Is Brutus A Hero

In Brutus’s speech he talked about how he loved Rome more than Caesar. Brutus was very gullible, stoic, and also easily persuaded. Throughout his speech he uses fallacies. One example of a fallacy he uses is the either/or. “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men“ (III, i, 22-24). This makes the Roman people believe that either they going to be slaves or free men. One other thing Brutus uses are logos and ethos. He says, “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him” (III, i, 24-27). In that quote he tries to

As Julius Caesar once said,” Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.” Brutus proves this by joining the conspiracy to kill Caesar. By joining the conspirators, Brutus goes against his idea of being honorable. Considering that Caesar has not done anything wrong to Rome, Brutus and the conspirators still assume he will become a tyrant. Hence Brutus does not think things through enough to make his decision.

Brutus is a friend of Caesar who is torn about what he must do. Caesar is ambitious and wanting the crown so as to rule Rome. However, Cassius, a friend of Brutus, plants seeds of discord into Brutus and Brutus, through his own reasoning, realizes that there is only one thing he can do. Kill Caesar and know he saved Rome by doing so. “What means this shouting?

Brutus is kills Caesar for what he says to save Rome. This is true on his part because everyone knew Caesar to make impulsive decisions that could harm Rome and very much cause the downfall of it. He killed Caesar to prevent this. Many say that he is a betrayer but I purely believe that he is is a patriot. Throughout the play he already has contraversal thoughts but decides on his

Jolynn Roberts In the beginning of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, your mind is completely blind to the fact that turning or even killing Caesar is possible. Though, you soon learn, not everyone is a fan of Caesar. And, well, let’s just say the people that don’t agree with him are pretty good at persuading others to join their evil plans. Brutus in specific, one of Caesar's best friends.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, the character of Marcus Brutus is tasked with making a difficult choice: either kill one of his most beloved friends, or risk the corruption and downfall of Rome. Though Brutus acknowledges the ethical and moral concerns of his actions, he commits to the conspiracy against Caesar, and carries it out with conviction. The question, however, is whether or not Brutus’ actions are justifiable from an objective point of view. Unlike most other political assassinations, Brutus isn’t a hysterical stranger distraught with the target, but a close ally, and trusted friend. Brutus justifies his own doings by convincing himself and others that they’re sacrificing, not murder Caesar, and acting not out

Is Brutus a tragic hero? In my opinion Brutus is very much a hero in Julius Caesar, I’m not just saying this just because of his action’s towards Caesar. A lot of people would agree that what Brutus did to Caesar is wrong, I obviously agree that it is a bad thing that he did to Caesar. What he did to Caesar resulted in many deaths, including his. He is a tragic hero because of his such strong relationship and devotion to Rome and the people in it, he also has a strong relationship to Caesar, but he favored Rome more.

Marcus Brutus is an excellent example of a Shakespearean tragic hero in the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, written by William Shakespeare. He fits the definition of a traditional tragic hero and he also has the added attributes of a Shakespearean tragic hero. Brutus is a very complex character and can only be recognized as a Shakespearean tragic hero. Brutus fits the role of a traditional tragic hero, as well as a Shakespearean tragic hero.

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 was a character that Shakespeare used as the protagonist of his play “Julius Caesar”. Out of the primary characters of the play, Brutus was the most noble of the characters because of his honorable character, his complexity, and the purity of his motivations. Shakespeare used Brutus’ strengths and weaknesses as his motivations, and as a source for his constant internal conflict. One of Brutus’ strengths was that he was a well-respected leader. His nobility was presented through his intelligence, charisma, and honesty.

While Julius Caesar has been considered a tragic hero, in the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is the true tragic hero. Fitting all of the requirements, Brutus is fitted to be the tragic hero. In order to be considered a tragic hero; he/she needs to be in a high position or rank, have some kind of talent, a major flaw, and they need to deal with their downfall with honor and dignity. He shows these characteristics very clearly in the text. Being in the majority of the play, Julius Caesar, Caesar is only in a fraction. Brutus being in the majority of the play helps with him being the tragic hero.

When it is time to kill Caesar, all the conspirators want Brutus on their side because all the countrymen respect him. Cassius wants to kill Caesar because he does not want Caesar to be higher than him in status, but he himself does not wish to be king. Cassius asks Brutus if he can help the conspirators and him to kill Caesar and Brutus answers them, “If it aught toward the general good” (1.2.93). The only reason Brutus helps the conspirators to kill Caesar, if it is good for the people. He only cares about the people and does not kill Caesar for personal reasons.

The complexity of the characters in Julius Caesar makes it difficult to determine who is a hero and who is a villain. It could be said that some characters are both. When it comes to the character of Brutus, there is a large debate. Brutus is perhaps the most complex character. Many would say that because of the actions he partook in, he was a traitor and a villain.

Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare is about Brutus a loyal friend of Caesar who battled against whether or not to do the right thing or a moral thing. In the end, Brutus ends up helping the conspire and killing his best friends for the good of Rome. Brutus can be considered as a villain in this play because betrays his friend and tried to convince the Romans Caesar was ambitious. Brutus believed that he betrayed and killed Caesar was for the good of Rome.

“It must be by his death. And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general.”(2.1.10-12) This is Brutus’s soliloquy showing that Brutus loved Caesar but wants the loyalty of Rome above all else. “[Enter the Ghost of Caesar]”(4.3.171), Brutus believed he was doing a good deed by killing Caesar for Rome, but come to find he wasn’t. His conscience perceived a ghost telling Brutus he will get the fate he deserved. This is much like a child when they do something bad but think it’s a good thing, for example, when they get in trouble knowing they upset someone makes them think they deserve to be punished. “[Brutus runs on his sword]”(5.5.207), by running on his sword Brutus is giving up because Rome, for which he killed his friend, is not thankful for Brutus doing