A Run Upon Thy Sword The honorable Brutus’s death is by far the most intriguing. He lead a great life having all the Romans look up to him in admiration, Brutus could make no mistakes. His loving wife Portia had stabbed herself in the leg to prove what a strong woman she was. His beloved friend Caesar trusted Brutus, for he was a nobleman. Brutus even joined forces with Cassius in the Battle of Philippi against Antony and Octavius. What in Brutus’s life could have been so traumatizing that he killed himself? Brutus was not the honorable man that Romans thought him to be. What the public does not know is that his beloved wife Portia swallowed hot coals to end her miserable life. She grew tired of waiting for her husband’s affection while
Thus, she indicates that she can endure whatever Brutus has on his mind, and makes it known that she is definitely not the fragile feminine flower that Brutus and the rest of humanity distinguishes her as. Through this succinct line, Shakespeare allows the reader to recognize that Portia is not an ordinary woman, rather she is an intense and strong willed woman with deep devotion for her husband. One of Brutus’ most notable characteristics is his stoicism, which is clearly seen through instances regarding Portia, as illustrated through Act II, scene i, when he refuses to confide in Portia about the plans to kill Caesar, and when Brutus utters, “Why farewell Portia,” (Brutus, IV, iii, 189) in regards to her death. Brutus’ stoicism impinges on their relationship, because he confines his secrets from her, and towards her death, he allows the audience to gain insight of his true character: the neglect of private feelings and loyalties in favor of what Brutus believes to be the public good. Brutus thus undermines Portia as the symbol of his private life and manifests on the fact that he puts his public life before his private one. Portia’s death also serves as an example of stoicism because he does not reveal any of the emotion that was brought to him in the light of her suicide. Thus, uncovering that stoicism and honor are put before all else.
The least honorable person in Julius Caesar is Cassius. He is scheming and unscrupulous. One presumably couldn't trust him with much. For example, in the play he has the role of a tactful character. Cassius wasn't the type of man you could trust to house sit for you.
The least honorable character of Julius Caesar is Cassius, because he was the ringleader of the conspirators. He's politically savvy and manipulative, and he absolutely resents the way the Roman people treat Julius Caesar, which is like a rock star. Cassius believes that the nobility of Rome are responsible for the government of Rome. Cassius has the ability to perceive the true motives of men.
The least honorable character of Julius Caesar is Cassius because he was the fakest person out of them all. For example, he had help kill Caesar with the swords that they use. In the movie, it said that Caesar’s opinon of cassius is that he thinks to much and he is dangerous. Caesar should have paid way more attention to Cassius if he thought he was dangerous. Also in the movie on March 15th they planed on crowning him but then on that same day they killed him. What I mean about Cassius being the fakest person is that he tried to act like he wasnt planning anything with the conspritators. Finally. Cassius is the least honorable person in the story.
Brutus’s wife, the daughter of an honorable roman who took sides against Caesar. Portia, adapted to being Brutus’s soul mate, is upset to find him so unwilling to speak his mind when she finds him distressed.
An honorable man has fairness and integrity in his actions, most fake honorability, only a select few have it. An honorable man wouldn’t kill another out of jealously. In the play The Tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar the leader of Rome, is assassinated by a group of conspirators. These conspirators are a group made up of the people in the senate, had their power taken away from the last dictator. Foolishly they take Ceasar as another dictator and tried to fix the problem before it even happened. However, they were wrong about poor Caesar, he was a honorable man that didn’t deserve to die because he was good to the citizens of Rome, he wasn’t in it for the power, and he supported them when needed.
Fate gives Brutus a chance to change his decision that he made of his own free will about killing Caesar by having Portia, who is Brutus’s wife, encourage him to change his mind. First, Portia gives Brutus a sign of fate by revealing that when the men left her house they hid their faces “even from darkness” (II, i, 905). Brutus decides to ignore Portia’s warning about men who hide their faces, which is one of the events that leads up to Brutus’s, and also Portia’s suicidal act of “[swallowing] hot coals”, fated suicide (Salem Press). Next, Portia reminds Brutus that she is not weak because she is “well reputed” and a woman that Brutus saw fit to marry (II, i, 923). Even knowing and being sufficiently reminded that Portia is not of lesser intelligence than he is; Brutus still continues on with his decision to betray Caesar. Also, Portia reminds Brutus that he can trust her to help him make the right decision and that she will not “disclose” his secrets to others (II, i, 926). Brutus at this
This Essay is about me comparing myself to a character named Brutus from the story The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This story is about Julius Caesar’s assassination and how his own people and friend betrays him. The Character I will be comparing myself to is Brutus. Brutus is a noble, loyal, and honorable Roman that seeks only the best for Rome and it’s people.
Kattie Chiu Mrs. Violette Honors English Block A 8 April 2024. Roman Heroes are Honorable Roman heroes are honored even if they are on the enemy team. In the play, Julius Caesar, written by Shakesphere, Brutus shows that he is a roman hero by killing someone based on the safety of Rome, taking on a war, and getting complimented by the enemy. To show that Brutus is a Roman hero, he portrays traits of a public figure from “Obligations of Nobility”, a Roman Honor from “A Roman’s Honor” by Cicero, and a Roman Nobility from “The Fasces and Roman Nobility”. In the play, the main character Brutus joins the conspirators to kill Julius Caesar, someone who wants to rule ancient Rome.
Furthermore, the climax in Brutus’s journey as a tragic hero is when he ultimately realizes his mistakes and takes full responsibility for them. When the ghost of Caesar appears to
First, once Cassius kills himself, the men begin to grieve. When Cassius commits suicide, which is his betrayal to himself, the men begin to settle their tomfoolery. Due to the men’s betrayal to one another during their war, this leads to a misunderstanding, which ultimately led to Cassius’ death. Second, once Portia commits suicide, this eases Brutus’ motivation for betrayal because of his wife’s death. Even if Brutus brushes off her death, it really was one of the assets that drove him off the deep end.
The book Julius Caesar is about a group conspiring to kill a dictator for the greater of Rome. It is written by William Shakespeare in 1599 and is based on a true story. After analyzing this book, Brutus who is one of the main characters has a tragic flaw, which is his honor. This tragic flaw of his gets him into a scary situation. The three elements that will support his tragic flaw are being honorable, nice and unselfishness.
Imagine a world where no one can be trusted. Everyone is seeking to manipulate everyone else into helping them achieve their own twisted goals. Very rarely will one man be seen being truly loyal. Most are all “in it” for themselves. Now, picture a woman that has no control over these decisions and the outcomes. She must sit and wait for her husband to, hopefully, return from a day of betrayal. This woman is Julius Caesar's Portia, the wife of Brutus. He was Caesar’s trustworthy ally before Cassius got ahold of him, turning him against a man he pledged his loyalty to. Together they, with the help of a few other men, end Caesar's reign before it could truly begin. This being the basic plot of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. It takes an ironic turn when, towards the end, both Brutus and Cassius committed suicide. Brutus’ acts caused his wife to ultimately end herself as well before he even got the chance to kill himself. Everything was out of her control, this drove her to insanity so, she swallowed fire.
Furthermore, the relationship with Portia has changed throughout the tragedy as Brutus kept secrets and political opinions hidden from her. In one scene Portia literally stabs herself to gather information about Brutus’ mindset and feelings (II.i.324-325). The action Portia takes exemplifies how important politics have on her health and Brutus’ health. Throughout the tragedy Portia is very worried for Brutus as he carefully plans out the assassination of Julius Caesar and Portia eventually dies from the loneliness and despair as Brutus is out at Civil War. The death of Portia was the point Brutus’ relationship with her was destroyed since his
Brutus a high-ranking, well-regarded Roman nobleman that killed Julius Caesar, went to the top of the ranks and was crowned king. Even though Brutus was able to become king, he was not going to get that title without killing Caesar. In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus agrees to kill Caesar and is one of the three murderers that stabbed Julius Caesar. In Act III scene i William Shakespeare writes “CASCA and the other conspirators stab CAESAR. BRUTUS stabs him last.” This is when Brutus’s fate begins because he starts listening to the wrong people such as, when Cassius uses his power and authority to convince Brutus that he loves Caesar but loves Rome more. This is quoted when Shakespeare writes in Act III scene ii, “ I say to him that my love for Caesar was no less than his. If, then, that friend demands to know why I rose up against Caesar, this is my answer: it’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” This shows Brutus’s major flaw and when he starts to believe things that other people tell him. Brutus shows that he is the Tragic Hero right when he agrees to kill Caesar because this is his tragic flaw that begins the downfall of himself.