Marcus Brutus Relationship In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

Trent Shelton once said, “Sometimes the people you love the most, turn out to be the people you can trust the least.” Trent Shelton expresses in this quote that you can never be too careful when it comes to trust because people change so quickly. A prime example of this is a character named Brutus in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In this play the noble Brutus is persuaded by a group of conspirators that Julius Caesar, a friend of Brutus, should be killed before he is crowned the king. Following the death of Caesar, Brutus speaks out to the people of Rome. He left his speech feeling extremely confident, but soon came to find an angry city upset by the death of their future king. Consequently, Brutus and the other

From the beginning of Julius Caesar one can see that the noble Brutus is a psychologically complex character in the play. In the begging of act one Brutus is asked what was bothering him his reply was, “Cassius, be not deceived. I have veiled my look, turn the trouble of my countenance merely upon myself. Vexed I am of late with passions of some difference, conceptions only proper to myself. Which give some soil, perhaps to my behaviors? But let not therefore my good friends neither be grieved nor construe any further my neglect, than that poor Brutus, with him at was, forgets the shows of love to other men. From this one can see he is a war with himself and going through a lot of emotions.

He states that Brutus is just as noble and worthy as Caesar. (Act 1, scene ii). He says that Brutus cannot see what everyone else does and recognize his worthiness. Cassius and the other senators do not want Caesar to be king because they would lose all their power. Cassius is slowly luring Brutus in to do his dirty work. He builds Brutus’s confidence up to make him thing that killing Caesar is the right thing to do. Cassius is basically playing with Brutus’s head because he knows Brutus will listen. So, Brutus joins the conspirators in killing Caesar. Cassius tells Brutus that it is for the good of Rome, and that he is saving them from a dictatorship. Cassius is going for Brutus’s weakest point, his care and concern for Rome. He knows that if Brutus believes the people distrust Caesar, then he will be convinced that Caesar must be thwarted. Brutus knew that if Caesar was crowned, he would never have a chance, and he was power hungry. This is what ultimately leads to the tragedy of Julius Caesar. After Brutus kills Caesar off, he starts to feel guilty for killing his friend, thus creating an internal conflict. Brutus was so confident that the plan would go exactly as planned that he fell apart when they encountered problems. If Brutus and the other conspirators had taken more time to think things through, they probably would have been more prepared for the situation that was handed to them.

Moreover, when Brutus and Cassius argues within themselves for the matter of bribe, Brutus again gives more preference to his honor instead to his love for friendship. For example, Brutus publicly disgraces Cassius for not

Although they may not literally be the same person, Shakespeare’s Brutus is based off of the character traits and actions of the great Roman Senator. The literary Brutus follows all of his real life counterpart’s actions, and shares all of his character traits, although his story is more dramatized for the sake of the theater. This being said, Shakespeare never changed the core beliefs of Brutus when writing the character. Shakespeare took almost all of his inspiration for Brutus from Plutarch, a Greek biographer (Jones). Since this is true, it is logical to conclude that all of literary Brutus’s motives were the same as those of real life Brutus’s. Brutus just wanted to prevent Caesar from doing bad things; “[I] think him as a serpent's egg which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell” (2.1.33-36). The real Marcus Brutus wrote letters to Cicero, in which he detailed his feelings about Caesar. Historians found that Marcus Brutus had rough, if not hostile, feelings towards the potential of Caesar ruling in tyranny. Brutus saw it as his job to preserve the Republic. To him, there was no worse crime than the censorship of free speech (Jones). Shakespeare was obviously a very smart man, and he did his research before he went to work on creating his characters; especially when they were based on historical figures as Brutus was. It is

Brutus doesn’t see the bad in others. He believes that all men essentially follow the same moral code that he does. While this is a noble trait, Cassius manipulates Brutus by repeatedly reminding him that the Republic would come to an end when Caesar became king, and by playing to his idealism. Unfortunately, Brutus blindly follows through and kills Caesar, creating an internal struggle between his convictions and his moral fiber. This is shown throughout the play as he follows Cassius’ plans in the conspiracy.

He states that Caesar also gets sick, and is no god. That he alone can’t conquer the rest of the world , he isn’t capable of it. Cassius’s jealousy and selfish reasons fueled him to create a group of conspirators, He uses his friendship to manipulate Brutus and other senators to join him in seeing the end of Caesar. To get Brutus by his side he tells Brutus about his love for him. Nobility and honor were characteristics of Brutus, Badian E. writes that

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.

William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, is one in which the power of persuasion serves a central role. In almost every act, evidence of reasoning exists and drives the action of the plot. It is visible that the decisions made under persuasive influence by the character's pose a dominant theme for the work. The art of persuasion, prevailing on a person, urging them to commit an act, forms a source of conflict between characters. Using the concept of persuasion, the characters also convince their target by providing evidence both through facts and emotions.

Meanwhile, Cassius and Brutus are conversing. Brutus seems to be upset and guarded. Brutus implies that he wants to be honored as the king of Rome, or he might as well die. Cassius spiels, “I know that virtue to be in you, Brutus…I was born as free as Caesar. So were you…it doth amaze me a man off such feeble temper should bear the throne” (1.2.92-133). Cassius tries to persuade Brutus into believing that he is just as great as Caesar, he has the qualities of a leader. Cassius wants Brutus to help kill Caesar, but Brutus is loyal and chooses not to betray

Marcus Junius Brutus was one of the protagonists in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. He is best known for assisting in the assassination of Julius Caesar but he was also a husband, friend, influential public figure, and an honorable military leader. Brutus, son of Marcus Junius Brutus Maior and Servilia, was born in Rome in 85 BC and was raised by his uncle, Servilius Caepio. He started his political career being Cato’s assistant and during this time he made money by loaning to desperate people and then charging them high interest rates. After his active career life in Cilicia, he returned to Rome where he met and married Claudia Pulchra.

Many people wonder whether Brutus should or should not join the conspiracy. In William Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar” play, Brutus is conflicted by joining the conspiracy, which helps Rome, but hurts his best friend Caesar in the process. Brutus did the right thing by joining the conspiracy for the better of Rome. He is able to use Logos, Ethos, and Pathos to justify the reasons for his actions against Caesar. Brutus’s main reason for killing Caesar is to stop him before he gets too powerful. As Brutus says in the story, “And therefore we think of him as a serpent’s egg which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell.” (II, i, 32-34). Not only does Brutus want to stop him before he gets to powerful, but he also

Brutus, a conflicted senator obsessed with his civic duty, convinces the people of Rome that his motives in killing Caesar were just and noble by rhetoric. Brutus is the only conspirator to have impersonal motives in killing Caesar. In fact, his motives are trying to find the best solution for Rome, and in the end, he must make the hard choice of killing his best friend for his homeland. As early as Brutus’ conversation with Cassius in Act I, Brutus exhibits this deep love and respect for Rome and how this love is conflicting with his love for his friend, Caesar: “[P]oor Brutus, with himself at war, / Forgets the shows of love to other men” (I.ii.51-52). Brutus brings up this internal conflict again when he tells the crowds that although he did love Caesar, he loved Rome and its people more. After Brutus’ murder of Caesar, he realizes that the issue of the public opinion of Rome is of the utmost importance. Because of this love for Rome, Brutus uses rhetoric to persuade these plebeians to approve of him and his cause. When Cassius warns Brutus about “how much the people will be moved / By that which [Marc Antony] will utter[!]” (III.i.252-253), Brutus tells Cassius that letting Marc Antony speak “shall advantage us more than do us wrong” (III.i.261). In these cases, Brutus demonstrates his awareness of

Admittedly, Brutus’ relationships with his former acquaintances are destroyed due to politics however, One might say that Brutus’ relationship with Cassius has strengthened due to politics. Brutus’ relationship with Cassius is actually non-existent because their relationship is solely based on politics, common beliefs, and opinions. Brutus’ most severed relationship would be the one with Mark Antony, since he sees Brutus as an enemy of the autocratic Roman Empire do to the backstabbing of Caesar. Mark Antony expresses his sorrows through one of his speeches to the Plebeians,” But were I Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue In every wound of Caesar that should move The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny” (III.ii.239-243). The speech Mark Antony gives exemplifies the anger and the sense of betrayal Mark Antony has for Brutus. After Brutus and his conspirators kill Caesar Mark Antony immediately despises Brutus due to his actions with the politics of Rome. In conclusion Brutus used to be a good acquaintance with Mark Antony but after unfortunate events Brutus’ relationship with Mark Antony is completely severed.

William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was the mastermind behind the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a senator and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After I examined Brutus' relationship towards Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy and his importance to the plot it all became clear. Brutus had one particular reason for killing Caesar and that was for the good of the people and the republic. Brutus had no personal reason for killing Caesar. Some of his most admirable traits were his morality and leadership skills.