Julius Caesar Analysis

Clearly, Brutus thinks that by killing Antony alongside Caesar, the conspirators will be seen as butchers. Brutus’s idealism backfires against him as Antony later takes revenge against the conspirators for killing Caesar.

Julius Caesar is very much a warrior and he thinks that he is above every one else and that he is more than an ordinary man. As a result he is very arrogant and takes very little notice of the people around him. As far as he is concerned, they are meaningless and not worth his time. He believes he is honourable but really is not. In a way he wants to be trusted and to be a trusted leader of the Roman people but he is very unwilling to do anything to gain trust. Ordinary people have a great deal of respect for Caesar and probably believe that he would be a good, powerful leader who has Roman's troubles at heart. Caesar probably believes those things as well but he is ruthless and he craves power. He also believes that everybody likes him

While the group of conspirators meet up there is a discussion of whether kill Antony or not. This is what Brutus has to say, “Our course will seem too bloody Caius Cassius to cut the head off then hack the limbs, like wrath in death and envy afterwards” (II.I.169-71). This is an example of how nice Brutus is, he doesn’t want to kill because he wants to, he kills because he needs to. When Casca and Cassius are talking Casca brings up a good point. He says, “Oh, he sits high in all the people’s hearts (I.III.159-60).This quote shows that since he is popular with the people he has to be nice and honorable for people to like him. When they were at Caesar’s funeral Brutus made mistake and gave Antony permission to speak at the funeral, and this is what Antony said, “For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all, all honorable men” (III.II.81-82). This quote show that Brutus was nice and he got manipulated as the people turned against them and their

As noble and great as Brutus might be, all tragic heroes have some tragic flaws and make some errors of judgment, which leads them to their downfall. In this case Brutus's great flaw is that he is too honorable, and he's too naïve when he is dealing with people. An example of an error of judgment is when Brutus underestimates Antony, and thinks him incapable of being dangerous after Caesar's death, "For Antony is but a limb of Caesar...he can do no more than Caesar's arm When Caesar's head is off."  This turns out not to be the case. One example of Brutus's excessive honor being damaging to him, is when he decides that only Caesar should die and no one else even if they seem to threaten his cause, as Cassius warns repeatedly that Antony does.

There have been many famous leaders in Roman history but none could match Julius Caesar[See Figure 1]. Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC in Rome and died March 15, 44 BC in Rome. Julius Caesar is best known for his military mind and how he laid the framework for the Roman Republic. One of the quotes he is famous for is "I came, I saw, I conquered." Caesar has not just influenced Rome, he also influenced the world too. The Roman Calendar was rigged to help political purposes. Caesar devised a new Calendar called the Julian Calendar to combat that manipulation[See Figure 2]. The Calendar still has an influence in Eastern Orthodox Christian countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Greece and much more. That is only one out of many

1. When Caesar says that Cassius thinks too much, I agree. Cassius tends to look into the details and over think simple situations. He becomes very meticulous about how the group of the conspirators is organized. Also, while Cassius is the one who originally comes up with the idea of the conspiracy and that he wants Brutus to be in charge, he thinks through the plan, yet does not want to take responsibility. Cassius just about argues with himself, due to too many thoughts running through his mind. He thinks about so vile a thing as Caesar! But, O grief, where hast thou led me? I perhaps speak this before a willing bondman. Then I know my answer must be made. But I am armed and dangers to me

As for Brutus’s motives, it is clear that all said actions were done in order to retain democracy within Rome, and what negative could result from such a notion? It turns out that all of what Brutus has done, ends up backfiring in the end. In his article, “Shakespeare’s Brutus: A Man Torn by Conflicting Values,” J.L. Simmons states “Brutus’s attempt proved futile, but it was nevertheless honorable” (Simmons 69). Here, Simmons implies that everything Brutus did, including killing Caesar, ended up not working out in his favor, although that is not the importance of the tragic hero. Brutus serves as an obvious inspiration to be taken from the play, furthermore, he serves to represent the average person. Shakespeare uses his tragic hero to display the truly unpredictable, even ironic nature of life, and how it affects everyone equally. This can be implied directly from Brutus, when in the field of battle in 4.3 he states “Good reasons must of force give place to better” (Shakespeare 4.3. 202). This is raw irony at its best. Brutus knows of the nobleness of retaining democracy by killing Caesar, allowing innocent Antony to live and even going to war, therefore he feels relatively confident in the notion that only good can come from his actions. As the nature of life ensues, nothing

Perspectives can be controversial, commonly used as topics for debates and in fact, used to solve certain disputes between people. First, to understand the idea of perspectives, the definition of “perspective” is the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship, basically a mental view or prospect. All these definitions, taken from the dictionary, are linked and are somewhat related the common factor being, they are all formed by certain ideas, ways of seeing the world and its problems or its occurrences in general. An example of clashing perspectives having a significant impact on all of our lives would be perhaps past wars and feuds.

Julius Caesar Name: Meghan Jensen & CJ Williams Socratic/Discussion Questions - Act 3 Date: 5/29/18 GRADE: Students can Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis Determine the meaning of words (Shakespearean language) used in a play for tone and clarity Participate in a collaborative discussion Directions: Answer all questions thoroughly. Remember to introduce, cite, and explain each of your responses. You must support all answers with cited evidence.

Throughout Acts 3 & 4 of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, there are many twists and turns throughout the journey which make the story a success. Such as the favorite and well known scene of many, Act 3 Scene 1. Act 3 Scene 1 contains surprises for the reader, and provides much dialogue to the story. The scene starts off in Rome’s public square, when Caesar arrives with his conspirators to meet the soothsayer, Popilius, in which he says, “I wish your enterprise to-day may thrive.” (JC III.i.34) To say the least, Caesar’s conspirators are baffled with anxiety not knowing Popilius’s intentions when he made that comment, they are even more so on their toes that they’re tempted to kill the fortune teller, but stay patient when Brutus tells

Brutus becomes distracted in his hunt for power and becomes naive and vulnerable. You begin to see Brutus’s flaw when he gives his speech before the meeting about killing Caesar. This speech states that he has nothing against Caesar personally but that he must die. Everything Brutus does has to be for the betterment of rome so if it does not better rome in anyway he will

Antony was able to point out the flaws and redundancies of Brutus’ speech which ultimately leads of Brutus’ downfall as he loses the respect of those who he cared about most, the Roman people.

Another example of Brutus’ fatal flaw was when he allowed Antony to stay alive and not be murdered by the conspirators, he trusted Antony to the extent of allowing him to speak to the crowd after Caesar’s death, which gave Antony the opportunity to let slip the true cause of Julius Caesar’s death and ultimately led to Anthony’s demise. Brutus then gets run out of town and eventually loses everything he cherished most, more than anything when his wife Portia commits suicide due to her being unable to handle all the stress that was caused by her husband and the conspiracy as a whole. He would then take over the conspiracy, much to Cassius’ shock who only asked Brutus to join the conspiracy as a way of getting closer to Caesar but as Cassius had lost his position as the head man he no longer had any say in the decisions of the conspiracy. Brutus’ tragic realization of the effects of the conspiracy and the death of Caesar occur to him the moment he sees Caesar’s ghost right before the war in Philippi discovering, in an ironic twist that his killing of Caesar has not bettered Rome but rather it has made the roman situation deteriorate. During the battle of Philippi, Brutus decides to commit suicide due to his inner conflict concluding his life with words that prove his remorse and guilt: “Caesar now be still/ I

He wishes that he had never fallen for Cassius’s insidious plan to assassinate Caesar, “Caesar, now be still; / I killed not thee with half so good a will”(997). He regrets, that through these actions, he destroys his name and his stature. Brutus, scrutinizing all of his mistakes, and wishing that he had done things differently verifies that he is the main tragic hero in this classic work. Through these final moments of Brutus’s life, the audience of the play can truly see that Brutus is not lying about his love of Caesar, but that he honestly regrets participating, and is sympathetic about the last years of his life. Brutus, even though he has made many mistakes throughout his life, he makes one final one with his last action. Unfortunately, the audience does not know whether or not he regrets committing suicide. Had he not done so, Antony most likely would have restored some of his stature in Rome, and granted him his life, “This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; / He, only in a general honest thought / And common good to all, made one of them”(998). It is clear that Antony is saddened by the loss of Brutus, because he realizes the true meaning of Brutus’s actions.

Brutus wanted the citizens to be safe, so he agreed to join in on the plan to kill Caesar. The fact that Caesar was going to be king is one of the factors Caesar was assassinated because Brutus feared his personality would change in an unacceptable way. Another example is “ We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar, And in the spirit of men, there is no blood. O that we then could come by Caesar’s spirit and not dismember Caesar! But, alas, Caesar must bleed for it. And, gentle, friends, Let’s kill him boldly, but not wrathfully” ( Shakespeare 84). This evidence proves that Brutus only wanted the leader to be righteous and noble. The other conspirators wanted to kill Antony as well, but Brutus didn’t want it to be a hateful kill which is what would have happened if someone else died other than Caesar. Additionally, “ Et tu, Brute? — then fall, Caesar. Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead! Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets. Some to the common pulpits and cry out, ‘ Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement!” People and senators, be not affrighted. Fly not; stand still. Ambition’s debt is paid” ( Shakespeare 130 & 132). This evidence proves that Brutus and