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

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

Throughout history, questions have arose about when it is right to kill someone. There are usually two sides to this argument: it is never right to kill someone, or it is better to kill one person and save thousands of lives than to risk the death of thousands of people. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it can be argued that Caesar truly did deserve to die for various reasons. In Julius Caesar, Caesar deserved his fate because had many physical weaknesses, was too power-hungry and egotistical, and would have ultimately hurt Rome more than helped it.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar can be interpreted in multiple ways when it comes to who the characters are and if the name holds true. An immense amount of people would say that the conspirators are the antagonists while Mark Antony is the protagonist. Others may say it was only Cassius who was the antagonist. Many readers believe that the name of the play is completely wrong and William Shakespeare messed up. There are numerous amounts of evidence for each concept. As it does for many, my idea of who was who in the play varied as I continued to read on. Opinions may differ, but I believe the protagonist is Brutus while the antagonist is Mark Antony and the name holds true to the play.

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.

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.

“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.

Brutus believed that the good of Rome was more important than what he thought or felt was right. His sense of honor was possibly the biggest reason why he was sure to die in the end despite the sequence of the events. In act 5, Cassius asks Brutus “Then if we lose this battle, You are contented to be led in triumph thorough the streets of rome?” (V,i,210). To this, Brutus responds “No, Cassius, no. Think not, thou noble Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome” (V,i,210). This shows the beginning of the plot to kill Caesar and how Brutus’ character traits allow his fate to be

Despite consistent evidence, it is often difficult to determine the true character of an individual. As such, it is essential to explore a series of different sources and perspectives. However due to numerous circumstances, these perspectives are often manipulated and rendered inaccurate, emphasising the need to instead judge an individual’s character through their actions. With this in consideration, historians both modern and ancient, agree that Julius Caesar was a successful leader due to his extensive military achievements and ability to manipulate certain aspects of the Roman political system.

“Who is the real protagonist in Julius Caesar?” The two options we are presented with are Brutus, and Julius Caesar himself. Although the play is centered around the murder of Julius Caesar, I believe that Brutus is the real protagonist. Not only does Brutus have much more stage time than Julius Caesar, but his internal struggle also makes up the main part of the plot. Then, the play only ends right after Brutus committed suicide. For Julius Caesar, his main part in the play is being murdered, his corpse at his funeral, and later reappearing as a ghost to Brutus. That leaves the title of the play as Caesar’s main advantage in the never-ending “War of the Roles.”

What is more important, being honorable to your friend or your country? In the play, Julius Caesar, written by Shakespeare, that is the big question. Plenty of characters make choices that don’t always exemplify honor. One of the many characters in the book is Caesar. He is classified as a strong, ambitious, and arrogant leader. All the citizens of Rome recognize Caesar as a honorable and just man. In the play, there are many characters who try to epitomize a virtuous man to their city, like Caesar, but don’t always show it. The most conflicting characters in the play are Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus, and Mark Antony.

Julius Caesar is one of the several plays written by shakespeare, based on true events of Roman history. I'll be summing up the play with a couple of sentences, the play is based on Roman history. About three rulers of Rome. Caesar, Brutus, and Cassius, they're a group of men that desire power and love from Rome but some love Rome more than others, for example in the play Caesar is portrayed as lowkey dictator that secretly wants to rule Rome all by himself and wants to be in the most power of everyone. Brutus and Cassius has seen through him and figure him out and have decided to do what was best for Rome. Kill Caesar. After the killing of Caesar, everything starts taking a turn for the worst, Brutus starts to show his tragic flaw. His nobility starts to get the best of him as he starts to feel guilty for thing he was noble towards Rome for rescuing them from Caesar. Brutus starts to not think right and starts making bad decisions and later in the end killing himself. This paper is going to be written about The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and It´ll be showing the tragic hero that is being played by Brutus and his nobility.

After reading Julius Caesar, we are faced with the conflict of who is the protagonist? You could go the easy way and say it is Caesar because that's the name of the story, unfortunately that is too easy. Caesar is the protagonist, Brutus is an important character but i don’t think he is the protagonist.

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand” (Colin Powell.) This famous quote by Colin Powell describes what a leader's qualities should consist of. In the play Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare there are many forms of leadership apparent throughout the play. The story begins with the leader of Rome named Julius Caesar, who is a very successful but “ambitious” leader. Because of his ambitious ways a couple of Caesar's friends--Cassius, Brutus, and Marcus decided to form a plan to assassinate Caesar and save Rome. While they followed through with this plan Antony discovers Caesar is dead and plans a funeral for him in front of the citizens of Rome, and Antony with his great leadership qualities convinces the crowd as to why Caesar was a noble leader and did not deserve to die.