Of Selfishness In 'Lord Of The FliesAndJulius Ceaser'

In Roman history, some elite men held certain values that they felt strong enough to take their life in order to defend it. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, there are certain characters portrayed to show how a person’s values or ideas can change their behavior and influence some significant decisions. The protagonist of the play, Marcus Brutus, supports this thought by having an idealistic view on the world and by showing his patriotism toward Rome. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Brutus as an honorable, idealistic man in order to show the depth that a high-class Roman man will go through in order to defend his honor.

One of Brutus’ tragic flaws is his concern for the general good of Rome. Brutus’ flaw leads him to kill Caesar to protect Rome from a tyrant. Brutus knows he should not have to kill his friend for fear of him becoming overbearing. One night, while Brutus is in his garden, he is debating his love for Caesar and his concern for the good of Rome. He feels he should not kill his friend, but the good of Rome almost demands this horrid act. Brutus argues with

In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar's death. In Act 3, Scene 2 of this play Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans toward their views. Brutus tried to make the people believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of both Antony's and Brutus's speech to the people are conveyed through tone and rhetorical devices.

Marc Antony, Brutus, and Cassius are all critical characters in William Shakespeare’s famous play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Due to their distinctive personalities and values, there is no trait that all of these characters share, although they do share some traits with one another. Firstly, Marc Antony and Cassius are manipulative in nature, while Brutus is not. Secondly, the root of Brutus and Cassius’ failure is their personality flaw, while Marc Antony proves strong in all the ways they prove weak. Lastly, Antony and Cassius, unlike Brutus, do not separate their private affairs from their public actions while acts only with honor and virtue and completely ignores his personal concerns.

Additionally, Brutus presents a series of rhetorical questions that have no grounds to persuade the audience. He asks, “Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman?” Here he makes it clear that one who does not understand the reason behind Caesar’s necessary death should not be considered a Roman. But, the audience, once again, does not have reason to acknowledge this statement as Brutus does not have sufficient evidence that the murder was, in fact, a necessity.

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness ‘’, a quote by Martin Luther King. This quote relates to one of the principal themes in Hamlet. As a synonym for selfishness, greed also ties in to the theme of the play. The egocentricity of the character Claudius and his brother King Hamlet had a very large impact on several lives. He is the perfect example of ‘’one must do whatever it takes ‘’.

In the play of Julius Caesar Brutus is the most sympathetic character because he murders Caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus is persuaded by Cassius to kill Caesar and Brutus was a noble Roman. In the final scene Mark antony describes Brutus as the noblest Roman of them all, for this he is the only conspirator who acted for the good of Rome. Brutus think if he kill Caesar Rome will be safe, he did not kill caesar because of ambition he murder Caesar of loyalty to Rome.

Julius Caesar is a classic Shakespeare play in which Brutus kills Caesar. This is a controversial topic, with the question of “Was Brutus a betrayer or patriot” on everyone’s minds. Those who think he is a traitor are appalled that Brutus would kill one of his close friends. On the other hand, sometimes one has to do something they don’t want to do in order to save their country. This is the case in Julius Caesar, in which Brutus murders Caesar to save Rome.

One of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes, Brutus is a noble Roman statesman whose honourable status ironically attracts conspirators who seek to use this as a tool of malicious intent. The name ‘Brutus’ was held in high regard within the Roman society due to the heroics of an ancestor of his but also, Brutus himself was held in exemplary esteem for his own deeds. Due to the prestige and burden that comes with his name, Brutus is ‘forced’ into manifesting the attitude of a selfless, honourable Roman accentuated in his altruistic actions but his merits ultimately lead toward his downfall. It is his status that would allow Caius Cassius to exploit Brutus’ mind. Finally, Brutus’ intense love for Rome leads him to be susceptible to exterior manipulation to alter his thought, as his actions would always be influenced by this love.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, the character of Marcus Brutus is tasked with making a difficult choice: either kill one of his most beloved friends, or risk the corruption and downfall of Rome. Though Brutus acknowledges the ethical and moral concerns of his actions, he commits to the conspiracy against Caesar, and carries it out with conviction. The question, however, is whether or not Brutus’ actions are justifiable from an objective point of view. Unlike most other political assassinations, Brutus isn’t a hysterical stranger distraught with the target, but a close ally, and trusted friend. Brutus justifies his own doings by convincing himself and others that they’re sacrificing, not murder Caesar, and acting not out

Brutus’s character is defined by the people; the bases his decisions and beliefs on the opinions of Roman citizens. Seeking Brutus to be a part of his conspirators, Cassius sends false letters to Brutus pretending to be many different, concerned people wanting Caesar out power; Brutus then willingly joins the conspirators under the impression that Caesar’s death is what the people want. To make this venal act morally right with himself he comes up with faulty logic, “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg which hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, and kill him in his shell” (911). Brutus is trying to justify killing a person, a leader, and his personal friend with this analogy that is not literally correct; not all snakes are evil; some kill other snakes to protect humans. Likewise, Caesar might not have used his power for evil and self-serving deeds; he might have been just what Rome pleaded for to lead. Yet Brutus sacrifices his honorable character for adsurb assurance that he is what the Romans want. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus speaks to the people and begins with, “Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe” (947). Brutus is supercilious in saying that the Roman should believe what he has to say, just because he is an

William Shakespeare’s Julius Cæsar is a play that has focused its plot around the idea of betrayal. One character in particular, Marcus Brutus, a loyal friend of Cæsar, commits the most devious act of betrayal. Brutus is the political figurehead in the plot to kill Cæsar. Cæsar invites Brutus, along with the rest of the conspirators, trustingly into his home just moments before leaving for the capitol where Caesar’s assassination is to take place.

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

Since the dawn of time, man has struggled fiercely over the internal conflict within himself between doing what is right for oneself as opposed to doing what is right for society in general. It is what I refer to as the good vs. evil complex. The play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare somewhere between 1599 and 1603, presents a plethora of characters that are faced with the challenge of not allowing self-interest to reign supreme.

“Manipulative people do not understand the concept of boundaries. They are relentless in their pursuit of what they want and they have no regard for who gets hurt along the way” -unknown. Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius are well respected senators who grew up together and discover that they both don’t agree with Caeser’s Ruling. They both deserve their status, yet somehow the people seem to like Brutus more. By conspiring together, they effectively assasinate Caeser.