Julius Caesar Villain 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

On the whole, Julius Caesar was a villain. He proved through his actions, his power, and his fashion that Caesar was only out for himself and was determined to have his name etched in stone. From his purple robes that represented his egotistical views of himself, his scandalous actions and murderous ways, to his image he projected onto his people, there is no doubt that Julius Caesar was never and will never be a

To begin with, Brutus is too trusting of those around him. Brutus’s friend Cassius recognizes that Brutus is driven by what is best for Rome. Because of this Cassius devises a plan to plant a fake petition from the people of Rome stating that Caesar needs to be executed. Brutus never even questions that the petition is real. After reading the petition Brutus’ response is:

¨A villain is one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty,¨ according to Merriam Webster Dictionary. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus can be clearly identified as the one to blame for Caesar's tragic death and for majorly affecting the plot of the story in doing so. Brutus was not villainous for his intentions towards the people of Rome but instead became villainous when he chose to end Caesar's life without a reputable conflict to go off of. This goes to show that many of the evils in the world are not cloaked devils, but sometimes the friends right under the nose that are deemed honorable and brave.

“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.

A death of a hero; the fate chosen for the protagonist in most dramatic tragedies. Though, in William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’, there are two characters that are given this outcome; Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. With the most potential, the self-titled, Julius Caesar possesses the characteristics that label him as this Tragic Hero. Caesar’s tragic flaw is hubris when he acknowledges himself. The insight of others that observe Caesar, prove his high ranking. Caesar also struggles with internal conflict when he makes key decisions in the play. By examining his tragic flaw, high rank, and internal conflict, Julius Caesar is clearly the tragic hero in this tragedy.

“It can not be decided whether it was better for the commonwealth for Caesar to be born, or never to be born. ”(qtd. in Lendering). Gaius Julius Caesar, also known as Julius Caesar was born July 13, 100 B.c. He was a statesman, Author, but most important a general famous for his conquest of Gaul.

Julius Caesar is a hero in my eyes. He helped the republic, restored cities that have been destroyed by the republic. He increased the number of senator to add to his number of supporters. Sought glory for himself at the expense of the republic. He was nice to the republic, even good to the soldiers.The republic went against Julius and killed him.

After reading the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, think “who best fits the role of a tragic figure In this play?” There are many tragic figures, but the one who stands out the most and who practically defines the play as a tragedy would be Brutus. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare portrays Brutus as the tragic figure. Marcus Brutus fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic figure.

Are much condemned to have an itching palm,To sell and mart your offices for gold To undeservers.” (JC 4.3.57)Brutus says this to Cassius which seems very out of character for him which is why you could consider this a negative for him. But this happens to everybody, he has so much stress on his back from commanding his army and he is pretty sure at this point that the majority of the people he truly cares about are dead. Also after the argument they realize it was just a mistake and Brutus and Cassius both take a drink as a sign of friendship.

In William Shakespeare’s nonfictional play written in 1599, Julius Caesar is betrayed and killed by his most beloved companions for his power over Rome. Brutus, a comrade of Caesar, is convinced by Cassius that Caesar does not deserve that tremendous amount of power and pride. By Brutus’s jealousy towards Caesar, he claims that Caesar is not worthy of being crowned king of Rome because he will be too powerful, and that could change a human to turn into a vile person, or become a dictator. Brutus declares the only way to end this “upcoming reign of terror” is to kill Caesar. Brutus is a villain because, he murdered Julius Caesar to gain power over Rome.

Many people have heard of Julius Caesar, but did they know some consider him to be a villain? They say he did more harm to Rome than he did helping it. I strongly disagree with that statement because Caesar started public job programs to aid the poor, restored order and peace in the chaos bound empire, and strengthened, expanded, and enforced the borders of Rome.

A villain is described as “a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness…” (“Villain.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/villain?s=t.). In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Caesar is killed by Brutus, his best friend, and other conspirators due to them being envious of Caesar, and because “he was ambitious” (JC, 3.2. 28). After Caesar’s death, Antony avenges Caesar’s death when he said his funeral oration speech and got all the citizens to see that Caesar did not deserve to die. Both Antony and Brutus have villainous and heroic traits; however, Brutus is more villainous than Antony, because he went behind Caesar’s back and killed him.

He is exceptionally suave with his words so he can get Brutus to hear him out. It initiates after Caesar and the others exit. Cassius and Brutus remain behind. Not too far into the confidential discussion you see Cassius manipulates Brutus into believing this will not only better Rome, but himself as well. All Cassius has to say that will spark Brutus’s interest is, “Men at some time are masters of their fates./The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,/But in ourselves that we are underlings./'Brutus' and 'Caesar'—what should be in that/ 'Caesar'?/Why should that name be sounded more than/yours?/Write them together, yours is as fair a name;/Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well;/Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em,/'Brutus' will start a spirit as soon as 'Caesar.”' (1.2.146-156) Cassius believes Brutus wants self glory and is using that as bate. By virtue of this discussion Brutus eventually thinks to himself while pacing back in forth in his garden, ”And therefore think of him as a serpent’s egg./Which, hatched , would, as his kind, grow/ mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell.” Here is where Brutus makes the iconic decision to take part of one of the biggest betrayal toward

Evil- “profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force” (“The Definition of Evil”). In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Cassius and Antony are both evil in the play, to show evil conquers over nobility. The reasoning behind this statement is, Cassius manipulates Brutus into agreeing to kill Caesar, so Brutus himself can rule Rome. Caesar is brutally murdered by the persuasiveness of Cassius, but with the help of Brutus and many more. Lastly, Antony defeats Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Phillippi.