Julius Caesar Character Analysis

    In the play Julius Caesar, written and preformed by William Shakespeare, there are many characters, but two, Brutus and Cassius, stood out. The play begins in Rome where a celebration of Julius Caesar's victory over the former ruler of Rome, Pompeii. The victory leads to Caesar's betrayal by his jealous companions. Senators and other high status figures are jealous of Caesar's new and growing power, while others, like Brutus, fear the tyrannical rule Caesar could enforce. The conspirators, Brutus and Cassius being the most important, assassinate Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, better known as Antony, and Octavius Caesar, Caesar's heir to the thrown, revenge Caesar's

The play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, has many tragic heroes throughout its eighteen scenes. But the one that most fits the great Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is, of course, the person who the play is named after, Julius Caesar. This is so as Aristotle states that a tragic hero who is a person whose misfortune is brought upon them by some error of judgement. He also says a hero's fortunes must go from happiness to misery, and that the tragic deed must be done within the family because it creates a feeling of pity and fear from the audience. There is only one thing that does not fit in making Julius Caesar a perfect tragic hero and that is that Caesar is of noble stature, not a normal,

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare have many characters throughout the play, but the ones that stand out the most is Mark Antony and Brutus. Mark Antony and Brutus gave speeches at Caesar funeral because they both want to rule even though Brutus is the one who murdered him. Their both are loyal to him and Caesar was good friends with them, even liked them both. There was only one person Caesar did not like and that was Cassius, they didn't like each other which is why Cassius had Brutus kill Caesar because he told him that Caesar was abusing his power making him not like him anymore. What starts he conflict in the play was Caesar death and both Mark Antony and Brutus disagree with who rules making them give a speech causing a lot of conflict between them for what they believe in what is right for Rome and the people.

Julius Caesar is one of the prominent leaders in history for his unbelievable strength and determination to redress the principles of Rome. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the play starts off with two men talking about how much they dislike him. Then it transitions into Brutus walking to watch Caesar be crowned. Cassius walks up to Brutus and starts talking how much he dislikes Caesar and that Brutus should join his group that wants to get rid of Caesar. Brutus tells Cassius that he will go home and think about it, in the next day or two Brutus gets back to Cassius about joining the conspiracy. Brutus tells Cassius that he will join it but, only because he believes that Caesar is to ambitious and in the long run will end up bringing the country of Rome down with him. Brutus and the other conspirators come up with a plan to kill Caesar in his own house but not violently. They take turns stabbing Caesar, Antony then comes in and tells them that he wants to talk at Caesar's funeral. They allow him to speak but only after him and Cassius get into an argument about it. When Brutus is done talking at Caesar's funeral him and Cassius flee to the city of Philippi because, they both know that Anthony is going to seek them out for revenge on what they did to Caesar. Brutus and Cassius have enough time to set up an army for when the time comes that Antony men start marching towards them. Than one day they decide to meet Antony's men to battle instead of waiting.

“Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance”(Donald Walters). Julius Caesar was a ruler loved by most people. He was their leader longer than Rome's past leaders and eventually wanted the crown but never showed the people he wanted it. The people and Senate were ready to crown Caesar, but some people were jealous or scared of the power he cold possess if he had the crown. As a result, a group of people formed a conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Along the story, Caesar was given many warnings about him going to the Senate, which is the place he will die. William Shakespeare’s play of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is centered around Julius Caesar, who is so headstrong on his pride and judgement that he

Of all female characters in Shakespeare, few possess the vigor and assertion that Portia demonstrates in Shakespeare’s classic political tragedy, Julius Caesar. Overshadowed by all of the chaos and unrest in the life of our protagonist, Brutus, a complex emotional and ethical journey is taking place, represented by Portia, Brutus’s wife. Portia exists in the text to shed light and understanding on an arch that isn’t always as apparent to the audience. In production of the play, directors, designer, and actors can make hugely influential choices in order to mold this humble plot device into a story as worthy of notice as the violence and gore that often overtakes it.

William Shakespeare has written many plays that touched millions of people throughout the centuries. His works are still the most controversial ones favored by many Literature critics because his plays generate spontaneous debates on issues such as friendship, revenge, human ambitions and moralities that lead to dynamic discussion among people. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, friendship vs. duty is one of the major themes that is developed. One's struggle over the choice between friendship and duty is depicted through the main character, Brutus, as he battles himself to choose between his duty to carry out people's will and his own conscious hitting on his faithfulness to his best friend Caesar. Although

The author of Julius Caesar is William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born on July 13 in 1564 and died in 1616. It was written to be a tragedy and was one of the seventh plays written off true events that happened in Roman time. Also includes Coriolanus, Antony, and Cleopatra. Drama of the play focuses on Brutus’ struggle between the conflicting demands of honor, patriotism, and friendship. Opens with “two tribunes discovering the commoners of Rome celebrating Julius Caesar’s triumphant return from defeating the sons of his military rival, Pompey” (Act 1).

Julius Caesar and Brutus are more similar than meets the eye. One could argue that both Julius and Brutus are tragic heroes in the tragic play Julius Caesar. This argument is false because Brutus is the one, and only, tragic hero. Brutus is the tragic hero because he possesses the heroic qualities of equality and respect, integrity, and concern for his county, as well as possessing a tragic flaw, which is his own naivety. Heroic qualities can be hard to define, but to simply put it, they are the defining qualities and famed features that define a conqueror. These beliefs often tell the customs and beliefs of the society the hero is from, because this is the way of life for the tragic hero. Every tragic also embeds himself with a tragic flaw. The tragic flaw is the one negative and shameful character trait found throughout that the character just cannot quite seem to control and will lead to their demise, no doubt about it.

Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar takes place in Rome at the time of Caesar’s assassination. After Caesar returns home, he is hailed as a war hero, and the citizens of Rome plan to crown him as their ruler. Cassius, knowing Caesar will soon become a tyrant, convinces the honorable and well-respected Brutus, a good friend of Caesar, to murder him for the good of the city. Although many consider Julius Caesar the hero of the play, Brutus is the true Shakespearean tragic hero. This is proven first by his inherently honorable character. Furthermore, Brutus’s loyalty, which in most cases is considered a virtue, becomes a sin within the context of the story. Lastly, Brutus becomes blind to reality, believing the murder of Caesar is a good and necessary act.

Being a leader is not only a commitment to someone's self, but also a commitment to their people. It demonstrates courage, accountability, and reliance. In Julius Caesar, a play written by Shakespeare, there is one character that portrays a perfect leader, but should be thought of more like a mirage. For this, it is necessary to take the greatest manipulator from the play, Antony. He does not only demonstrate brilliance when conniving his way through the crowd, but he truly was a great protector of the fallen Julius Caesar. Although Antony may be a dangerous leader, he demonstrates great rhetoric when trying to persuade a large group of people. Even the citizens who were once against him, call him a great leader, and bow down to his every will. Antony does accomplish some tasks by being malicious, simply taking advantage of the fact that the people of Rome are slightly submissive. Though, despite his attempts at being genuine, Antony still prevails as the great manipulator he always has been.

People have many different personalities that either make us like them, or dislike them. One feature that makes us like people could be that they are honorable. Then corruption is a feature that causes us to dislike people. In this play, Julius Caesar, there were many different characters with many different personalities. I believe that Soothsayer is the most honorable character, and I believe that Brutus is the most corrupt.

The discrepancy between moral and ethical political beliefs have been in opposition with each other since the establishment of early political systems. The justification of actions in political society varies between ruler and subjects. A ruler might believe that certain actions are justified for the purpose of power and authority, while the subjects consider this inequitable. An argument may arise in the context of, if an individual should subject himself to the will of an incompetent and unjust ruler, because they say it is law. This is a prominent theme in the play Julius Caesar, as Shakespeare constitutes an arrogant and tyrannical leader named Julius Caesar. Throughout the duration of the play numerous people attempt to expose Caesar of his domineering and autocratic power. Among these men are two preeminent characters, Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius. However, in comparison to Brutus, Cassius deserves to be the character memorialized and venerated as he asserts himself as a skillful Machiavellian leader that provides the ingenuity behind the plot to kill Caesar. In correlation, Brutus is perceived as the noblest Roman, yet is morally conflicted and intellectually incompetent throughout the duration of the play. This inevitably creates conflict and delays the recognition given to Cassius. Individually, the moral beliefs of each notable character can attest to the notion of who should be respected, criticized or forgotten.

Ask just about anyone and they can tell you that they are familiar with the name, Julius Caesar. More than likely, they will either recall the actual person that can be studied in a history class. If not, a very popular play written by William Shakespeare. In a history class, one might learn about his many roles he played with the military, government, and politics. If one were to watch or read the play, it would be easy to acknowledge the power struggles to win a title of ‘ruler’ of Rome. The play ultimately allows viewers to learn how Caesar was eventually betrayed and then killed. Julius Caesar is a well-known character that has been and will be studied for years to come.

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.