Brutus Power In Julius Caesar

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.

Shakespeare shows how power and the prospect of power changes people through the character of Brutus. Brutus’ attitude changes as he acquires power and detects the possibility of being powerful. Originally, everything Brutus does is for the good of the people and Rome itself. He recognizes that he has “no personal cause to spurn at [Caesar]” (I.I.11); however, he considers doing it “for the general” (I.I.12). Power has not yet changed Brutus’ attitude; he still focuses on the good of Rome as a whole and not just gaining power for himself. As the play continues, Brutus’ ongoing internal struggle of whether or not he should kill Caesar ends when he decides to kill him. He wants to kill him in a very specific way so that the people hate Caesar rather

In the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Characterization and miscalculation to prove show the depth of his character Brutus. He also displays many well thought-out themes in his play. An example would be ambition and conflict. Caesar is a great man, and an ambitious man. His ambition is what worries Brutus, and ultimately leads to Brutus joining the conspiracy to murder Caesar. Throughout the play, Shakespeare shows that Brutus is becoming every aspect that he feared to see in Caesar. During the play Brutus remains pure which is surprising considering that he was tricked to kill his friend and mentor Caesar.

He compares Caesar to a serpent in an egg which he must kill before it hatches. Brutus knows that Caesar is gaining too much power too quickly and it must come to an end. He shows his belief in a republic government by saying, “We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar / And in the spirit of men there is no blood" (II.i. 180-181). Cassius is a character who is jealous of Caesar’s power and also wants it to end. He forms a group of conspirators who are against Julius Caesar. He persuades Brutus to help him and the other conspirators to kill Caesar during the ides of March. Brutus joins but only due to his love for Rome and its people. He proves this by saying "Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius." (II.i. 179). This also proves his love for Caesar because he wants to kill him with some sort of honor. Brutus wants the citizens to look at him not as a murderer but for someone who cares for his country. He expresses his ideas toward the stabbing by saying , “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" (III, ii, 17-19).

Brutus’ perception of reality is warped by Cassius’ manipulation to convince him that Caesar is a dictator to join his conspiracy. In Act 2, scene 1, Brutus contemplate whether he should join Cassius’ scheme to kill Caesar, for he claims that Caesar, “as a serpent’s egg which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous”(II, i, 32-35). Brutus is making assumptions about Caesar’s mettle and motives before finding the truth about his real intentions. He views Caesar as an evil tyrant who wants to overthrow the senate, and destroy the republic. However, Brutus has never questioned Julius Caesar if he wants to rule Rome with dictatorship; therefore he is making false accusations about Caesar.

Cassius one and only desire are to remain in power of Rome but he will face many complications trying to remain in power. The main problem with trying to remain in power is Caesar. Some want Caesar to be the ruler of Rome and that would result in the senate losing their power. To keep his power he plans to get Caesar out of the way and basically anyone who is in his way will be the result of collateral damage. He eventually will turn his back on all the people such as Caesar, Brutus, the other conspirators, and all of Rome.

“I do fear the people/Choose Caesar for their king” (I.ii.79-80). Brutus, Caesar’s noble friend, was a marvelous, lowly, and gentle person. He was a very respected and honest man. Brutus joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar because of his love for Rome. Brutus saw Caesar’s growing power as repressive. The love Brutus had for Rome and the sense of duty to protect it ultimately forces him to choose between a man he greatly admired or to serve the greater good. In his mind, Brutus was doing what was “noble’ and morally right. In this manner the assassination of Caesar had moral and political justification.

Throughout the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare examines themes of power throughout, as well as letting your true colors show. Towards the end of the play, Brutus is able to show this theme perfectly while in the beginning, Brutus is thought as someone who is unsure and insecure. He is also an exception to this ongoing theme. But as the play progresses and Brutus becomes true to himself, giving in to the tempting power that appears to be reachable, he becomes the epitome of this theme. It becomes clear to Brutus that Caesar is not what’s best for Rome, in fact, he is the reason that it is falling apart. However, because it is already embedded into his mind by his good friend Cassius, he believes that the only way to fix this situation is to kill Caesar. This pivot into a more narcissistic version of himself is gradual, while him agreeing with killing Caesar is sudden. In the beginning of Julius Caesar, Brutus is insecure, but as the play progresses and he gives in to Cassius’ manipulation and his own hidden thirst for power, Brutus

Some individuals may believe that Brutus is not loyal. This may appear to be because he had killed his closest friend, betraying him and their friendship. Nevertheless, Brutus knew that Caesar's ever-growing power could be a potential threat to the wellbeing of Rome and tried his hardest to assert his loyalty to it. As Brutus had once explained to one of the conspirators, "Think of him as a serpent's egg-which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous" (2.1.32-33). Brutus had known that Caesar was a potential threat, such as a "serpents egg" because the egg of a serpent carries the unborn serpent that could bring future danger into the world.

“And this man[Caesar] / Is now become a god,” he tells Brutus, “and Cassius is / A wretched creature, and must bend his body / If Caesar carelessly but nod on him”(I, 2, 115-118). It is Cassius's envy and jealousy of Caesar that turns him into a power hungry conspirator and

The American actress Jenny Mollen once said, “I just want everyone to like me. That's my main flaw.” People nowadays care too much about their appearance and social interactions. Many people are caught up in the delusion that they need to be liked by everybody. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus is the tragic hero.

Brutus believes “great Julius [Caesar bleeds] for justices’ sake” for the good of Rome, and that his other comrades believe the same. Brutus’s idealism invades his perception of the other conspirator’s motives, especially the motive of Cassius. Unlike Brutus who wants to kill Caesar for the goodness of Rome, Cassius wants to kill him for his own selfish reasons, such as to gain power, and Brutus is oblivious to it. Another poor decision Brutus makes that reveals his naivetés, is when he allows Antony to “speak in the order of [Caesar’s] funeral” (3.1.252). This was a poor decision as Antony is angry with the conspirators for killing the mighty Caesar.

Brutus is faced with internal conflict over whether or not to kill Caesar. He claims that, “How that [being crowned king] might change his nature, that’s the question” (Shakespeare 783). Brutus admits that Caesar has always been a rational leader, but “…‘tis a common proof/ That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder,/ Whereto the climber upward turns his face;/ But when he once attains the upmost round,/ He then unto the ladder turns his back,/ Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees/ By which he did ascend” (Shakespeare 783). In other words, Brutus is worried that once Caesar becomes king he will forget the humility that garnered him so much popular support and become a tyrant as “Th’abuse of greatness is when it disjoins/ Remorse

For as long as I have known Brutus, he was pure of heart, and only wanted what was best for Rome. I was the true conspirator behind the plot, the thought of Caesar being sole ruler of Rome made my blood boil. Caesar was weak; when he challenged me to a competition, I had to save him when he could not withstand the difficulties. I found myself in a position where “this