The Assassination Of Brutus In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Brutus was a wise and intelligent Roman citizen, who claimed that he was Caesar’s friend. Yet, he was quickly swayed to the conspirators side by some anonymous letters and a bit of flattering.

Friendship is a sacred bond between people that binds them in a vow of trust. Brutus broke this unspoken vow when he first conspired against Caesar. A true friend would talk to Caesar and discuss his problems as a leader. Instead, Brutus betrayed Caesar by killing him. This betrayal is demonstrated in the following quotation: “Et tu, Bruté? —Then fall, Caesar” (Act III, Scene I, Page V). This line is Caesar’s reaction to Brutus stabbing him. He is overcome with feelings of hatred and agony that a friend that he loved would betray him. Caesar went through the entire plot of the play, up until his death, believing that the people around him were his friends. This relates to the idea that Brutus was never a true friend of Caesar. On the other hand, Brutus could have stood by Caesar and helped him to overcome his hard times. This would have led to less death and more

In his soliloquy, Antony praised Caesar’s great personality but at the same time, he would keep saying positive things about Brutus. An example is when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me; / But Brutus says he was ambitious, / And Brutus is an honorable man.” (3.2.85-87). The way in which he spoke and by telling the citizens the context of Caesar’s will, turned the mob against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. The anger possessed by the countrymen can be shown when a plebeian says, “Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death!” (2.2.244). This betrayal by Antony caused Brutus to break off their friendship.

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, an honorable man, Brutus, is planning to overthrow the soon to be king, Julius Caesar. Brutus is persuaded by Cassius that Caesar is a liar, too ambitious, weak, and not fit to be Rome’s king. Brutus soon believed Cassius, and they and the conspirators made a plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar’s death, Brutus planned to justify his actions of killing Caesar at his funeral in his speech to the people. After Brutus’s speech, the citizens of Rome were all in agreement that Brutus did the right thing for Rome. Brutus then decides to allow Caesar’s best friend, Antony, to speak in honor of Caesar. Antony speaks, and he convinces the citizens that Brutus’s actions were unjust and turned the people against Brutus.

“The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it.” - William Shakespeare. Brutus was once a noble honest man. Everyone loved him until one day he decided to join the conspiracy group. The group had a plan to kill Caesar, but had one problem. The city of Rome would look down on the conspiracy group if they did not have someone they favored in the group. That is when they had asked Brutus to join. And so he did, but then that is where they went wrong. It was not just about having Brutus. They needed actual proof on why they needed to assassinate Caesar. But yet everything they had that would unwelcome him turned out to be untrue, and they were not thinking of

In a tragedy, the tragic hero always has a downfall and sense of enlightenment by the end. Brutus’s downfall is horrid enough that it has made it this far in history. It is a fall that people will always study and remember. Brutus starts out as a popular man, a friend of Caesar. People think very highly of him, he has a strong relationship with his wife, and he lives in Rome, which he loves deeply. After murdering Caesar, Brutus has the nerve to speak at his funeral and tell the people of Rome that he had a right to kill him; however, Antony talks sense into citizens in his famous speech. All of Rome soon considers him and his counterparts to be traitors, enough so that they become a murderous mob. “We’ll burn the house of

Tom Cochrane once said “ Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That’s really where failure comes.” In “ Julius Caesar”, Brutus plays a big role in the betrayal of caesar being part of a plan to kill Caesar. Moreover, Brutus put off that he was for the People of Rome, but the deeper the play goes the more suspicion of Brutus’s true objective comes into play. Brutus was naive in believing Cassius and his moral judgement was off. All in all, brutus betrayed Caesar.

Brutus’s character goes from a well respected and honored man to a traitor in a few short acts. Brutus is introduced to the audience with a bang, quite literally, as the city of Rome celebrates Caesar’s triumphs. This dramatic entrance fits Brutus’s personality and growth over the play. Brutus struggles with a love for country and a love for a man in Scene 2, “I know no personal cause to spurn at [Caesar], / But for the general. He would be crown’d: / How that might change his nature, there’s the question” (JC 2.1.11-13). Brutus is more afraid of what might happen if Caesar is crowned King to realize that Caesar is still the man that Brutus knows. In the end, Brutus chooses his fear of the future and Caesar falls, knowing the man he considered a son had betrayed him. Brutus’s lack of empathy with Caesar causes much of the tension in the later half of the play. Brutus acknowledges his choice to kill his paternal figure here, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome / more” (JC 3.2.23-24). Brutus sees himself as connected to the people of Rome through his love for them but fails to see how the plebeians loved noble Caesar. He also fails to see the implications of his actions on his loved ones.

From good character development, to a strong plot, it is a good story from start to finish. What is up for speculation; however, is whether or not Brutus was acting out of his own free will or if he was manipulated by Cassius when he killed Caesar. While the majority of people will try and say that it was in fact manipulation by Cassius, which caused Brutus to choose to murder his best friend, it was not this way. Brutus was far too intelligent to allow himself to be manipulated. Also, he constantly clashed with Cassius. Furthermore, Shakespeare’s play was based off of real life events and real life people, Brutus was no exception. In real life, Brutus killed Caesar of his own free will, and Shakespeare followed suit by having his version of Brutus also kill Caesar of his own free will. There is no question about it, Brutus chose to kill Caesar of his own accords, not because Cassius manipulated him into doing

Brutus was a patriot of Rome and did what he did for the sake of his own country. Some people in today’s society still believe that Brutus was just a horrible traitor which isn’t true. He was a kind friend who only wanted to help his people, even if that meant killing his best friend. Brutus was a patriot of Rome and not a traitor. Brutus may have been one of the conspirators to kill Caesar brutally, but like I said before, Brutus was simply protecting his country from slavery.

Point of view. It is an interesting thing when you think about it. It allows one person to see trash and another to see that same thing as treasure. It can also strike up controversy. One side may see an accident, another may see a methodical plan to ruin a life.

Brutus and Caesar were once best friends but had differing views on the best future for Rome. This not only drove them apart, but led Brutus to participate in Caesar’s assassination. Caesar was going to be crowned dictator for life and Brutus knew that he would “rather be a villager/ Than to repute himself a son of Rome/Under these hard conditions at this time /Is like to lay upon us” (I.ii.180-184). Brutus knows that if Caesar receives that amount of political power that comes with being a dictator, he will become even more power-hungry and egotistical. This causes Brutus to make the very difficult decision to join in the conspiracy of Senators that were planning to kill Caesar. His decision also marks a point of no return, Brutus would

In Act I Casca says that they need Brutus because of how popular he is with the people of Rome. Casca and Cassius are planning to assassinate Julius Caesar by making the people turn on him so they can cover the murder up. Brutus is very close with Caesar so Cassius and Casca are planning to use him as a way to bring down Julius Caesar. This could be a brilliant plan however they're some things to consider before going through with this plan. It sounds like a great plan but like any situation where someone is planning ahead towards an outcome they're still pros and cons to it and they all must be considered before going through with it.

In his heart he turns against Caesar, after he hears their words and considers the thought that the Roman Republic itself is in jeopardy. His honor and pride are manipulated to the ends of the conspirators, but he is the main reason their plot to overthrow Caesar and place themselves in the roles of leadership almost succeeds. Brutus betrayed Caesar again when he plunged his dagger into Caesar’s back for the final death blow. Caesar’s last words “Et tu Brute” are synonymous with betrayal by someone trusted to this day. Once Caesar is dead, Brutus addressed the Roman people and betrayed the legacy and memory of Caesar by telling them that he was ambitious and sought to make himself their king.

A highly respected man, and admired by others that may of disliked him before it was Brutus’ end. “His life was gentle, and the elements/ So mixed in him that Nature might stand up/ And say to all the world, ‘This was a man!’” (5.5.73-75). Brutus is one with great leadership, and a loyal friend of Julius Caesar. He was easily convinced by Cassius and the conspirators that Julius Caesar was not fit for king of Rome. Before, Brutus was there and supported Caesar. Now, Cassius had talked to Brutus, and he changed his mind and thought it was best for Rome that Caesar was killed before he was crowned. Brutus then took control of the conspirators and became leader. Brutus made all the decisions with Cassius, then turned into Brutus making all the decisions by himself, regarding Cassius. Brutus’ decisions were not the best and that led him into his own death, when he ran himself into a sword. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by, William Shakespeare, Brutus is a man that contains great leadership skills, and does what is right; but farther in, his decisions lead to a downfall of taking Cassius out of his place when he was a good leader already, and as well as killing himself.