Julius Caesar Character Analysis

William Shakespeare illustrates Brutus to have outstanding morals but also displays Brutus’s naive and over-trusting personality which becomes his tragic flaw. For example, when Brutus suffers from an internal conflict on deciding if Caesar should be emperor or not, Cassius takes advantage of his confusion and naïve personality to act as the “glass [that] will modestly discover [Brutus] ... / [t]hat ... [shows Brutus’s appearance] which … [he] yet know not of ” (1.2. 68-70) and then says, “‘Brutus,’ and ‘Caesar’: what should be in that ‘Caesar’? / Why should that name be sounded more than yours[, Brutus]” (1.2.142-43). From this conversation, Brutus is shown to allow his naïve and over-trusting personality overcome him. As a result, Brutus follows his close allies in the path considered to be the most noble. Moreover, this characteristic of Brutus makes him weak enough to eventually trust the conspirator, Cassius, to take down Caesar, his own brother. This eventually leads to Brutus’s downfall

Brutus is a good man who is easily turned evil by men filled with abhorrence and jealousy. In the play, Julius Caesar, Brutus is a Roman who is easily manipulated, decisive, and proud. These contradicting traits of Brutus show us why the reader does not want to believe that Brutus is an antagonist in the story.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This illustrates the theme in the historical play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar was a man full of arrogance and he had a sense of being self-absorbed. This kind of personality lead to bad things, it eventually led to death. Caesar was a well-known man in Rome. The people of Rome didn 't care what he did. Everyone thought he was perfect. I ii 273 He was married to a woman named Calpurnia. She lived in Rome. At the beginning of the play, Caesar just had defeated Pompey. I i 53 Some of the people in Rome knew that Caesar was getting into deep trouble. Brutus had to make a big decision towards the end. Everyone wanted Brutus to kill Caesar because he was never going to change his personality. He didn 't know what he should do, he didn 't know what is best for Rome.

Cassius’ flaw is his continuous submission to Brutus. For example, when Cassius tries to convince Brutus that Antony and Caesar should fall together, Brutus, in a weak attempt to curtail violence, insists that they spare Antony. Cassius remains suspicious of Antony but gives in to Brutus’ argument. If they had killed Antony as well as Caesar, Cassius and Brutus would have lived.

Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other Senators held the power to do things others could not. With this authority came their ability to use poor judgement. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius Caesar the theme Power Corrupts is arrayed thoroughly. Murder, treason, and ethical/moral corruption were three prevalent themes that proved the overall topic of Power Corrupts.

In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Brutus was a villain. He was a man who loved Caesar and was a friend of Caesar’s throughout the play leading to his death. Throughout the play, Brutus fell for the manipulative ways of Cassius and the other conspirators. Brutus made several mistakes along with being a bad person in the play. He had several faults which involved him killing one of his closest friends one of the first acts of the play. There were some ways that Brutus is a good person, but those ways are hard to find over the bad choices he made over the course of the play.

Brutus is an important character in the play ‘Julius Caesar’ as he is portrayed as a tragic hero where he possessed heroic traits such as being noble and honourable that earn the sympathy of the audience. However, he also has flaws and made many mistakes and hamartias that ultimately lead to his downfall.

Monday The least honorable character in Julius Caesar is Cassius. Cassius tries and destroy the life of Julius Caesar. He wants Brutus to think the people from Rome are concerned about Caesar's power. It's not honorable to dislike someone but cassius dislike Caesar and he also deeply resents being subservient to a tyrant, and there are indications that he would fight for his personal freedom under any tyrant. Cassius wants to remove Caesar from power. Cassius resorts to using his keen insight into human nature to deceive Brutus by means of a long and passionate argument. Cassius has some of his negative aspects. He has jealousy towards Caesar and that's probably why he dislikes him.

noblest because he is the one that is willing to kill his best friend for the best of Rome. Brutus is

Brutus had many flaws and kinks but his most tragic flaw Is his drive for nobility. When Brutus is fighting to become the leader of rome after Caesar’s death he pushes to become leader too hard. In the play Julius Caesar written by Shakespeare Brutus kills his best friend to try and gain the control of rome. In the process of trying to gain power, he begins to become naive.

The least honorable character in julius caesar is cassius. Him and the other conspirators Are the ones that killed julius caesar on a hunch, That if he had power he’d tear rome to pieces. Brutus is the only one that killed caesar out of love. Cassius did it out of spite for caesar he just didn't like him. Brutus said it's not that i loved caesar any less, it's that i loved rome more. Cassius and Brutus would only take the “honorable” way out of their lives.

“ This was the noblest Roman of them all”[5.5.74], considering the conspirators, Brutus was the only conspirator to act out of genuine unmixed rational ideals. Brutus’ rational thinking ability helps him earn the title of an honorable man. Shakespeare's portrayal of Brutus as one of the most honorable men in Rome, exhibits

Brutus a high-ranking, well-regarded Roman nobleman that killed Julius Caesar, went to the top of the ranks and was crowned king. Even though Brutus was able to become king, he was not going to get that title without killing Caesar. In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus agrees to kill Caesar and is one of the three murderers that stabbed Julius Caesar. In Act III scene i William Shakespeare writes “CASCA and the other conspirators stab CAESAR. BRUTUS stabs him last.” This is when Brutus’s fate begins because he starts listening to the wrong people such as, when Cassius uses his power and authority to convince Brutus that he loves Caesar but loves Rome more. This is quoted when Shakespeare writes in Act III scene ii, “ I say to him that my love for Caesar was no less than his. If, then, that friend demands to know why I rose up against Caesar, this is my answer: it’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” This shows Brutus’s major flaw and when he starts to believe things that other people tell him. Brutus shows that he is the Tragic Hero right when he agrees to kill Caesar because this is his tragic flaw that begins the downfall of himself.

There are many characters in the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” that have changed throughout. The characters all had something that impacted them enough to change their thoughts, but Brutus really had something different. Brutus was a main character in the play and was Caesar's right hand man at often times. Although Brutus admired Caesar, Cassius changed his thinking with his persuasive tongue. This led to the forming of a conspiracy with Brutus elected as leader. Brutus had good intentions for the killing of Caesar, but he made awful choices to act upon it. Not only did he make terrible choices, but when his choices were made, he would accept no criticism from any man. He was confident in his decision making which sadly, led to his downfall. In the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” devised by William Shakespeare, Brutus was flawed throughout by letting his confidence get the better of him while making the wrong decisions in dire situations.

Brutus possesses many ideals and mannerisms that make him the tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s tragedy. To begin with, Brutus has a deep sense of love for his city, and concerns himself with its well-being. His concern for Rome is actually what causes him to backstab Caesar. He worries that he is too arrogant to be an adequate leader, “I do fear the people/ Choose Caesar for their king.” (Shakespeare I.ii. 85-86). Secondly, Brutus has an undying moral compass that navigates him on his integrity driven choices. Brutus thinks long and hard before he joins the conspirators, and wonders whether or not it is the right choice and questions his choices, “Into what dangers would you lead me…/ That you would have me seek into myself/ For which is not in me?” (Shakespeare I.ii. 69-71). His strong beliefs are what ultimately convince him to join the conspirators, for the good of Rome. Also, Brutus believes in equality and respect. He gives a speech to the public because he feels they deserve to know the reason why Caesar dies, ‘And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads,/ Let’s all cry “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”’. (Shakespeare III.i. 121-122). This heroic quality is one of the things that drives him to be a good leader, and a good person as well. As much as these traits lead us to believe