cassius, “Vexed I am / Of late with passions of some difference, / Conceptions only proper to myself, / Which give some soil, perhaps, to my behaviors…” (1.2.39-42). Since Brutus is one of the only characters whose feelings and emotions are deeply explored as a way to develop characters and the plot, it is clear that he is the hidden protagonist of “The Tragedy of Julius

Although the play is named Julius Caesar, the character of Brutus is probably the most interesting. It is Brutus’ conflict of having to choose between the loyalty and friendship he has with Caesar and his commitment to the Republic and view of what is best for Rome that is at the center of the play. In Act II Scene I, Shakespeare uses several literary devices, such as point of view, tone and language to reveal several things about Brutus’ personality that make him an even more complicated character.