Julius Caesar Character Analysis

In the determination of whether Julius Caesar was an intelligent, political hero or an egocentric, dictating villain, it is important to look at all of the facts. Born in 100 B.C.E. and assassinated in 44 B.C.E., Julius Caesar was legendary. He along Pompey, and Crassus created the first unofficial Triumvirate which was negotiated to appease both the Roman citizens and the power hungry rivals. Still, this agreement would not last long. After Pompey’s wife, Julia Caesar and daughter of Caesar’s daughter given to Pompey to establish the Trimvirate, dies in childbirth, civil war breaks out as Caesar leads his army against Rome. He fights until Pompey is murdered in Egypt. As Rome is “shattered,” Julius Caesar one person should rule. He

In his soliloquy, Antony praised Caesar’s great personality but at the same time, he would keep saying positive things about Brutus. An example is when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me; / But Brutus says he was ambitious, / And Brutus is an honorable man.” (3.2.85-87). The way in which he spoke and by telling the citizens the context of Caesar’s will, turned the mob against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. The anger possessed by the countrymen can be shown when a plebeian says, “Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death!” (2.2.244). This betrayal by Antony caused Brutus to break off their friendship.

First of all, Shakespeare/Antony was able to use logos as well as pathos. Brutus states “The question of his death is enrolled in the capitol” The logic in what he is saying is that his ambitions now lay in the questions in the capitol. Then Antony rebuttals with “He hath brought many captives home to Rome. Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill” He was able to destroy his ambition statement with a single lip movement giving an evidence that he is not ambitious. It was able to sway the people of Rome into believing and relate to some logic of the accomplishments Caesar was able to achieve. Which had brought home many people and reunited families that were once thought to be lost. Brutus was an honorable man and could be trusted, he was

He wishes to change Caesar’s will so the Romans will receive less than what they were promised in his funeral speech and he also doesn’t want to rule with Lepidus. Antony is manipulative. He persuades the crowd to change their opinions on Brutus in act 3 scene 2 by saying, “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and sure he is an honorable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, but here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause.What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgement, thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason! Bear with me; my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me.” Antony clearly states that he is not trying to disprove what Brutus said but he does in the act of his speech manipulate the minds of the Romans by asking for sympathy which he

Brutus’s speech was all about himself, justice, high level morals, honor, and position. On the other hand, Antony was simpler and understanding to the plebeians because he knew that did not like him right now; thus, Antony gives the plebeians credit and lets them decide if they believe him or Brutus. Antony was more friendly to the plebeians he called him things “friends” to show the plebeians that he was one of them. Antony lets the plebeians know what they want to hear, uses think that the plebeians have already known, for example, when Antony had offered Caesar a crown and he did take it. Antony lets the plebeian know that Caesar was not ambitious by giving them the example of the so called crown he had offered Caesar. He also tells lets them know that if Caesar were ambitious, why would he have brought wealth, and enslaved people to help with the economy in Rome? Antony also talks about how everyone loved Caesar, this is a faulty assumption, for the fact that not everyone loved Caesar. Antony lead the plebeian to think that Caesar really care for them, when Antony take this will that was supposedly of Caesar. He

The tweet that I have composed from the perspective of Mark Antony uses pathos, logos and ethos.In the tweet, when Antony says: “You were all fooled by ‘honorable’ Brutus…”, it may make one feel belittled or angry that they allowed someone like Brutus to fool them or make them feel less intelligent, or even incapable of forming their own thoughts and opinions. One may feel guilty that they betrayed someone such as Caesar, who was made out by Antony to be dedicated to their country. Loyalty is an important theme to the Romans, as displayed several times by the conspirators. Throughout the play, they expressed that their actions were for the good of Rome, even though they risked al lot. The Roman citizens would not want to betray the idea of

Antony states, “Caesar was my friend, he was faithful and just to me,” with much emotion although he is forced by the conspirators to say, “But Brutus says Caesar was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man,” multiple times because the conspirators fear the people of Rome will dislike them for killing Caesar (Shakespeare 3.2.84-86). Antony is Caesar's friend not an acquaintance; therefore, he is not a contributor to the conspirator’s reasoning for killing his friend, Caesar, and does not really mean what he says about

According to Merriam-Webster and Literary Terms a villain is a deliberate scoundrel or criminal who plots to somehow cause harm or ruin to another character. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Cassius is the villain because he does not admit what he is doing is wrong. He kills Caesar and gets other people to help him do so and the only way he can have a reputation is by having power.

Brutus and Antony backup their claims on Caesars nature through the use of ethos. Brutus does this by saying “If there be any in this assembly, and, dear friend of Caesar to him I say that Brutus's love to Caesar was no less than his". In this statement Brutus establishes his love for Caesar as well as showing he is a friend to them by comparing the people of Rome's

Who was Julius Caesar? Julius Caesar accomplished many things in his day, which most would consider unbelievable. He has been considered a tyrant or dictator, and some believe he was one of the world’s greatest politician. In this paper we will compare the textbook and documentation that was written around 44 B.C.E the time of his death. The documents are considered to be “primary sources”, because of the timeframe in which they were written. To get a grasp on whom, Julius Caesar really was, we need to not only dive into the primary sources, but we need to view his accomplishments. By analyzing his accomplishments, textbook, and the primary sources we can better understand just how Julius Caesar was portrayed during his reign.

Brutus and Antony are both loyal honorable men, with different intentions. With different intentions, they're both not on the same path. As of in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus loves Caesar, but loves Rome even more and as of Antony he loves both. Before Caesar death they were both loyal to their leader and honorable. However after Caesars death their true personalities started to emerge. Both of them may seem the same, but slowly you’ll realize the fact that they are different due to their mistakes and decisions.

“Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.”- T.S. Eliot. A seemingly good idea can quickly become a horrible one when put into action. In the play, Julius Caesar, a character named Brutus joined the conspirators in the killing of his friend, Caesar, even though he held no grudge towards him, in his mind, he is selfless by killing Caesar for the wellbeing of Rome. In his opinion, he thinks that there is a likely chance that Caesar might become corrupted with power and even though he has not become dangerous yet he might so he should kill him before it happened, that was Brutus’ justification for killing his friend. Brutus may have thought his action was selfless, but in a way it was morally questionable, Brutus is taking the life of another person because of the assumption someone was dangerous with no real evidence. He is using the fears and assumption in his mind to justify himself killing Caesar. What also makes it morally questionable is the fact that Caesar was a friend who always done right by him for the most part.A person killing someone they hate is one thing, but killing someone who’s been their friend just seems outright wrong. Altruistic motivations and ideas often result in immoral actions.

“Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear./ Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe” (Shakespeare III. ii. 13-14). It is apparent hear that he is holding himself to a high esteem and appears as an authority figure to them, while Antony takes a completely different approach, he mourns with them and even cries on the stage, as evidenced by the fact that he pauses and states “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,/And I must pause till it come back to me.”(Shakespeare III. ii. ) midway through his speech. Antony brings himself down the people’s level and speaks to them as though he is one of them and additionally he makes it seem as though Caesar was one of them. Antonius puts all men on an equal playing field, while Brutus inadvertently exalts

In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony delivered speeches on behalf of Caesar’s tragic death at the Forum. While their messages have various differences, many similarities can also be concluded from their presentations. Brutus, Caesar’s trusted servant, acted solely upon his loyalty for the country of Rome whereas Antony, a close friend of Caesar’s, believed more in loyalty to his friend. This influenced their diction and tone which were exhibited through the writings of their speeches.

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.